Meet Nicole Hersch

Technical Advisory Committee Co Chair

Nicole comes to the New River Conservancy from Blacksburg, VA where she works as the Regional Planner + Community Designer for the New River Valley Regional Commission.

Nicole has a dual masters from Virginia Tech in landscape architecture and natural resources and is passionate about working with people from around the watershed towards improved water quality and healthy lands. She exhibits her expertise on projects like the New River Watershed Roundtable, the Plant Southwest Virginia Natives Campaign, and the Crab Creek Beautification Project.

Nicole also co-chairs the Technical Advisory Committee for NRC and also serves on the Executive Committee of the Virginia chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.