Nicole Possert | Executive Director

Nicole became Executive Director in 2021 after four years of served as Director of Development. She brings over 25 years of experience in historic preservation with a focus on fundraising, strategic planning and project management. Before moving to Oregon, Nicole worked in Los Angeles as a consultant and a key innovator for public agencies, nonprofits and private clients from established organizations like the National Audubon Society to cities to start-up nonprofits like Friends of Griffith Park.  Her professional and volunteer experiences are accentuated by her core values of transforming place-based projects that are historic, cultural, or environmental in nature, which also have a positive impact on improving the communities. Grounding her lived experiences, Nicole grew up in Michigan in both urban and rural environments. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Central Michigan University and a Masters of Science in Historic Preservation from the University of Oregon.