Michelle Nance, FAICP
FAICP Statement
Michelle is a transformative leader, skilled in building strong collaborative, cross-sector partnerships in the Charlotte region. Michelle’s work to develop and implement the Charlotte metro’s first growth framework, CONNECT Our Future, and regional mobility plan, CONNECT Beyond, led to coordinated investments and mobility projects, critical in a fast-growing region. She pioneered innovative planning tools to support practicing planners and influence change. She established APA-NC’s first diversity committee and has advanced women in planning. Her leadership in healthy communities planning and body of work connecting transportation and land use in practice have cemented her legacy in the profession.