Having been involved with the Foundation in a volunteer capacity since 2013, Nora stepped into her current role as Director of External Affairs in January 2015. She brings with her extensive development experience at the Montpelier Foundation, her alma mater St. Anne’s-Belfield School, and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Nora currently serves on the boards of the Piedmont Environment Council and the Charlottesville Albemarle Transportation Coalition and is an active member of the Albemarle Garden Club and the Contemporary Club of Albemarle. She is a 1999 graduate of the University of Richmond where she majored in English Literature with a minor in Art History.