Laurie Nicholl

Laurie Nicholl has over two decades of experience in philanthropy and communications, currently serving as the Director of Philanthropy at the National Aviary since May 2016, after previously holding the role of Institutional Giving Manager. As Co-owner and Principal of Nicholl Brandt Communications Inc. since December 1999, Laurie has also contributed to the corporate communications and community affairs landscape as Director at The Watson Institute from 1996 to 1999 and directed donor relations and print marketing at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from 1992 to 1996. Laurie holds a Master of Arts in Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.