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• Michelle E. Nance, AICP is a Senior Director at the Centralina Regional Council, managing regional planning and community economic development services in the nine county greater Charlotte region. She directs the Council's work related to land use and transportation, with a focus on regional and local mobility, healthy community initiatives, placemaking, resiliency, and community engagement. Her work is dedicated to helping local governments address shared, long-term issues through collaboration and partnerships.
  Michelle directed the creation of the Charlotte region's growth framework, CONNECT Our Future, co-founded the Centralina Health Solutions Center, led a team to develop the greater Charlotte region's freight mobility study, and recently completed a two state, 12 county regional transit plan, CONNECT Beyond: A Regional Mobility Initiative.
  Michelle holds a Master of Public Administration and BS in Urban and Regional Planning from East Carolina University. She is a past president of the NC Chapter of the American Planning Association and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). She was honored as one of the 2017 50 Most Influential Women in the Charlotte region, was named 2017 Woman of the Year by the Mecklenburg Times, and received the 2022 Planning Distinguished Alumni Award from East Carolina University. Michelle is also a member of the East Carolina University faculty in the Community and Regional Planning Program.