Lindsey Nelson is ISI’s Education and Learning Solutions Associate. She supports educational programming at ISI, including the ENV SP credential and continuing education opportunities.

Lindsey earned her MPA in Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development from Indiana University’s O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. She previously worked for the Southern Region of the US Forest Service, supporting volunteer, workforce development, and recreation programming and training across fourteen National Forests and two special units. Prior to that, she served as an AmeriCorps VISTA on Pisgah National Forest. She is a passionate advocate for environmental education, continued learning, and equitable access to public lands.

Lindsey is based north of Greenville, South Carolina. She spends her free time quilting, making hot sauce, and exploring Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina with her dog, Bramble.