Ms. Nash is the Vice President, Development & Strategic Partnerships, Complete College America. She has had an extensive career in postsecondary education administration, nonprofit management, corporate community relations and civic engagement. As the Inaugural Director of the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) at Oglethorpe University (OU), and as a member of Oglethorpe University President’s senior leadership staff, Ms. Nash led the enhancement, promotion, and expansion of the University’s connections by establishing nonprofit partnerships, service-learning courses, internships, and leadership development programs. She identified and cultivated prospective alumni, corporate, and foundation donors, generating millions of dollars in sustained grant funding, which led to the construction of A_LAB, a new, state-of-the-art student center.

Prior to Oglethorpe University, Ms. Nash worked as a Director/Senior Manager at the Georgia-Pacific Foundation, where she reported to the GP Headquarters Foundation President and managed all contributions on behalf of the Foundation to grantees across diverse communities. She also represented GP on several nonprofit boards and committees and presented at many regional and national conferences on corporate social responsibility. Ms. Nash worked at a number of colleges and universities prior to her work at the Foundation, including Spelman College, American University, Marymount College of Virginia and Brown University.

Ms. Nash has a Master of Education degree from Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA).

Community involvement includes: Member, Atlanta Wellesley Alumnae Club; President, Wellesley College Class of 1979, 2019-2024, Wellesley College Alumnae Association; Member, Charles R. Drew Charter School Board of Directors, 2007-2018 & Board Vice Chair, 2012-2018, grades preK-12; Founding Trustee and member, Advisory Board, Atlanta Girls’ School, grades 6-12; Selected as a 2018 Women of Excellence, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine & AtlantaDailyWorld.com; Member, Omicron Delta Omega National Leadership Honor Society, 2015-present; Leadership Atlanta Class of 2005; Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), 1978-present; Upsilon Alpha Omega (UAO) Chapter of AKA, 2012-present; UAO Program Co-Chairman, 2016-2018, By-Laws Committee Co-Chairman, 2019-present; Member, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta.