Nancy-Clair Laird McInaney

Nancy-Clair Laird

Board Secretary/Treasurer

Nancy-Clair Laird was born and raised in Atlanta, GA, and has spent countless hours in the North Georgia mountains. She earned a BA from Brown University in Religious Studies and a Master’s in Community Development with an emphasis in land-use planning from the University of California at Davis (2001). She was a wilderness instructor and course leader for the National Outdoor Leadership School and Outward Bound in Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, and Alaska.

She served as Director of Outreach and Volunteers for the Tahoe Adaptive Ski School, Watershed Manager with the Sierra Nevada Alliance, and Program Manager with Project MANA. She is a 2014 graduate of the Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership Program and together with Steve, is a proud mom to Will and Nicholas who love exploring the mountains and streams of North Georgia.