Laurel Creech, State Director, The Nature Conservancy Tennessee
Friday, September 11, 2026 I 7:30 - 9:00 am CT
Urban Green Lab
As The Nature Conservancy's Tennessee State Director, Laurel Creech leads a talented staff focused on long lasting land, water and biodiversity conservation in the Volunteer state. Prior to assuming this role, Laurel worked for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, where she helped create and serve as the assistant director for Metro Nashville’s Division of Sustainability.
Laurel has also participated on the boards of several conservation-minded organizations, including the Nashville Parks Foundation, Cumberland Trails Conference, Tennessee Nature Academy, Urban Green Lab, Walk/Bike Nashville and Tennessee Women in Green, which she co-founded in 2008.
In addition to being a member of the Southeast Sustainability Directors’ Network’s (SSDN) Steering Committee and a sustainability podcast and radio show host, Laurel was recognized as one of the Smart Energy Decisions’ inaugural Women in Smart Energy (WISE) in 2022, received the Women in Sustainability Award for Local Public Sector in 2021, and in 2019 served as a U.S. Delegate on the European Union Sustainability Delegation Tour.
Laurel loves hiking, backpacking, and supporting organizations who share her vision as well as her boundless and contagious dedication to enhancing our planet.
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