Nancy Eisen Fitzer received her B.A. magna cum laude in biological anthropology from Harvard and also studied natural resource management and rainforest ecology in Australia. After moving to South Carolina in 1992, Nancy organized community service projects in partnership with schools, parks, and shelters for City Year, a youth corps program in Columbia. This work sparked an interest in addressing the root causes of urban problems. After reading the book "The Geography of Nowhere" by James Howard Kunstler, she was inspired to enter the Master of City and Regional Planning program at Clemson, from which she graduated in 1998. She was recognized as the outstanding student in her class both years she attended.
Nancy lives in Greenville with her husband, Matt, and three children. She is thrilled to be able to combine her passions for the natural environment and the built environment in her work with Upstate Forever, where she joined the staff in 2005.
Nancy Eisen Fitzer received her B.A. magna cum laude in biological anthropology from Harvard and also studied natural resource management and rainforest ecology in Australia. After moving to South Carolina in 1992, Nancy organized community service projects in partnership with schools, parks, and shelters for City Year, a youth corps program in Columbia. This work sparked an interest in addressing the root causes of urban problems. After reading the book "The Geography of Nowhere" by James Howard Kunstler, she was inspired to enter the Master of City and Regional Planning program at Clemson, from which she graduated in 1998. She was recognized as the outstanding student in her class both years she attended.