Nathan Burrell

Nathan Burrell, Director of Community Conservation and Government Relations, Virginia Outdoors Foundation, Nathan Burrell is a native of Essex County Virginia who moved to Richmond in 1999 to pursue a degree in Parks and Recreation Management from Virginia Commonwealth University. With over 20 years of experience in parks management and land conservation, Nathan was appointed as a Deputy Director of Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation by then Governor Northam in 2020 and is currently the Director of Community Conservation and Government relations for the Virginia Outdoor Foundation. During this time Nathan has been recognized as a leader in the Richmond community with awards ranging from “Top 40 under 40” by Style Weekly in 2011 to GRTC’s “Black History Month: Local History Maker” in 2017 and most recently honored as one of Richmond Times Dispatch’s 2018 “Person of the Year.” In his spare time you can find Nathan riding his bike around Richmond or paddling the James.