Veronica and her cat, Matcha
Channel 5 featured the new parklet for Bagelshop, for which Veronica was the project manager
Veronica and her co-chairs of Nashville Design Week at the Calendar Launch Party 2024
Veronica Foster is the Community Development Director for the Civic Design Center, where she directs communications strategy and community development through events, advocacy, and educational campaigns. She also manages donor relationships for the organization.
Veronica studied Cognitive + Brain Sciences and Urban Studies at Tufts University in Boston, connecting the built environment experience to our brain waves. After moving to Seattle, Veronica managed marketing, sales, and programming for a coworking community. There, she cultivated a community of professionals using public process techniques that are regularly used in urban design projects. At the Design Center, Veronica is most passionate about sharing community stories and empowering Nashvillians to advocate for their visions. Outside the office, Veronica is on the Board for Nashville Design Week as the Immediate Past Communications Chair. She also loves to host a theme party, play fetch with her cat, and sit on her front porch with a good book and her husband, Gavin.
What Veronica Does at the Design Center:
Veronica manages strategic messaging across all departments of the Civic Design Center. This means that she has connections to the Design Studio work, our Design Your Neighborhood and TURBO programs, and every event that we host at the Design Center. Veronica can probably help direct your questions if you don’t know who to ask! If you are interested in getting more involved with the Civic Design Center, Veronica can help you figure out how you might be uniquely poised to become an advocate—educational courses are coming soon. She also manages giving through our membership community that sustains the work of the Civic Design Center.