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Discover how Nichols & Irish LLC fosters collaboration to address complex community challenges. Learn about their mission, team, and innovative approach.
Liz and Darren met when Darren was the community development director and Liz was an appointed planning commissioner in a growing rural county.
Darren and Liz shared a strong commitment to help people and communities work together to solve problems and to achieve better outcomes.
In 2024, Nichols & Irish began working together as a nimble, solutions-driven team, combining their skills to help people and communities work better…together!
Darren Nichols is a seasoned executive and facilitator who convenes people and communities to work together on shared solutions. Darren brings people and ideas together to identify shared interests and sustainable solutions. He has worked in environmental policy, climate change and resilience, natural resources, land use, infrastructure, community and economic development, and regional planning.
As a mission-driven leader Darren helps people and organizations articulate and connect with a common vision and values. He convenes and empowers groups to effectively address complex challenges. His teams work with data, people, officials, legislators, tribes, industry and environmental advocates, non-profit organizations and innovators to solve challenges at all levels.
Darren holds degrees in Business Economics, Urban & Regional Planning, and Environmental and Natural Resource Law…as well the rigorous education of ten years working as a construction contractor.
Elizabeth (Liz) Irish is an experienced community leader and pragmatic problem solver who is adept at addressing complex community challenges. Liz has extensive experience in community networking, relationship building and civic engagement around top public policy issues including housing equity and affordability. She has deep experience in all phases of real property transactions from negotiation and contracts to entitlement, permitting and financing.
A strong believer in participative democracy, Liz has managed several campaigns for federal and local elected officials. She has actively campaigned as a county commission candidate and served on the Benton County planning commission and several boards and committees.
Liz co-founded the annual “Women in Mortgage Conference” and she established a regional forum for real estate professionals, local agencies and academic leaders, to share information and ideas around key public policy issues.
