About Us

Courtney studied Cultural Anthropology and minored in Art.  Art is in every culture since the beginning of mankind and this is something she loves to learn about with everyone she meets.  Learning how people make art and what they consider art says so much about someone. She has worked with children for as long as she can remember and allowing them to be creative and messy gives her so much joy. Courtney has called Denver home for 20 years.  She is the youngest of 3 and is raising 3 kids of her own.  She has enjoyed watching Denver embrace and grow in the arts over the years.  One of their favorite pass-times is going to see live music.  Courtney grew up on the river and misses the water, so any chance they get the Nelson’s escape the city and go camping on a lake in the mountains.  She loves to bake, garden, ski, hike, paddle board, canoe, and jets ski.  Courtney also manages their family business and has her own Color Consultation and Home Staging Company helping people make their home environments beautiful and unique within a family budget. 

FUN FACTS:

• Courtney is usually reading 7 books at a time hoping to finish at least one.
• Courtney’s favorite artist is Wayne Thiebaud 
• Courtney’s family has a husky, tortoise and 5 chickens

Working at NAS is living out a childhood dream.