Alyssa Nickel

Alyssa Nickel is the director of development. She comes to the Texas Observer from Houston Public Media, where she managed membership and annual campaigns that helped raise over $8 million a year. She started at Houston Public Media first as a fundraising intern, later overseeing digital fundraising efforts before finally becoming the manager of community fundraising. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Houston and is currently earning a master’s degree at Tulane University.