Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Solutions
Denise Nelson Advising (DNA) is a small, women-owned business (SWaM certified) focused on sustainable and resilient infrastructure solutions. Built upon a background in engineering design and community development, DNA provides extensive transferable knowledge for policy analysis, planning, process improvements, stakeholder engagement, and grant applications.
DNA was founded in 2024 to provide support to government agencies, private companies, and other organizations in Virginia, the US, and internationally.
Recent clients include:
City of Richmond, Virginia, Office of Sustainability
Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
City of Charlottesville, Virginia, Office of Sustainability
National Clay Pipe Institute
Geosyntec
Shoreline Structures
DNA is a sole proprietor business backed by partnering organizations and a vast network. Recent partners include:
Atlas Initiative for Critical Infrastructure (atlasinfra.org)
Sinfranova (www.sinfranova.com)
IQSpatial (iqspatial.com)
Sustain360 (https://www.sustain360.ai/)
Climate Risk Institute (climateriskinstitute.ca)
Community Resilience Consulting (www.cresilience.com)
Synovix (www.synovix.com)
Cultiva Global Solutions (cultivaglobalsolutions.com)
Resource Environmental Solutions (res.us)
Whitman, Requardt, and Associates (wrallp.com)
Moffatt and Nichol (www.moffattnichol.com)
Mead and Hunt (meadhunt.com)
Recent memberships and affiliations include:
Coastal Virginia Adaptation and Resilience Consortium
Resilient Virginia
Association of State Floodplain Managers
American Public Works Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
Water Environment Federation
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
American Sustainable Business Network
Engineering Management Institute