Nicole Coleman Hutchison, owner and principal of Mosswood Events, is a proud Oakland, CA native with family roots in Louisiana. Having now lived and worked in New Orleans for over 17 years, she officially calls NOLA home.

As a proud graduate of Howard University in Washington DC, Nicole credits her degree in Broadcast Journalism and internships with ABC News Primetime and 20/20, as the spark that began her love for behind the scenes production.

Nicole has worked in the field of Destination Management for over a decade, rising from a Meeting Coordinator, Production Manager to Senior Sales Executive. In 2019, Nicole launched Mosswood Events.

Nicole obtained her Certified Meeting Professional designation in 2013 and is a member of the Association of Destination Management Executives International and the Gulf States Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, having served on their Board of Directors from 2010-2021 and as the Chapter President in 2018.

Nicole loves what she does and brings passion and professionalism to all of her programs.  Nicole is a former board member for the Howard University Alumni Club of Louisiana and actively volunteers with the Kiwanis Club of Pontchartrain, Dancing Grounds, a New Orleans nonprofit that teaches social justice and equality through dance and for St. Anna’s Episcopal Church & Anna’s Place NOLA, whose mission is to promote healing and wholeness of body, mind and spirit in the Tremé/7th Ward and Greater New Orleans community by offering academic, cultural, and arts enrichment; and healthy lifestyle education. Nicole is a wife, mother and proud pet owner who enjoys cooking, dancing, traveling and spending time with family & friends.