Nerissa Nelson is a librarian/professor at UWSP with over 30 years in the library profession in corporate and academic settings. At UWSP, she has served in shared governance leadership roles and is an active member of the AFT-affiliated faculty/academic staff union, SPARC. Previously, Nerissa coordinated the Women’s & Gender Studies program at UWSP for three years and served on its advisory council. Appointed by Gov. Tony Evers in 2019, she now serves as Vice Chair of the Wisconsin Women’s Council.
Outside academia, Nerissa teaches ballet to adults and is pursuing a certification to teach ballet to seniors. With a diverse background, including performing as a professional ballet dancer, and working as a corporate information analyst, she is politically engaged at the state and local levels, advocating for better and improved policies, especially for women. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Journalism (Columbia College, Chicago) and Library and Information Studies (UW-Madison), respectively, and a master's degree in Communication with a focus on media studies, specifically the effects of media concentration on the quality of local news (UWSP).

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