Nicole Shermer is the Manager, VCS Program Development at Verra. She supports the VCS Program Development team in managing, coordinating, and communicating the process for updates to the VCS Program rule and requirements. During her time at Verra she has enabled several updates to the VCS Standard, including the August 2023 and April 2024 updates to bring the VCS Program in line with ICVCM Core Carbon Principles requirements. She has also led the development of VCU labels including reductions and removals labels.
Nicole holds a M.Sc. in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a B.A. in International Studies from the University of Washington, Seattle.