Ron Nichols is the marketing communications director. He was the architect of NRCS’s internationally award-winning “Unlock the Secrets in the Soil” communications campaign and has received numerous regional and national industry awards for campaign planning, writing and directing – including the 2017 PRSA Silver Anvil Award, the 2014 PRSA Silver Anvil Award of Excellence and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Spokane Regional MarCom Association.