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Natalie “Nat” Margaret Houle (she/her) is a well-rounded sound human from the Hudson Valley of New York with professional credits on both the east and west coast. She holds an MFA in Sound Design from the University of California, Irvine. She is the creator of nmhspatial.com, the world’s first website dedicated to spatial audio for theatrical sound designers. Nat was a 2020 Pat MacKay Diversity in Design Scholarship recipient, and was recently honored as the 2025 Rising Star by USITT & Live Design. She serves on the Executive Board of Theatrical Sound Designers & Composers Association.

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