Nicole is native to New York City and has over 20 years experience working in nonprofit and several years serving her community. She has a strong passion for the health and wellness of others and positive development of children and their rights. She holds a BA in Communications from Hofstra University and an AAS degree in Radio and Television Broadcasting from Herkimer County Community College. She spent 10 years in the music industry before transitioning to Florida where the nonprofit world captured her heart as an administrator, event planner and fundraiser. For several years, for two weekends out of the year, she volunteered at a youth bereavement camp where she helped children cope with the loss of loved ones. She comes to Zero Abuse Project as the Child Advocacy Studies(CAST) Program Manager where she will work to have a positive impact on the success of the program and her colleagues.