Nicole is the parent of a son and daughter who were adopted from foster care as older youth through YGB. Prior to coming to You Gotta Believe as the Training Coordinator in 2015, she volunteered with the agency after adopting her children. She is a NYS GPS2/MAPP Certified Trainer and is Youth Module Certified in Mental Health First Aid by the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. She and her children are in the Speaker’s Bureau for AdoptUSKids and have been featured in their videos, media launches for Adoption Month and magazine articles. Nicole says,

“I love training new families and then matching them with their children, creating forever families.