Nichole Alexander is the Director of Special Initiatives and Outreach for the CoLEAD program at PDA.
She has spent over a decade actively serving the community to expand programs for underrepresented populations, incarcerated individuals, and children and families of incarcerated individuals. Nichole has been a Troop Leader for Girl Scouts Beyond Bars since 2012, and since 2008, has participated in Read To Me Mommy and designed the After School Reading Program in 2014, for incarcerated mothers and their children. Nichole has her BA in Law and Policy and will be finishing her Master’s in Public Administration Public Policy in the Spring 2023.
In addition to Nichole’s dedication to helping families heal, she has specialized experience in intensive case management and care coordination services for individuals in the community with substance use disorder, mental health barriers, and homelessness. Nichole has demonstrated her expertise and dedication to advocacy by developing strategies and implementing successful solutions for community members to heal and recover from addiction, incarceration, homelessness, and trauma.