Nicole is the Director of Operations and Strategy at the Malaria Policy Center.  She leads in the planning, prioritizing and executing of day-to-day and long-term activities.  She also provides research, analytic support and advocacy strategy based on her decade-plus experience working on Capitol Hill.  Nicole is a native of Madison, Wisconsin and currently resides in Arlington, VA.  Her hobbies include watching Badger and Packer football, cooking with her husband, travelling, and complaining about the fact that people in the D.C. area put their flashers on to drive in the snow and wear gloves and hats when it's 60 degrees outside.