Nicole Thomas, MBA, CDP | Director
Nicole is a dynamic strategist, trainer, and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience spanning higher education, financial services, business management, and workforce development. She specializes in community-academic partnerships, strategic planning, organizational development, culture building, and high-impact communications.
Nicole serves as the Director of the Penn Medicine Center for Health Justice and is the co-founder and Co-Director of the Penn Community Scholars Program and the REACH Initiative (Research and Equity in Academic-Community Partnerships for Health) at the University of Pennsylvania.
In 2011, she founded and continues to lead a Philadelphia-based consulting firm dedicated to providing customized training, technical assistance, and strategic solutions to enhance the sustainability and impact of academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses.
Nicole holds a Master of Business Administration from Temple University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Kutztown University. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Higher Education Management at the University of Pennsylvania.