Nicole Hewitt-Cabral is the Founder and CEO of Community Action Strategies LLC -- a  community building consulting firm that creates transformational social impact by providing technical expertise and designing imaginative community building strategies. Nicole is a dynamic, passionate community builder with over two decades of experience in the US and abroad codesigning community-led solutions to address the challenges facing local communities. She has held professional positions with Public Agenda, the Institute for Sustainable Communities, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the United Nations Development Programme, New York University, the Peace Corps, and the White House. She has a Master of Public Administration degree in International Public and Nonprofit Policy and Management from New York University and holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and Policy from Hood College.