Nicole E
Co-Executive Director
Nicole (she/her) is a queer, transracial, and transnational Chinese adoptee who first came to AARW as a member in 2017, seeking belonging and a radical, pan-Asian community. She joined the organization full-time in May 2024 as Co-Executive Director, bringing more than a decade of experience in grassroots campaigns and leadership development, policymaking and advocacy, program management, fundraising, and communications. Nicole is deeply committed to supporting staff and members in building pathways to liberation, be it through our personal narratives, or through collective action and multiclass and multiracial solidarity.
Nicole holds a B.A. in global studies and foreign languages (French, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese). When not organizing, you can find her cooking with loved ones, playing ultimate frisbee, and dancing to live music.