Nicole M. Young-Martin President (she/her) is a writer, performer, producer, and educator with over 25 years of experience as a practicing artist and over 15 years of working in higher education and the nonprofit sector. Nicole joined our board in January of 2022. Having attended WAM productions in the past, Nicole is very excited to take on this new role with WAM Theatre. Nicole serves as the producer and host of the podcast and virtual platform, Black Writers Read and teaches literature, developmental writing, arts management, and theatre for Bard Microcollege Holyoke, Springfield Technical Community College, and UMass Amherst She has received artist grants from various organizations including the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts; Assets4Artists, Easthampton City Arts, and Northampton Open Media. Nicole is finishing a doctorate in Higher Education Leadership and Organizational Studies at Bay Path University and has a Bachelor of Theatre Arts from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, an MFA in Theatre Management from Wayne State University, and an MA in English from University of Massachusetts Amherst. To learn more about Nicole, please visit www.nicolemyoung.com

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