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Passion for Prevention: A Conversation with Nichole Dawsey
Join us as we get to know APC’s new Deputy Director, Nichole Dawsey, and learn more about how she found her way into the field of prevention and how she came to APC! Also, stay tuned for a special announcement from APC’s Executive Director, Carie Wimberly.
In July 2024, Nichole Dawsey moved to Birmingham from St. Louis, Missouri. Before coming to APC, she worked in various roles at PreventEd, a prevention provider in St. Louis. Most recently, she served as PreventEd’s Executive Director for six years. Nichole shares with us her love for prevention, and her passion for working with students outside of the formal classroom setting, which she discovered while working as a teacher in Louisiana. Throughout the episode, we learn how Nichole’s professional and personal experiences led her to the prevention field.