Nicole Svajlenka is the Deputy Director and Director of Programs at West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition, where she works with the Value-Added Products, Youth Education and Entrepreneurship, SNAP Stretch, and Rural Grocer Network teams on program implementation and grant management.

 

Prior to her work with WVFFC, Nicole spent more than 15 years leveraging research to advance public policy at think tanks like the Brookings Institution, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Center for American Progress. She holds a Master of Arts in geography from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in environmental geography from Colgate University. When she’s not in the office, you can find her exploring outside or curled up with her latest knitting project.

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Email Nicole- nsvajlenka@wvfoodandfarm.org