Nicole Hewitt-Cabral is the founder and CEO of Community Action Strategies LLC (CAS) is a black woman-owned community-building consulting firm that supports innovative solutions that lead to transformational social impact.

Nicole has held positions with Public Agenda, the Institute for Sustainable Communities, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the United Nations Development Programme, New York University, the U.S. Peace Corps, and the White House. Nicole 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. She is fluent in Spanish and has intermediate proficiency in Portuguese and Quechua.