Audrey D. Nicoleau is a political communications strategist. She designs communication strategies that: improves and increase social media and web content to target audiences; prepares senior executives for national news appearances; develops and maintain strategic public-private partnerships; and produces high-profile events. Previously, Ms. Nicoleau worked as a Public Affairs/Governance Program Officer with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI). Prior to this, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives for a number of years, working first as Legislative Aide to Congressman John Conyers (D-MI), then as Senior Policy Advisor to Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL), and leadership staff to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Ms. Nicoleau holds a M.A. in Government from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.A. in Political Science and History from New College of Florida. Her academic research has covered Political Communications; Democratization and Globalization theory; United States Immigration Policy; and the social, political and economic dynamics of ethnic diaspora groups around the world.