Nicole Touzien is a lifelong arts advocate living in Brooklyn, NY. She currently serves as the Executive Director at Dancewave, a nonprofit dance education organization and community hub for artists, educators and young visionaries participating in advocacy efforts and social change movements. For the past ten years, she has worked to advance the mission of renowned NYC nonprofit organizations charged with stewarding open green spaces, promoting youth development and championing arts education. Nicole earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in Dance from Texas Woman’s University in 2009, and has served as facilitator, faculty, guest artist and performer across the United States and in Mexico, Canada, Ireland and South Korea.