Nicole Coakley

Nicole Coakley was born in Springfield and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, before moving back to Massachusetts. She earned an associate's degree in Law Enforcement from Springfield Technical Community College, a bachelor's in Human Services and a Master's in Education from Cambridge College. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Business Administration at Northcentral University. Coakley has a background in early childhood education and has served as a program supervisor at the Center for Human Development. She is the Union Capital Springfield (UCS) Network Coordinator, focusing on community outreach.