Nicole Kirgan is a communications strategist and former journalist who began her career as a multimedia reporter at The Times of Trenton and NJ.com, covering local government, politics, and education. She later served in New Jersey state government for seven years under two governors, first in communications at the New Jersey Department of Health and later as Director of Communications for the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. She previously served as Senior Director at Taft Communications, a division of RF|Binder, and is now a Communications Strategist at NEP Services and an adjunct professor at The College of New Jersey, her alma mater, where she teaches journalism and public relations.