Nicole Fuller is the Associate Director of Policy and Advocacy at the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD). In this role, she advances NCLD’s federal policy agenda by leading legislative strategy, cultivating relationships with congressional offices and coalition partners, and driving advocacy efforts that impact individuals with learning disabilities. Nicole co-chairs the IDEA Full Funding Coalition and the National Coalition for Public Education, and she serves on the Board of Directors for the Committee for Education Funding as Treasurer.

Nicole brings experience as both an educator and a policy professional to her work. Before joining NCLD, she taught middle school math in Fairfax County Public Schools and contributed to education policy research and resource development through roles at Transition Tennessee and the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. Her work has spanned supporting students with disabilities in the classroom, developing training resources for vocational rehabilitation providers, and conducting research to improve funding equity for students with disabilities and English learners.

Nicole holds a B.S. in Education from the University of Maryland and an M.Ed. in International Educational Policy and Management from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College.