Nicole E. Day, CADE’s Director of Programming & Communication, originally from New Hampshire graduated from the University of New Hampshire, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with a focus on Environmental Economics. Nicole worked as an Associate in a Labor Economics Firm for over nine years. In 1998, Nicole started a natural foods manufacturing business, Mediterranean Delights, along with her mother. Mediterranean Delights was based in Southern Vermont specializing in all natural and certified organic perishable hummus, whole grain & pasta salads and other Mediterranean‐style foods servicing retail and foodservice markets on a regional and national level. After 12 years in the food business, Nicole moved to the Catskills and began working for the Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship (CADE), www.cadefarms.org, a non‐profit organization based in Oneonta, NY serving farmers and agricultural businesses in New York. Nicole began working at CADE as a consultant and then was asked to take the position of Director of Programming and Communications in September 2010. Nicole's position includes grant writing, programming development while also working intimately with CADE's clients on various projects including marketing & business analysis, HACCP training & plan development, customer service plans, accounting system analysis, distribution, organic certification plan development, social media & website design, value‐added food processing and manufacturing facility development. Nicole currently resides in Upstate NY in Margaretville, NY. (Delaware County)