Nicole Carroll, Orange County Land Trust Director of Development, recently joined the Board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter and will serve as Co-Chair of its Communications Committee. Nicole has an extensive 13-year background in non-profits, most notably in fund development, public relations and administration. She holds a Master of Arts in American Studies from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and History from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Nicole is a member of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, a 2009 graduate of Leadership Orange, and a 2008 Rising Star of Orange County award recipient. She lives in Milford, PA.