Nicol Turner-Lee

Nicol manages One Economy's Midwest programs, including the growth and development of Beehive Web properties. She has over 10 years of experience working in the areas of local asset mapping, resource mobilization, community organizing, community technology, and organizational development in New York, Illinois, Michigan and Georgia.

Prior to joining One Economy, Nicol founded the Neighborhood Technology Resource Center (NTRC), a non-profit organization that provides technology training and Internet access to low-income residents in two Chicago neighborhoods. NTRC has been recognized as a leading community technology center by HUD's Chicago Neighborhood Networks program and as one of 15 model facilities in Illinois.

Nicol is a former Research Fellow with Northwestern University 's Asset-Based Community Development Institute and has served as adjunct faculty at Northwestern, North Park , and East-West Universities . She has a doctorate in Sociology from Northwestern University and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of Illinois-Chicago.