RMM Hires New ESOL Director

Michelle Nickens holds a B.A. in Television and Film Production from Howard University in Washington DC, and a Master of Divinity in Theology and the Arts from Union Theological Seminary in New York City.  She has worked with organizations devoted to fair housing,  prison reform, poverty eradication, and domestic violence prevention.  Michelle is currently pursuing ordination, and is a recipient of the Susan G. Klein Award for Excellence in Feminist Preaching  As an artist and a minister, she is passionate about the ways that performance can be used to encourage dialogue and promote understanding of difficult issues, particularly those relating to race, culture and gender. Her most recent artistic work is a one-woman play entitled Running Days are Done, based on the stories of women survivors of sexual abuse.  Michelle was born in Washington, DC and grew up in rural Virginia.