Nickita (she/her) is a bridge between CCI Operations and Programs. She supports CCI’s technology stack and is a developing subject matter expert in CCI’s back-end systems and processes. She equips our program teams with project tracking, process guides, and documentation systems to better enhance workflows.
Prior to CCI, Nickita worked as an outreach coordinator and later health education associate for the Santa Barbara County Department of Public Health’s tobacco prevention program. During her time at the county, Nickita worked closely with stakeholders and community leaders to strategize and implement local tobacco control and prevention policies. She led the effort of collecting local tobacco retail compliance data throughout the county and also had the opportunity to speak at a tobacco prevention summit on the local tobacco control policy landscape.
Nickita earned her bachelor’s degree in biopsychology at University of California, Santa Barbara, and her MPH from Boston University. In her spare time, you can find Nickita at dance studios learning hip hop choreography, spending afternoons at local coffee shops, trying out new recipes at home, and spending time with friends and family.