Nicole Ravenell is President and CEO of the Southern Institute on Children and Families. She provides leadership for all initiatives of the Southern Institute. Ravenell has 17 years of experience working in public policy related to the well-being of children and families in the areas of public education and health coverage.
Ravenell managed and provided policy technical assistance to 51 statewide projects and more than 140 local projects as Deputy Director of Policy during the Covering Kids & Families national initiative. She provides policy technical assistance to teams participating in collaboratives led by the Southern Institute’s Process Improvement Center. Ravenell also provides technical assistance to public and private agencies on Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program policy. She is the author and co-author of nine Southern Institute reports featuring data and policy information on a variety of issues related to child and family well-being, including child care and early education, health coverage and obesity awareness and prevention.
Ravenell joined the Southern Institute in 2000 and previously served as a Policy Fellow with the Ounce of Prevention Fund, Kids Public Education and Policy Project (Kids PEPP) in Chicago. Prior to Ravenell’s position with Kids PEPP, she worked with the Chicago Public Schools and Temple University. Ravenell earned a Master of Public Policy Degree from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Temple University.
Photo of Nicole Ravenell courtesy of Becky Rickenbaker.
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