Nikki is a multiply-disabled, neurodivergent Occupational Therapist (OT), disability rights advocate and consultant, and Anishinaabekwe (Ojibwe woman). She is also a single mother of three neurodivergent teenagers.
She has worked in the field of occupational therapy for the past 19 years. Her work has spanned diverse settings, with a primary focus on supporting individuals with complex mental health needs, especially autism. She’s worked with autistic individuals in schools, outpatient clinics, and the community.
What excites Nikki most about her work as an Inclusion Consultant is the opportunity to co-create meaningful systems change. Nikki’s work is deeply informed by her lived experience as a mixed-race, Indigenous, first-generation college graduate who grew up in extreme poverty while navigating undiagnosed disabilities and systemic racism. She’s also spent years working in disabled people's homes and communities, witnessing firsthand the harm caused by systemic failures.
In her free time, she enjoys writing, hiking, kayaking, dancing, concerts, roller skating, furiously loom-knitting little turtles, and doing just about anything with her kids and family.
