She has appeared in print and media for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fox 5 News, the Urban Institute and Washingtonian Magazine.
ATLANTA, GA, September 13, 2021 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Nichelle M. Adamson, Esq. has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Mitchem Adamson obtained a Bachelor of Arts in history from Marquette University in Milwaukee. She subsequently earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison. Early in her career, Ms. Mitchem Adamson administered legal services programs providing advocacy, legal representation, as well as information and referrals to indigent clients. Nichelle went on to serve in senior executive positions at several public and private nonprofit agencies providing services for indigent, children, youth, adults, and families. These agencies are dedicated to empowering, uplifting, and inspiring people living in poverty. This work has afforded her the opportunity to serve vulnerable populations in some of our nation's most impoverished neighborhoods in the cities of New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Atlanta, and in the state of New Jersey.
Since 2017, Ms. Mitchem Adamson has provided exemplary service to her community as the executive director of Lutheran Towers, an organization offering affordable housing as well as comprehensive supportive services, including recreational programs, to its extremely low-income residents. Prior to her tenure at Lutheran Towers, Nichelle held the position of executive director at United Community Ministries (UCM), a large nonprofit agency located in the Washington DC Metro Area which annually serves more than 10,000 indigent children, youth, adults, and families, from 2014 to 2017. Before leading UCM, Ms. Mitchem Adamson served as a senior business consultant at DeoBioSciences Inc. in Atlanta from 2009 to 2014.
Ms. Mitchem Adamson is admitted to practice law in Wisconsin. Ms. Adamson has notably served on the board of directors of the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis in Richmond, Virginia, the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Innovative Solutions to Disadvantage and Disability in Atlanta and the National Advisory Committee for A Better Philadelphia.
Ms. Mitchem Adamson has published several articles in leading periodicals, including "Legal Needs Assessment for the Aged" in BIFOCAL from the American Bar Association's Commission on Law and Aging, as well as "Elderly Legal Needs Assessment," which appeared in Aging, a peer-reviewed journal published by Administration on Aging within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. In discussions on intergenerational poverty, child welfare, domestic violence, and homelessness, she has appeared in print and media for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fox 5 News, the Urban Institute and Washingtonian Magazine.
Ms. Mitchem Adamson considers her career highlight to have been the creation of award-winning programs that have served to notably improve the quality-of-life for vulnerable children, youth, and families. In the coming years, she hopes to further build upon Lutheran Towers' holistic programs and services for vulnerable elderly persons.
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