Nicolle Cestero

Nicolle Cestero serves as the chief operating officer, executive vice president, and chief of staff for AIC. Cestero joined the College in July 2011 as the associate vice president for Human Resources. Since that time, she has assumed increasing levels of responsibility and scope of duties. Cestero is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the College, while continuing to serve as advisor to the president, playing an integral role in the operationalization of AIC’s strategic plan. She oversees the College’s legal matters and support presidential and institutional initiatives to ensure project deadlines are met and targeted outcomes are attained. She serves on the President’s Cabinet and all individual board committees.

Cestero is certified as a professional in human resources (PHR), as well as attaining the designation of certified professional from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-CP), which recognizes human resource professionals who implement policies on strategies. She also serves as the point of contact for staff and stakeholders and performs operational human resource duties.

Cestero earned a master of arts in industrial organizational psychology from the University of West Florida and a bachelor of arts in psychology from Mount Holyoke College. She earned an MBA at AIC in May 2022.