Nicole J. Persun

Nicole J. Persun is an experienced social media and community manager currently with Fitness Blender, overseeing social media strategy for a brand with over 7 million followers. With a background as a novelist writing under the pen name Jennifer Gold, Nicole has also contributed to digital content production at ParentMap and served as a social media marketing specialist at History Hustle. As a board member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Nicole provided mission-focused leadership and developed social media strategies that achieved 400% organic growth. Additional experience includes editing and evaluating manuscripts for Booktrope. Nicole holds an MFA in Writing and Instruction from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts and a Bachelor's Degree in Writing from Goddard College.