Nicole Gary

Managing Director of People

Nicole Gary

As the Managing Director of People at Teach Plus, Nicole (she/her) oversees the day-to-day operations of the talent functions, including staff recruitment and onboarding, performance management, benefits, payroll, and compensation, and leads talent initiatives and projects related to staff engagement and culture.

Before joining Teach Plus in 2014, Nicole served as HR Manager at Leading Educators, a national education nonprofit, where she led the HR functions during rapid growth. Before this, she was a recruiter for a Boston-based staffing agency and has volunteered as a mentor with organizations such as Big Brother Big Sister and Each One Save One.

Nicole holds a BA in sociology and psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She currently lives in Massachusetts with her husband and three sons.