Nicole joined Advance Consulting LLC in 2022 after a 20+ year career at Wilder Research, where she still works part-time as a Research Scientist leading program evaluations and other applied research projects. She joined Advance Consulting to spend more time on project design and management, public policy consulting, impact storytelling, grant writing, and other activities. As a descendant of White Earth Nation and a lifelong member of the Twin Cities American Indian community, Nicole has a particular passion for working with and supporting organizations that serve Indigenous children, families, and communities.

Dr. MartinRogers has worked on a range of topics from education (early childhood, K12, higher education, special education, and Indian Education) to public safety to homelessness to economic self-sufficiency to public health. She has extensive expertise in program evaluation and research, especially culturally responsive and mixed methods. She can write for and present to a variety of audiences from highly technical to lay audiences. She is an experienced trainer, facilitator, and project manager. She has extensive connections across the Twin Cities including professionals from multiple sectors and community groups. She stays engaged with the community and professional fields she is involved with in ways that help her to continually learn and grow as a good relative (community member). She currently serves on the board of directors for Interfaith Action and is on the Advisory Committee for Interfaith’s Department of Indian Work. She also serves on Roseville Public Schools Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee. Nicole is the former president of the Minnesota Evaluation Association and also previously served on the board of Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative and Tiwahe Foundation.