Nicole Breedon currently fills four different roles at RDI. Throughout 2020 and 2021, Nicole coordinated the Webinar Series for the Rural Policy Learning Commons (RPLC). Since this time, she has continued work and enhanced personal skills through her role as the Knowledge Mobilization Coordinator for RDI.

Nicole also works to coordinate project logistics as it pertains to International Rural Research projects with partnered institutions and researchers. Through these experiences, she has also become instrumental in the organization and implementation of the BCDI: 2030 Scholarship Project as the BCDI: 2030 Scholarship Coordinator. Hosted through the Department of Rural Development and RDI, this project aims to grant scholarship funding to ten Ghanian students to attend Brandon University between 2024 and 2028.

And finally, Nicole is a researcher exploring the rural and remote community realities as it relates to the tourism sector through the Accommodations in Manitoba Project.