NIKOA EVANS

NIKOA HAS CHAMPIONED ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES FOR 30+ YEARS WITH A FOCUS ON PUSHING THE CULTURE FORWARD THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING.

UNDER NIKOA’S LEADERSHIP, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HARLEM PARK TO PARK (HP2P) HAS CREATED AND IMPLEMENTED RESULTS-DRIVEN STRATEGIC INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS, AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATIONS. SHE OVERSEES THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT, MARKETING STRATEGY, BUSINESS/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR HP2P, WHICH REPRESENTS 300+ ENTREPRENEURS IN HARLEM, NY. SUCCESSES INCLUDE THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL BUSINESS ACCELERATOR, HARLEM LOCAL VENDOR PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WHOLE FOODS MARKET, COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL, AND HOT BREAD KITCHEN, AS WELL AS SIGNATURE MARKETING AND CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING HARLEM RESTAURANT WEEK, SHOP HARLEM ARTISANAL FAIRS, HARLEM HARVEST FESTIVAL, TAP HARLEM WINE & SPIRITS TASTING; AND BATTLE OF THE BARS: THE ART OF THE MIX IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KARL FRANZ WILLIAMS, ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP MIXOLOGISTS AND COCKTAIL BAR ENTREPRENEURS NIKOA ALSO SERVED AS A COMMUNITY CONSULTANT AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR THE NYCXDESIGN AWARD-WINNING OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM THE RENAISSANCE PAVILION AT STRIVERS ROW IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UBER EATS, AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCED THE COMMISSION, AND PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER HARLEM STREET MURAL.

AS AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF TV, FILM, AND EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMMING, NIKOA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL LEGACIES AND EXPERIENCES OF DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE HARLEM FESTIVAL OF CULTURE INSPIRED BY THE OSCAR AND GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY SUMMER OF SOUL.