Nicole Kieson currently works with the Bemidji Area Schools, and serves as the Department Chair of Speech Language Pathologists at ISD #31 in Bemidji, Minnesota.

Nicole has spent her career in education working with speech therapy in various educational and medical settings. From public schools, private schools, and a variety of healthcare settings, Nicole has extensive experience in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of communication disorders, especially with preschool and school-aged children with special areas of interests within these settings are SLP-A supervision, the role of Speech Language Pathologist on the MTSS team and early literacy skills. Nicole has also led Teach Assistance Teams (TAT) and is a member of her district wide, MTSS team.

Nicole graduated from the University of North Dakota with a degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She went on to get her Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology from Minot State University. Nicole is also a certified member of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), and is licensed to practice speech language pathology in the state of Minnesota.