Nikki A. Hahn, MPA, a Scarsdale resident, has been named as the next CEO of the Women”™s Enterprise Development Center (WEDC), an award-winning organization serving Westchester and the Hudson Valley and helping women achieve economic self-sufficiency and financial stability through business ownership and entrepreneurship. For the past three years, Hahn has served as WEDC”™s director of development and strategic initiatives. She will take the reins as CEO on Jan. 1 replacing Anne M. Janiak, who will continue with WEDC as a special advisor on an as-needed basis. She will remain as executive director of the Westchester Municipal Officials Association.
Barbara H. Van Bergen, president of the WEDC Board of Directors commented, “”¦ We were especially impressed with her ability (Hahn) to pivot during the past year, during extremely challenging times, enabling us to continue to offer our clients all the services they needed. ”¦We need to dismantle barriers and pave the way for racial equality in the small-business space. To that end, the training opportunities we offer rival those found at many leading educational institutions. But we also provide high-touch business training, networking and access to capital. All of this is critically important to low- to moderate-income women and minority small-business owners as they move forward. In short, we help make their dreams come true.”
Before joining WEDC, Hahn served as corporate relations and service events manager for Volunteer New York!, was chair of the Scarsdale School Board Nominating Committee and served as client and partner development director for The Acceleration Project. She earned both a Master”™s of Public Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University.
