Nicole Cogdell’s passion for social justice motivates her to advocate on behalf of women and children in Chester and beyond.






In addition to her many local initiatives, Nicole spearheaded national efforts against labor discrimination based on race. She was a complainant in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s landmark Determination that found the retailer, Wet Seal, unlawfully terminated Nicole in 2009 and a plaintiff in a related law case, Cogdell v. The Wet Seal, Inc.