Nikki Shawn
Administrative Coordinator, Kempner Community
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Nikki Shawn joined the Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University as the reception area coordinator in August 2023, where Nikki supports the Institute’s leadership team and manages critical logistical aspects of the Kempner’s community and physical space. She was promoted to administrative coordinator in November 2024. Prior to her role at the Kempner, Nikki taught music at an elementary school in Fairfax County, VA for three years and spent several years teaching a variety of instruments as a private music teacher. Nikki earned her Bachelor of Music from James Madison University, where she served as an Innovation Leader at the school’s Center for Inclusive Music Engagement.