Nicole Baron Rosefort is a Resource Specialist with the New York State Statewide Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (NYS Language RBERN) at New York University. Ms. Rosefort began her NYCDOE teaching career during the late 1960s, years of constant struggle for civil rights and Bilingual Education. Born in Haiti, she attended Holy Name School in NYC, graduated from Cathedral HS, and received her BA and MA from Hunter College, and a Professional Diploma from LIU. Throughout her career, Ms. Rosefort has served as District Trilingual Coordinator, Assistant Principal, Principal, Assistant to the Superintendent, and Director of Literacy. For seven years, Ms Rosefort served as the Director of the NYS Haitian Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Center at Brooklyn College (HABETAC), supporting English Language Learners (ELLs), before joining the NYS Statewide Language RBERN at NYU.