Introducing Nora

We’re excited to introduce Nora Hines — Next Stage's new Content Manager.

Originally from the suburbs of Chicago, Nora developed a passion for supporting children with disabilities through volunteer opportunities with local organizations and nonprofits. These experiences inspired her to pursue a career in speech-language pathology.

After graduating with her bachelor's from the University of Notre Dame, Nora continued her education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. While there, she worked part-time as an Academic Coach and Editor, assisting student athletes placed at risk of academic probation. This impactful experience sparked Nora's love of writing and further fueled her desire to support public education systems — particularly those in historically underserved and under-resourced communities.

Upon receiving her master’s degree, Nora moved to San Jose, CA, and worked as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) for a local school district. There, she supported the communication needs of children with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

In 2019, Nora relocated to Charlotte, where she continued her career as an SLP in Title 1 schools for both Cabarrus County Schools and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. During this time, she also began pursuing opportunities to further her education and hone her skills in writing, editing and content creation.

In 2022, Nora began a part-time contract role with a professional writing and editing company, and in 2023, she opted to pursue this role, plus additional freelance opportunities in the content creation and management space, full-time.

In her former role as Lead Developmental Editor, Nora maintained internal style guides and edited case studies, technical blogs and customer reference stories for major enterprise technology clients. She also created a training curriculum and coached newly hired freelance writers and editors. Additionally, Nora leveraged her clinical expertise to support the content marketing needs of small businesses in the continuing education and health care fields. She developed editorial calendars, created social media content, wrote clinical blogs and designed email campaigns.

As Next Stage’s new content manager, Nora greatly values the opportunity to support the company’s efforts to amplify the impact of mission-driven organizations.

In Her Own Words

“I’m thrilled to join the dedicated team at Next Stage and begin this next chapter in my career,” says Nora. “I’m grateful for this opportunity, and I look forward to contributing to the company’s mission to support social good organizations in our community.”