Nicole Ver Kuilen – Director of Impact Campaigns

Director of Impact Campaigns – So Every BODY Can Move Lead

 

Nicole Ver Kuilen is a trailblazing advocate, entrepreneur, and endurance athlete dedicated to improving access to better healthcare. As Director of Impact Campaigns and Campaign Lead for So Every BODY Can Move, she champions policy initiatives to expand access to prosthetic and orthotic care for physical activity.

Qualifications Summary:

    • Innovative Advocate & Policy Leader
      • Leads So Every BODY Can Move, a landmark state-based policy initiative increasing access to prostheses and orthoses as medically necessary healthcare
      • Founded Forrest Stump after facing nearly two decades of insurance denials, sparking national awareness and policy change
    • Experienced Nonprofit & Social Impact Leader
      • Over 10 years of experience in nonprofit management and social entrepreneurship
      • Director of Impact Campaigns at the Amputee Coalition, advancing awareness and advocacy initiatives
    • Award-Winning Documentary Producer & Public Speaker
      • Producer and feature of the award-winning documentary film 1500 Miles
      • Featured in MPR News, Fox, VICE, REI, Strava, On, Merrell, Osprey, and Cotopaxi for her advocacy work
    • Recognized for Advocacy & Humanitarian Service
      • Mohamed Amin Award for Humanitarian Service (2020, AAOP Academy Meeting)
      • Future 40 Under 40 Grand Prize Winner (2021, Merrell & VICE)
      • One Impacts Many Award (2022, Dare2Tri)
      • Values in Action Award (2024, Amputee Coalition)
    • Elite Athlete & Outdoor Enthusiast
      • 4x marathoner and 2x 50k ultramarathoner
      • Paratriathlon National Champion
      • 2nd place finisher at the Boston Marathon in 2023 and 2024
    • Education & Business Expertise
      • Graduate of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business

 

Nicole’s relentless drive for change, combined with her passion for advocacy and endurance, continues to reshape the landscape of access and opportunity for the limb loss and limb difference community.