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Nicole Wasylkiw is CalChamber’s general counsel, providing legal advice and guidance on all legal and nonemployment matters affecting the organization. She joined the CalChamber executive team in November 2022 after more than a decade at Vision Service Plan (VSP). As associate general counsel, the primary business counsel for VSP Retail in 2021–2022, she provided daily business support, guidance and subject matter expertise to manage all legal matters related to the retail arm of the business, e-commerce and post-acquisition merger and acquisition activities. Outside of her career as an attorney, Wasylkiw has been a personal coach and mentor, offering a full suite of personal and career coaching, life skills coaching and mentorship services. Most recently she became a Nationally Certified Professional in Mediation. She holds a B.S. in criminal justice from Sacramento State University, trained in paralegal studies at MTI College, and later earned her J.D. from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento. See full bio

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