Nicole was elected to the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees in November 2016 and became the first ACC student to serve on the board.
EDUCATION
The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs - Masters of Public Affairs
Dean’s Certificate in State & Local Finance
The University of Texas at Austin - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government
Minor in Educational Psychology
Austin Community College - Associate of Arts Degree in General Studies
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Westwood High School, Round Rock ISD
Nicole's desire to go into public policy and work on education reform was initially driven by a goal to reverse the funding decline of career and technical education programs in high schools. Thanks to the Health Science Technology Program that she was enrolled in, Nicole graduated from Westwood High School certified as an Emergency Medical Technician and Pharmacy Technician. Her experiences in CTE classrooms and as a member of SkillsUSA had a positive impact on Nicole, and she continues to volunteer with SkillsUSA Texas as an alumni.
Before getting elected to the Austin Community College (ACC) Board of Trustees, Nicole was inspired as a member of the ACC Futures Institute, a research and brainstorming team tasked with determining recommendations for if and how ACC can transition to the guided pathways model outlined in the book “Redesigning America’s Community Colleges,” written by Thomas A. Bailey, Shanna Smith Jaggars, and Davis Jenkins. She was invited to participate in the Futures Institute as a student representative from the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
Photo from Riverbat Day in 2015 with other members of the Austin Community College Futures Institute.