Nicole graduated from Pomona College in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy Analysis focusing in Environmental Analysis. She wrote her senior thesis on policy mechanisms to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.

Nicole worked as a Project Development Intern at OneEnergy Renewables, where she gained experience working to decarbonize the electricity grid developing large-scale and community solar projects. She also worked on decarbonizing transportation as an intern at Los Angles Cleantech Incubator. As the Head EcoRep liaison between students and the Sustainability Office at Pomona College, she built coalitions to address waste and energy use. In her free time, you can often find her in the mountains hiking or skiing, or cultivating her organic vegetable garden.