Nicole began her volleyball career at Club Pacific Volleyball Club in San Diego, California at the age of 10. In high school, she was the starting outside hitter on the varsity team for four years. As a sophomore, she tried out for WAVE and made the 15-1s, coached by Brennan and Kristen Dean. She was a defensive specialist for 3 years until finishing her high school career and was recruited by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She walked on to the Cal Poly team as a freshman and soon after received a full scholarship for the next three years as a starting Libero. She was awarded Big West Defensive Player of the Week three times and played in every match during her college career.

Nicole began her coaching career as an assistant coach at 805 Elite Volleyball Club in San Luis Obispo in 2013. At 805 Elite she assisted a 12-1 and 13-1s team. She also worked as a summer beach coach for Pismo Beach Volleyball Club in Pismo Beach, California for students ages 12-18. She first began coaching at WAVE in 2017 before moving to Idaho in 2021. Nicole had the opportunity to move to a small town in Idaho to develop a youth volleyball program / expand the volleyball opportunity in the community. She has since returned home and starting coaching at WAVE again in 2024!.

Her coaching philosophy is based on developing a passion and love of the game. Throughout her years as a competitive player and coach, she realized how important it is to hold those qualities. Additionally, she is a very technical coach and likes to help build players through the very basics of each skill to provide them with the best foundation as they develop. She is constantly providing constructive yet positive feedback to build trust and consistency among her players.

In her free time, Nicole loves to travel and is always looking for her next adventure. Recently, she returned from walking over 100 miles on the Camino de Santiago from Porto, Portugal to Santiago de Compostela, Spain.