Nicole has worked in non-profit fundraising for the last decade. She spent most of her 20s living in Montreal and worked at the campus-community radio station while studying at McGill University. She believes both journalism and fiction are power tools for storytelling and inspiring impact in the world. Prior to joining Hollyhock, Nicole helped lead industrial scale environmental restoration projects that were focused on cleaning coasts and waterways around the West Coast, Interior BC and Nova Scotia. 

Outside of work she practices yoga, spends time with her dogs in the woods and has self-published two short collections of stories and poetry. She is fumbling through the creation of a new collection that explores laundry and peoples relationships with the world as expressed through habitual practices, like washing your clothes.