From a young age, Nicole was forced to empty pocketfuls of rocks collected off the playground. A childhood spent digging in the dirt translated into a passion for geology that led her away from Pennsylvania to Stanford University, where she graduated with her BSc in Geological and Environmental Science in 2018. After undergrad, Nicole spent the next four years engulfed in the world of minerals, working as a collections manager for private collections. Her work exposed her to geological specimens from around the world and left her with a soft-spot for lead minerals, fossil-mineral associations, and minerals from Pennsylvania. She is pleased to have joined the Denver Museum of Nature &Science in 2023.