President of the AT&T Foundation
Assistant Vice President of Corporate Responsibility (CR) at AT&T Foundation
As President of the AT&T Foundation and Assistant Vice President of Corporate Responsibility (CR), Nicole oversees AT&T’s philanthropic commitment to help bridge the digital divide for underserved communities. She directs disaster relief and response in the community as well as financial assistance to employees impacted by natural disasters and personal hardships. She also manages CR marketing and awareness efforts for AT&T.
Prior to this role, Nicole directed AT&T Aspire – a multi-million-dollar philanthropic commitment to drive innovation in education by connecting young people with opportunities. She began her career at AT&T as part of its flagship leadership development program.
Nicole’s commitment to finding new solutions for social issues started at an early age watching her father design affordable housing in the San Francisco Bay Area and accompanying him to community meetings. She joined a Congressional campaign soon after college that took her from her native Bay Area to Washington, DC. After working on Capitol Hill as a legislative analyst handling issues from education to telecommunications, she took her experience to the University of California’s Federal Relations office and next, to AT&T.
Nicole serves on the board of the Dallas Zoological Society, the Commit Partnership, and the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP). She is a past chair and current membership chair of the Conference Board’s Corporate Citizenship Leadership Council. Nicole holds a B.A. in political science from University of California San Diego, and a M.B.A. from University of Texas Austin. She and her husband live in Dallas with their two sons.