Nicole's Professional Achievements and Community Involvement:

• Neighborhood Legislative Action Chair (2 years)  - keeping track of the town's meeting agendas & speaking with town officials related to neighborhood concerns such as safety and the Nature Park
• Apex Schools' PTAs & school improvement team member (8 years)
• Coalition to Promote Health Insurance for Children & steering committee member (4 years)
• NC Institute of Medicine's Pediatric Dentistry 2013 Task Force member
• NC Pediatric Society Foundation board member & strategic planning committee member (2 years) 
• NC Advocates for Justice member (15 years)
• Resource Advisor for Seniors and their Caregivers - provided education and advice for thousands of seniors and their caregivers so they could access more coordinated, quality healthcare (2.5 years)
• 2012 Lifetime achievement award - recognized for helping thousands of disabled North Carolinians obtain unfairly denied benefits (16 years)

Personally...

As a working mother and devoted wife I know that the key to success is balance. I moved to Apex more than 10 years ago because it offered a great quality of life. Now we need to ensure that the town retains its balance. We want large commercial development but we also need to champion small business. We want roads to alleviate congestion but we need better connected greenways and parks so that we can get out of our cars occasionally.

I was born in Connecticut but attended middle and high schools in rural North Carolina. I moved to the Triangle to attend UNC Chapel Hill. As Apex expands I want it to maintain the small town feel of the places I knew growing up.

As a mom and wife I bring a perspective not currently represented on the Council and I hope to bring more balance to our town's policies and proceedings.

Nicole4Apex  PO Box 2134  Apex, NC 27502