Nicole grew up near Mission, in Eden Prairie, MN. She has always loved all kinds of animals, especially dogs, ever since she was a child. She knew she wanted to work with them at a very young age. Nicole followed her passion and obtained her Bachelor's degree Veterinary Technology from North Dakota State University with a minor in Large Animals in 2019. While in college, Nicole traveled to Thailand with Loop Abroad and worked with elephants at the Elephant Nature Park and spent time at the Animal Rescue Kingdom. After graduating, Nicole came back to Minnesota and became a Certified Veterinary Technician here at Mission and has worked her way up to become the Veterinary Technicians’ Manager. Besides her role being veterinary technicians' manager, she has a passion for veterinary surgery, especially dentals. In her time off, you will find her doing some sort of arts and crafts, traveling or playing with her fur baby, Camper who is the “goofiest, popcorn obsessed Labrador you’ll ever meet.”