{"id":8944,"date":"2015-11-06T15:59:16","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T15:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/?p=8944"},"modified":"2018-05-08T19:48:28","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T19:48:28","slug":"nicole-carter-08-an-inspiring-woman-empowering-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/2015\/11\/06\/nicole-carter-08-an-inspiring-woman-empowering-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicole Carter ’08: An inspiring woman empowering women"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s unparalleled value within a strong female support system.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s just one of the many lessons Nicole Carter \u201908 learned while at FIU and, specifically, while in Phi Mu Fraternity<\/a>. And it\u2019s something she still carries with her today.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Phi Mu, I recognized the critical importance of networking and developing relationships with strong women of all backgrounds,\u201d Nicole notes. \u201cThese women, and the many others at\u00a0FIU, collaborated to be a force in every arena, and showed me the incalculable value of a strong female system, especially when used to overcome oppression and create greater opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since graduating from FIU, Nicole received her Juris Doctor from Campbell University and later relocated to Denver, where she began as a paralegal and was promoted to Federal Contract Associate after just one month at her new job. In her spare time, Nicole is very involved in social issues \u2013 specifically those that affect women \u2013 and that’s what prompted her to look for organizations to align herself with in her new home\u00a0state.<\/p>\n

She was then introduced to the Denver Women\u2019s Commission<\/a> (DWC), where she has since been appointed by Denver\u2019s Mayor Michael Hancock, to serve as a Commissioner.<\/p>\n

The DWC was created with the goal to educate, empower and advocate on behalf of women in the community and to also advise the Mayor on these same issues. They frequently tackle the many issues women face daily, such as employment barriers, pay equity, family leave and access to opportunity.<\/p>\n

As the Commissioner, Nicole wants to be the voice for women of all ages and ethnicities, and truly promote the DWC\u2019s mission of educating and empowering women. Ultimately, Nicole shares that her goal is to \u201csecure a world where our future daughters do not have to have these same conversations, and instead have a wealth of opportunity that now, we can only dream of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her alma mater\u00a0played a vital role in shaping Nicole. FIU constantly encourages students to challenge the status quo and develop their unique strengths, and she has taken that and applied it to her professional career. It\u2019s a constant source of motivation\u00a0that pushes\u00a0her to think outside the box and strategize for more effective, ethical and powerful stances.<\/p>\n

Nicole\u2019s mother would always remind her that you\u00a0can be changed by what happens to you, but\u00a0only if you first\u00a0refuse to be reduced by it. If Nicole\u00a0had one piece of advice to share with FIU students, it would be just that.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe changed by your experience at FIU, be changed by your life experiences, be changed by your cultural backgrounds, and decide today that all of those things significantly contribute to your greatness and will never reduce you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s unparalleled value within a strong female support system. That\u2019s just one of the many lessons Nicole Carter \u201908 learned while at FIU and, specifically, while in Phi Mu Fraternity. And it\u2019s something she still carries with her today. \u201cAs a Phi Mu, I recognized the critical importance of networking and developing relationships with strong […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[369],"tags":[378],"class_list":["post-8944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni-spotlight","tag-featured-panthers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8944"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8944"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15006,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8944\/revisions\/15006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}