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Ambassador & Advocacy Partnerships
Building pathways into nuclear — on campus, in the community, and across the industry.
Why This Matters
Most students have never heard anyone make the case for a nuclear career directly to them. That's the gap this work closes - for the parents, counselors, and educators who sense the opportunity but haven't had the full picture, and for the students who just need someone to point at it clearly.
It's also a gap the industry is already absorbing the cost of. Employers, associations, and workforce partners see it in open roles, aging teams, and talent pipelines that aren't keeping pace. Reaching students, educators, parents, and communities directly is one way we start building those pathways earlier.
The nuclear energy industry directly employs more than 70,000 people - a number that climbs to 250,000 when secondary jobs are included. And it's not just nuclear engineers. The industry recruits from universities, community colleges, the military, and the trades, hiring electricians, welders, pipefitters, and heavy equipment operators; accountants, communications specialists, cybersecurity specialists, project managers, and policy analysts; and technicians, health and safety specialists, and engineers of every kind. A student doesn't need a physics degree to build a career here.
Nuclear engineer, nuclear power reactor operator, and nuclear technician also rank among the top five highest-paid careers across the entire electric power sector, out of 101 occupations surveyed - and nuclear construction hiring is projected to grow 9.2%, the highest of any fuel source.
The opportunities are there, across far more career paths than most people realize. We have to make sure the next generation knows they exist.
(Sources: NEI, "Jobs"; DOE 2025 U.S. Energy & Employment Jobs Report)
More Than One Conversation
A campus visit, a conference keynote, or an internal ambassador program may look like separate activities, but they're part of the same work: connecting the people, organizations, schools, associations, and programs that make nuclear's workforce ecosystem stronger.
This work isn't just about delivering a message. It's about creating connections that turn awareness into opportunity - and opportunity into pathways.
Ways to Engage
Direct engagement with students, educators, parents, and career counselors - bringing real nuclear career stories and opportunities to the people shaping what the next generation considers possible.
Scope and pricing vary by group size, location, and travel.
Collaboration with industry associations, facility tours, and structured programs connecting the next generation with professionals already doing this work. Includes event coordination, a speaking session or tour, and Q&A time.
Investment varies by program length, audience size, and travel.
Book Nicole as a keynote speaker or panelist - bringing data-backed insight and real-world perspective on nuclear's workforce, knowledge transfer, leadership, and the people needed to deliver its future.
Fee varies by travel, audience size, and event format.
Equip your own people to become credible ambassadors for nuclear - giving them the tools and confidence to engage students, educators, communities, and future talent. Includes a scoping call, workshop-style training, and optional ongoing support.
From a single session to an ongoing program - pricing is scoped to fit.
Track Record
None of this happens alone. Every campus visit, every partnership, every conversation is possible because of a network built over years - one that makes it possible to connect the right people when it matters.
Recognized by the Industry
Nicole's advocacy work is grounded in active relationships with organizations helping shape nuclear's workforce future — including the American Nuclear Society (ANS), U.S. Women in Nuclear (U.S. WIN), WiN Global, and North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN).
Trusted with a Seat at the Table
Beyond membership, Nicole serves in active leadership, advisory, and volunteer roles - including Ambassador and Volunteer with National 4-H Council, Executive Board Member for U.S. WIN, and Associate Board Member for Native Nuclear - while contributing to workforce panels and initiatives across the nuclear industry.
In the Room, Not Just on the Roster
This isn't affiliation for its own sake - it's hands-on work. Campus visits with university, high school, and middle school students. Speaking with industry associations and at nuclear conferences. Contributing as a workforce subject-matter expert. And connecting people, programs, and organizations that should know each other.
