Nicole Robinson Gauthier serves as the Executive Director of Lone Star College Foundation, supporting all six campuses of the largest college in Texas. The Foundation partners with corporations, community organizations, foundations, and individuals in raising funds for student scholarships and programs. Through the management of more than $26 million in assets, along with special events and relationship building, Nicole ensures that nearly $2 million in scholarships and program funds are awarded each year.
While previously at the Broward Performing Arts Foundation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nicole helped to found the Ghost Light Society, the first young professionals group associated with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Today it is one of the most active and visible groups that is driving the next generation of leaders and donors to support performing arts in Broward County.
After working with the Women’s Leadership Council at three United Ways, Nicole helped Montgomery County United Way in The Woodlands create Women Who Rock. This annual event celebrated its 5th anniversary of gathering women in support of higher education for young mothers. The scholarships fund childcare and both the event and the scholarship are unlike any other in the region.
Nicole is a graduate of Leadership Miami, Broward and Montgomery County, and currently serves on the board of the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce. She was previously on the board of the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber and the Broward County Association of Fundraising Professionals.