Full-Time Staff
Jenny Smith, Associate Director
Coming soon!
Nicole Mackey, Program Coordinator of Office Operations
Nicole is from San Antonio and holds a Master of Arts degree in Mass Communication with an emphasis in Strategic Communication. She has won several awards for her writing and marketing skills. While studying business marketing as an undergraduate, she participated in the AMA International Collegiate Case Competition where her team of seven presented an advertising campaign that earned second place, beating all but one of 100 competing universities. As a Graduate Instructional Assistant, she taught Fundamentals of Digital and Online Media while honing her writing skills as a freelance writer for South Texas College of Law. Nicole has expertise in e-commerce website design and construction and proven results as a digital marketing campaign specialist. Her volunteer experience with Make-A-Wish America and Mobile Loaves & Fishes spans eight years. She has worked as an advocate for foster children. Nicole remains an active member of the American Marketing Association and Chi Omega Fraternity. Her time with Texas Parents has given her an appreciation for the richness of University life beyond the student experience as she continues to broaden her professional skills. She and her husband Robert love living in Austin and enjoy spoiling their pups, Stella, Chuck and Moose, with boat rides on Lake Austin.
Favorite UT Austin Fact: Nicole is curious about a missing fact, actually: the fact of how Bevo got his name. Was he named after a near beer? Or was his name derived from combining Beeve, the plural form of beef, with O? Or was he actually branded with the 13-0 score by some Texas A&M enthusiasts, which Texas students turned into the letters BEVO? We may never know!