Nicole is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Sandy Hook Promise. She is a leading voice on school safety and gun violence prevention, rising above the political divide over gun control, focusing instead on helping young people get the help they need. Nicole is a sought-after keynote speaker and commenter, sharing expertise on recognizing the warning signs of someone who may be in crisis or at risk of harming themselves or others, and how to safely intervene.
We choose to remember and honor our loved ones by taking action to stop school shootings and gun violence. Our 'Know the Signs' programs save lives every day, sparing other families from the unspeakable pain of having a loved one taken by gun violence.
December 14, 2022 will be the 10th remembrance since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that took the lives of 20 first-graders and six educators. Sandy Hook Promise, co-founded by some of the family members whose loved ones were killed on that day, has seen tremendous gains in the organization's gun violence prevention efforts, including averting at least 11 credible planned school shooting attacks through its "Know the Signs" prevention programs. Yet 2022 threatens to be the d