Nicole Collins

About Nicole Collins

I started studying BTB feng shui and offering consultations in 1995. In 2002, I went to Sarasota School of Massage and become a licensed massage therapist. The first certification I earned as a massage therapist was for Thai Massage in 2002. ​While attending the Sarasota campus of Everglades University, I sat on the advanced Massage Therapy Advisory Board of Sanford Brown Institute from 2004-05 and was a substitute massage teacher under Nancy Yonker at Keiser College. With the completion of my capstone thesis, “Complementary Medical Modalities as an Adjunct to Pharmacological and Psychiatric Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder,” I became the first person to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Alternative Medicine at the Sarasota campus. ​I attended East West College of Natural Medicine from 2008 to 2011, earning a concurrent Bachelor’s in Professional Health Sciences and a Master’s in Traditional Chinese Medicine. During my Clinical Nutrition class, I continued my research on BPD with my paper, “Nutritional and Alternative Therapies For Borderline Personality Disorder.” During my senior year, I completed an externship under Dr. Benner A.P. at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Sarasota. I have held a variety of volunteer positions as well. For a year I was president of the Charlotte Harbor Sierra Club. I also sat on the board of Team Parkside, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to guide the revitalization of the town’s Parkside district. I chaired the Communications and Fundraising committees, and was involved with the Parkside Business Association subcommittee. In conjunction with my community service work for Team Parkside, I also volunteered at a veterans’ group home in Port Charlotte for two months during the summer of 2013, offering free acupuncture and massage therapy services every Wednesday to the people who served our country. The board of team Parkside also elected me President for 2014. In the government and civic sector, I have volunteered on two advisory boards, Murdock Village and the citizens’ advisory board for the Charlotte-Punta Gorda Metropolitan Planning Organization as well as currently serving as Media Chair and Vice President for the League of Women Voters of Charlotte County.

Experience

1. Realtor

   Exit Compass Realty

   Present

Education

• East West College of Natural Medicine

  Master's degree

  2008 — 2011

• Sarasota School of Massage Therapy

  Diploma

  2001 — 2002

• State College of Florida FKA MCC

  Associate's degree

  1990 — 1999

• East West College of Natural Medicine

  Bachelor's degree

  2008 — 2011

• Magnolia School of Real Estate

  Real Estate

  2020 — 2020

• Everglades University

  Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems

  2004 — 2005