Collier is a small business owner, trial lawyer of twelve years, grandmother, and a mother of three, Her paternal grandfather, Walter B. Johnson, came home from World War II to start a career with a railroad company. Later, after starting in custodial services, he became one of the first African-American plate printers at the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
A 1996 graduate of the University of Houston, Nicole was a single mother in high school but determined to pursue formal education. She graduated from the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in Fort Worth, now Texas A&M University School of Law and is currently a partner in the Fort Worth law office of West & Associates where they focus on public finance law.
