{"id":142438,"date":"2022-08-23T18:20:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T22:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-482326"},"modified":"2024-04-29T16:10:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T20:10:16","slug":"nichole-pinkney","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/nichole-pinkney\/","title":{"rendered":"Nichole R. Pinkney"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-bio-intro maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-bio-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-bio-intro-container grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4 desktop:grid-col-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-bio-thumbnail width-10 tablet:width-card desktop:width-card-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?w=640\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Nichole Pinkney, Director, Mission Support and Headquarters Operation Office\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 24% 2%; object-position: 24% 2%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg 2987w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?resize=262,300 262w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?resize=768,878 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?resize=896,1024 896w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?resize=1344,1536 1344w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?resize=1792,2048 1792w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?resize=350,400 350w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?resize=525,600 525w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?resize=787,900 787w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?resize=1050,1200 1050w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nichole_pinkney_bio_pict.jpg?resize=1750,2000 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-7 desktop:grid-col-9 grid-row margin-0 padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1 desktop:margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"display-60 display-block width-full\">Nichole R. Pinkney<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg padding-0 margin-0 color-carbon-60\">Director, Mission Support and Headquarters Operations Office<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFollow Nichole\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-monochrome\"><li class=\"social-icon social-icon-instagram\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nichole-pinkney\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Follow Nichole on LinkedIn.\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 310 310\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M72.16 99.73H9.927c-2.762 0-5 2.239-5 5v199.928c0 2.762 2.238 5 5 5H72.16c2.762 0 5-2.238 5-5V104.73c0-2.761-2.238-5-5-5zM41.066.341C18.422.341 0 18.743 0 41.362 0 63.991 18.422 82.4 41.066 82.4c22.626 0 41.033-18.41 41.033-41.038C82.1 18.743 63.692.341 41.066.341zm189.388 94.42c-24.995 0-43.472 10.745-54.679 22.954V104.73c0-2.761-2.238-5-5-5h-59.599c-2.762 0-5 2.239-5 5v199.928c0 2.762 2.238 5 5 5h62.097c2.762 0 5-2.238 5-5V205.74c0-33.333 9.054-46.319 32.29-46.319 25.306 0 27.317 20.818 27.317 48.034v97.204c0 2.762 2.238 5 5 5H305c2.762 0 5-2.238 5-5V194.995c0-49.565-9.451-100.234-79.546-100.234z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nichole provides executive leadership in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of multiple agency-wide mission support activities, including management directives, GAO\/OIG audit liaison, and exchange activities. Nichole also serves as Director of NASA\u2019s Mission Support and Headquarters Operations Office, providing a focal point for the identification and resolution of key issues that impact the NASA Headquarters community. As part of the Mission Support Directorate\u2019s leadership team, Nichole also supports efforts to prioritize and transform the provision of mission support services; manage operational risk; and ensure agility, strategy, and readiness in supporting NASA\u2019s complex and evolving missions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before joining headquarters, Nichole started her NASA journey as an intern in the Cooperative Education Program in the Procurement Pricing Branch. After graduating in 1992 from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Nichole accepted a permanent position as a Contract Specialist, where she administered and awarded multi-million dollar institutional and project support services contracts.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1997, Nichole made a significant career transition into the Office of Human Capital Management, Employee and Organization Development Branch. In 2004, Nichole became the Deputy Chief of the Career Development, and Employee Work-life Office and then became the Chief for the Talent Cultivation Office in 2007. As the Chief, she led and managed a team of expert Learning and Development Consultants to provide integrated strategies to develop a dynamic and engaged workforce that best aligns with NASA\u2019s vision. Nichole received the Robert H. Goddard Outstanding Leadership, Exceptional Achievement in Supervision, and Mentor of the Year Awards for her efforts. She is also the recipient of the Office of Human Capital Legacy and Supervisor of the Year Awards and a graduate of the premier Federal Executive Institute Leadership for a Democratic Society Training Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nichole is devoted to helping individuals and organizations thrive. She leads, facilitates, and participates in talent management and development activities and is an active mentor and coach. Nichole\u2019s credentials include a master\u2019s degree in human resource development and a Bachelor of Arts in economics.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nichole enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, visiting art exhibits, going to the movies, jazz music, photography, traveling, physical exercise, and working on community development projects with her sorority. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-meet-the bg-carbon-90 maxw-full width-full padding-y-5 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-meet-the\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-x-0 minh-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"label line-height-sm color-spacesuit-white\">Meet The leadership<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 display-flex flex-align-center flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/msd\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tBack to MSD Home                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-left-0 hds-meet-the-container padding-right-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-cards hds-meet-the-slider grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-card padding-right-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-inner display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/robert-gibbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Robert Gibbs, Associate Administrator for the Mission Support Directorate\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 45% 24%; object-position: 45% 24%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20170619_3bi1224.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/robert-gibbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"display-block margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-18 color-spacesuit-white link-underline-dashed-light border-carbon-30 margin-0 display-inline-block\">Robert Gibbs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"line-height-md color-carbon-40 margin-0 padding-0 p-sm\">Associate Administrator for the Mission Support Directorate<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meet-the-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-card padding-right-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-meet-the-inner display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/michael-hess\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hds-meet-the-image padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mike-hess_0.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Michael G. 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