SIR Bidwell Branch 110 Luncheon August 28, 2023
Nicole Carter
Our speaker for August was Nicole Carter who talked about
Merriam Park Development. She is a 3rd generation Chico native.
After graduating from Chico State, she worked for local companies
such as Tri Counties Bank and InterWest Insurance. After relocating
to Los Angeles, CA in 2006 she went to work for Rick Caruso, an
American billionaire businessman, and philanthropist. She began her
career in real estate development at Rick's company "Caruso", a
renowned real-estate company specializing in the development of
high-end shopping centers, residential and hospitality projects.
After spending 8 years at Caruso, she took an opportunity to work
for Jeffery Katzenberg at DreamWorks Animation working in a newly
created retail development division. Traveling to over 17 countries,
she oversaw the retail development sales division working closely
with owners and investors of shopping centers around the world.
In 2017, she decided that it was time to move back to Chico to
be closer to family and start a family of her own. It was then
that she was introduced to Dan Gonzales and began the opportunity
to work on the Meriam Park development as the Vice President of
Business Development. In this role she oversees all marketing and
sales and leasing efforts for the master planned community.