Nicole Clark

Childhood: climbing trees, frequently on imaginary mission-impossible quests, talking to animals, skipping stones on the lake, bike riding, building forts, cloud watching, defying gravity as long as possible, racing in my six-million dollar man shoes, collecting rocks/stamps/smurfs/coins, taming squirrels, playing piano, fishing for trout/perch.

Teen years: basketball (nearly 2 hrs every day), high-jump, piano, life-guard and swimming instructor at YMCA, babysitter, went to movies on occasion, A-student, did my share of partying and got bored with it quick, danced like a loony-bird with friends, suntanned during the rare weeks we had warm weather, anti-cliques and people who thought ‘brands’ made a person cool. Plagued with wearing hand-me-downs – which ended up a great life lesson.

College years: went to university to become a vet. Then changed my mind after walking into the clinic and seeing a silver table covered with a pyramid of severed dog heads with their brains exposed – nearly lost my lunch. Had a tough year with mono and barely made it through.  Kinesiology became my new goal but it was put on hold after just 2 yrs of school – to travel/model with Elite to earn money for school.  What a bizarre adventure and waste of time that turned out to be.  But I have since turned it into something positive — Cover Girl Culture (documentary)

Model days: paid to wear clothes and pretend to love products that I knew nothing about how they were made – if they were from sweat shops or were environmentally toxic.  Snore. Embarrassing part of my life.

Media Renegade days: started online mag for girls called GET REAL that was ahead of its time.  We made one issue and let it float in cyberspace. Imported hand-made, edible skincare from Australia.  Learned html web-design, flash and fireworks in mid 90s. Taught basic computing to senior citizens. Authored two children’s book on emotional intelligence:  Adventures in Dreamtime and Oceans of Emotions. Produced/directed documentary ‘Cover Girl Culture.’ Produced Seeing Through the Media Matrix (a companion DVD to CGC). Currently producing a second documentary. Guest on CNN, CNN The Joy Behar Show, CTV Canada AM, as well as Laura Ingraham’s radio show to challenge media and parents to respect and honor our children.  (definition of Renegade = an individual who rejects conventional behavior.)

Awards: Mayor’s Honor List 2010. Awarded Parents’ Television Council Seal of Approval for Cover Girl Culture. Delray Beach Film Festival Award- service to society, Official film in Women’s International Film Festival – Miami Beach.  Sept 2011 – invited to be on the Parent’s Television Council’s Advisory Board.