Previously, Nora was Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs for SITE Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she implemented the mission and cultural direction of an internationally recognized visual arts institution. Before her time in New Mexico, Nora was Curator at The Friends of Photography at the Ansel Adams Center in San Francisco and Curatorial Assistant at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She has authored Beyond Boundaries: Contemporary Photography in California, as well as other articles, and she has served on boards for various arts organizations.
Nora received a Master of Arts in the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University and completed additional graduate classes in the humanities at Stanford University. Nora received her Bachelor of Arts in the History of Art and English Literature from University of California, Berkeley.
She currently lives in San Luis Obispo, California, with her husband and two children.