Nicholas joined the board in 2026. He has been the Luce-Mackinac-Alger-Schoolcraft District Health Department (LMAS) Director and Health Officer since 2009. He was President of the Michigan Association of Local Public Health from 2020-2022 and currently serves as Treasurer of the Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Board, Vice President of the Michigan Center for Rural Health Board of Directors, Co-Chair of the Michigan Local Public Health Accreditation Commission and a member of the Michigan Public Health Advisory Council.