Nicholas earned an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and a BFA from the Corcoran College of Art and Design. He joined CSEE in 2003 and is responsible for overall financial management for CSEE. He brings extensive experience in financial and grant management, operational analysis and nonprofit governance. Over the past 15 years, he has worked with US and international education, international development/reconstruction and arts nonprofit organizations and NGOs including Architecture for Humanity, Brooklyn Arts Council, Cinereach, Creative Visions Foundation, the Earth Institute at Columbia University and FilmAid International. He has presented financial and operational best practice workshops to nonprofit organizations and NGOs for the Ford Foundation, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and Six Points Fellowship. As a visual artist, his work has been included in numerous group exhibitions including exhibitions at Smack Mellon, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Art Museum of the Americas, Holtzmann Gallery and Viridian Gallery. He is in the permanent collections of the Annmarie Sculpture Garden, the White House and numerous private collections.