Nikki is from Maryland, and will be starting her second year at Northeastern University in Massachusetts. She has a combined major in business administration and psychology, in college with her business concentration in finance, and has an almost straight A grade average. Of note, she was an AP Scholar with Distinction, granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

She excelled both in the classroom as well as with her extracurricular activities. For example, she established a non-profit called “Bumble Bees” that is a 5 start Etsy shop that ships worldwide and donates all the profits to the Global Foundation for Children With Hearing Loss. She also received 1st Place in her investment pitch to the We Invest Venture Capital Cohort of the Women's Interdisciplinary Society of Entrepreneurship.

Nikki has been involved in numerous other activities. She was involved in theater where she was on the crew that made the plays happen. She was an officer for the “Do Something” club that helped various community agencies such as the local domestic violence center and helped clean the Potomac River.