Over the last three years, Nicholas has served as an itinerant teacher of students with visual impairments in Sumner County, Tennessee. He provided instruction in the Expanded Core Curriculum to students in grades pre-K through eight throughout the school system. Prior to his experience in Sumner County, Nicholas taught physical education for students in grades pre-K through twelve and high school wellness at the Tennessee School for the Blind (TSB) for four years. In addition to his teaching responsibilities at TSB, Nicholas coached wrestling and goalball.