​Nick​ Wicksman joined the Gary Sinise Foundation in October 2019 as the Outreach Assistant ​in​ the Outreach Department. Nick was born in Santa Monica, California, and, outside of his time at school in Phoenix, AZ, has been a resident of Los Angeles ever since. He is a graduate of Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications with a B.A. in Journalism and Communications ​and a minor in Political Science. Among candle-making, playing softball, and being a fitness instructor, Nick is also a Second Lieutenant, Military Intelligence Officer, in the California Army National Guard. ​He is honored to have the opportunity to both serve his country and, through the Gary Sinise Foundation, help others who have served and sacrificed.