Kristi A. Nickodem joined the School of Government in April 2021. Her work focuses on human services law, including organization and governance of local human services agencies, powers and duties of local agency directors, the confidentiality of social services information, and the administration of local child support enforcement programs. Immediately prior to joining the School, she practiced employment law at K&L Gates LLP, where she counseled employers on complex employee relations and compliance issues, conducted internal investigations, and defended clients in litigation. Prior to entering private practice, Nickodem worked with an international nonprofit organization as a case manager and employment specialist for newly resettled refugees in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Nickodem is a member of the North Carolina State Bar and earned a B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She earned a J.D. with high honors, Order of the Coif and Order of the Barristers, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
