Nicole Velichko graduated from Cal State Monterey Bay and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with an Accounting concentration in May 2016. Over the past eight years, she attained her Master's in Accounting from St. Mary's, worked for three years with a major CPA firm, and currently serves as a Senior Manager of Tax Technology at Driscoll's, overseeing the filing of numerous international tax returns for the company.

Nicole has actively supported the CSUMB Accounting program by participating in Accounting Networking Events, speaking at Friends of Froshman events, and promoting accounting careers alongside CSUMB Accounting faculty at Mission College and Harbor High School. The Accounting faculty expresses gratitude for her unwavering support of the CSUMB Accounting program and for her role in hiring students as interns and full-time staff at Driscoll's.