Meet Nick

Service

Long before the campaign, there was service.

A Chicago native, Nick graduated from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned as a Naval Officer in 2003, then earned a Master’s Degree in Security Studies from Georgetown University that December. Over 24 years in uniform he served overseas for more than a decade, including four combat deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and the greater Middle East spanning more than two years.

His first operational assignment was with the aircraft squadron VP-9 in Kaneohe Bay, Hawai’i, from 2004 to 2007, deploying twice with detachments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Bahrain, and Qatar. He also deployed to Thailand to help with humanitarian relief after the 2004 tsunami. From 2007 to 2010, Nick served at the Joint Analysis Center (JAC) Molesworth in the United Kingdom as Russia Team Chief, working with agencies, allies, and partners, and deployed with a Special Operations Task Force in Iraq.

In 2010, Nick became the Senior Briefer for the Chief of Naval Operations Intelligence Plot at the Pentagon, delivering daily intelligence briefings to the Secretary of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, and other senior naval leadership. From 2012 to 2014 he served aboard the USS KEARSARGE, including an eight-month deployment to the Middle East in 2013, then spearheaded initiatives critical for warfighting in the Pacific at U.S. Pacific Fleet from 2014 to 2017. In 2018 he graduated from the Naval War College with a Master’s Degree in Defense and Strategic Studies.

Along the way, Nick worked alongside aircraft squadrons, ships, submarines, special forces, the Air Force, Army, and Marines. He cherishes the camaraderie and values the military instills, and would be honored to serve as the only Veteran on County Council.

His Work

Nick spends his days helping families plan around what’s left after the government takes its cut.

After retiring from the Navy as a Commander in 2023, Nick used the GI Bill to earn an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He combined his career in analytics with that financial training to found Daniel Island Wealth Management, dedicated to helping families across the greater Charleston area invest wisely and live a rich life.

Today Nick and his wife Hoce own and run Daniel Island Wealth Management and Mount Pleasant Wealth Management. They and their team manage more than $40 million, providing vital financial guidance to South Carolina families, including widows, veterans, and young families just starting their careers.

Being trusted with families’ life savings is a massive responsibility. Making the County as efficient as possible with people’s hard-earned tax dollars takes the same skills, and Nick will bring that care to every line of Berkeley County’s budget.