Born in Brooklyn NY a huge family man with parents of Caribbean descent of Barbados. Long before working for Camp IHC Nikko went to High School at Baldwin in Long Island and went on to play Basketball on a scholarship to Concordia College (NY). 

At the school Nikko studied Sports Management and minored in Education. While being a 3.1 student he was a 5 year player, 3 year captain, 3 year starter, 1000 point scorer and one of 3 players to hit 100 or more in every Major statistical category. Nikko was born to lead either through his play or words on the court which helped him to play overseas professionally once he graduated in 2012. He played for 2 seasons in the Dominican Republic before getting hurt in 2014.  

Upon his return home in 2014 he started teaching (Baldwin 14’-18’,Hicksville 18'-22’) Special Education for reading and math as well as coaching basketball (Mineola HS 14’16’, Baldwin HS 16’-19’, New York Tech 19’-21’ and Queens College 21’-22’). Nikko is currently coaching at the #2 ranked High School in the USA Long Island Lutheran in Brookville NY, Co-directs a Non profit AAU organization called Level Up LI and works Full Time with Camp IHC as one of the Athletics Directors. 

Camp IHC has been “Home” for Nikko since 2019 as he was recruited in from Long Island by long-time camp members the Eisenbergs. He enjoys the spirit of camp, the escape from the fast paced city, and the diversity of the staff you meet and gain bonds with over the summer. When Nikko first arrived he was Basketball Coordinator and eventually became Basketball Director in ‘21 & 22’ before becoming  Full Time in 23’ as the Athletics Director. The part of the job he loves most is hiring staff, the fairs, orientation, and working with the kids in sports and special events. He enjoys smiling, making jokes, teaching sports in fun ways to create bonds and instill passion into others. Nikko loves to work alongside his IHC family, avid about music and sports of all sorts but emphasis on basketball and hip hop, and spearheading new events for staff and campers with Joey and Casey. You will often see him and his long time friend who he brought to camp and fellow full time member Ricardo together bringing energy, love and excitement through the hills and down the bunklines of camp! He is also First Aid and CPR certified.