Nichols, Candice

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Candice Nichols, executive director for The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, was honored for her community service.

Nichols has been a community activist and professional in the nonprofit sector in Nevada for more than 20 years. Her activism began in 1989 when she became the chairwoman of Pro-Choice Advocacy, a coalition that codified Roe v. Wade in Nevada through a ballot initiative in 1990.

Nichols then joined Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada as director of education, then director of public affairs.

She has worked with Aid for AIDS of Nevada as director of prevention education for nearly 12 years, and she has worked with the homeless population in various capacities