My Journey to Leadership: How One of Life’s Detours Shaped Me

Nicole Edwards serves as the Associate Vice President for the Human Resource Management department at Midlands Technical College, where she oversees the college’s key human resource functions. She has worked in Human Resources for over twenty years and been employed with the college for approximately 9 ½ years. Nicole is a graduate of the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She received her Master of Arts in Human Resource Management from Webster University. Nicole is also designated as a Certified Professional in the Human Resource field by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Chair in 2013. Her leadership continued as she was promoted to Dean of Health Sciences in 2019, and in February 2024, assumed a new role as Dean of the School of Education, where she continues to champion academic excellence and student-centered innovation.