Nicole Thibodeau joined Palm Beach Atlantic University as the Compliance Assistant in August of 2021. After spending one year as the Compliance Assistant, Thibodeau was elevated to Assistant Director for Compliance and Student-Athlete Services in Fall of 2022. In May 2024, Thibodeau and Wipseny Ells won the Small Office Compliance Award from the National Association for Athletics Compliance.
Thibodeau comes to the Sailfish after spending the two years at Lynn University where she served as a graduate assistant for compliance and earned her MBA in Sports Management. In her position with the Fighting Knights, she created and implemented institutional policy and procedure for the athletics compliance department and evaluated the eligibility of prospective student-athletes by reviewing academic credentials and credit requirements.
Prior to her time at Lynn, Thibodeau earned her undergraduate degree in Justice Studies and Sociology from Rhode Island College where she captained the women's volleyball team and served as an assistant to the athletic trainers. She was a three time All-Academic Team member and earned the Bourget Award for Outstanding Scholastic and Athletic Achievement.
