NICHOLAS F. JACKSON, HE/HIM (ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCENIC DESIGNER), is a graduate of Scenic Design from the University of Wyoming and a MFA in Technical Production and Design from University of Memphis. Nic has worked for theater and dance for 15 years and was formerly an assistant professor at the University of Houston. Nic is now a full-time woodworker and manages a wood studio at North Carolina State University. Nic started with ShaLeigh Dance works in 2022 and is excited to return to this work and its ever-relevant mission to provide accessible dance to an otherly-abled audience.