Nicole Praga graduated from Arizona State University in 2017 with a degree in journalism and mass communications before completing a plus-one Masters program in mass communication in 2018. The Richland, Washington native brings marketing and communications experience in higher education and collegiate athletics from both the University of Maryland and the Pennsylvania State University. Praga lives in North Bethesda and enjoys going to local sporting events and spending time outside when the weather is nice with her husband, Dylan.