SPN President Tracie Sharp and Board Chairman Carl Helstrom announced that the Board of Directors unanimously approved Nicole Hoplin to the SPN Board of Directors at the March Board of Directors Meeting. Sharp noted:

“In welcoming Nicole to our Board, we gain her two decades of philanthropic experience connecting donors with effective organizations. Her dedication to and record of raising up the organizations and leaders to advance free enterprise and liberty will be an asset to our Network leaders.” 

Nicole is the co-founder and president of Hoplin Jackson Charitable Advisors, a boutique philanthropic advising company works with high-net worth clients to identify and partner with the highest performing and most successful nonprofits in the country.  

With nearly two decades of experience advising individuals, families, and private foundations she is a philanthropic thought leader, having spoken in forums across the country about the impact donors can make on our country.  

Nicole dedicated many years as a vice president at Young America’s Foundation, the organization responsible for saving and preserving President Reagan’s historic California ranch. She managed relationships with more than 200 supporters to identify their philanthropic priorities and connect them with programs that aligned most with those interests. 

She currently serves on the Reagan Ranch Board of Governors, Young America’s Foundation’s Board of Directors, the Trinity Christian School (Fairfax, VA) Board of Trustees, the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women Board of Directors, the T.W. Lewis Foundation Board of Directors, and on the Trust for the National Mall’s “Ball on the Mall” host committee.  

A native Minnesotan, Nicole and her family reside in Oakton, VA.