Councilor Sims and his wife, Stacey Davis, live in Edgewood and have two sons, Jackson and Charlie. Nick serves as VP of Community Initiatives at a local non-profit organization overseeing direct services in early education, health, financial stability, and access to services. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of South Alabama (2001), and a Master’s in Public Administration from UAB (2007). Nick has served on the Executive Committee of the Jefferson County Collaborative for Healthy Equity and is a trained Equity, Diversity and Inclusion facilitator by Common Health Action. He has also served as Chair of the Alabama State Obesity Taskforce (2016-17), Board Member of Rickwood Field and a Committee Head for the Sidewalk Film Festival.