Nicole Ham joined SNHU as the Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance on May 20, 2019. She was named the interim women's lacrosse head coach in January 2021 and served in that capacity until June 2021. She was then elevated to Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance in February 2026.
In her role, Ham is charged with handling the compliance operations for the department's 18 NCAA Division II and Northeast 10 intercollegiate sports, as well as additional administrative duties, such as student-athlete, academic support and sport oversight (field hockey, women's volleyball, women's lacrosse, men's and women's tennis).
Additionally, Ham serves as SNHU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) advisor and serves on the NCAA women's lacrosse regional rules committee, after serving on the same committee for men's lacrosse in 2025.
Ham came to Manchester from a short drive across 101, after spending the previous two years as the Compliance Coordinator at fellow Northeast 10 institution Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H. Ham oversaw all compliance operations for the Ravens' 26 varsity intercollegiate sports and also served as one of the institution's representatives on the NE10's Committee of Sports Administration (CSA). Additionally, Ham was FPU's interim women's lacrosse head coach during the 2019 season.
Ham also has experience in the NE10 as a student-athlete, starting for four years as a member of Franklin Pierce's women's lacrosse team. Ham, under her maiden name of Nicole Dale, racked up 96 career points for the Ravens on 72 goals.
A native of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Ham is a two-time graduate of Franklin Pierce, with a Bachelor's degree in business management in 2016 and a Master's degree in leadership in 2018. She resides in Loudon with her husband, Colton, and daughter, Morgan.
