Nikki Ham is a Chief Clinical Officer at The Learning Academy. She possess expertise in adolescents, staff development, group therapy, program development, student counseling and 6 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Nikki Poindexter Ham is one of the most professional Counselors that I've ever had the opportunity to work with. She is very dedicated, detail oriented, and cares about the students and clients that she serves." and "Nikki Poindexter Ham is a very hard working and dedicated individual. As a High School Counselor at Sherwood HS, she worked hard with meeting the needs of the many students assigned to her caseload. She often went above and beyond the call of duty with assisting students, teachers/staff, as well as the parents of students in academic and unpredictable crisis situations that occured with the academic school year. Nikki often stayed in her office late, working many long hours to ensure that her students met the criteria for graduation, were given access to scholarship materials, and she even arranged for necessary accommodations for SAT/ACT testing at various locations throughout the county so that all of her students had the opportunity to take test for college entrance requirements. I would highly recommend Nikki Poindexter Ham as a Counselor and/or including any other position in which she can utilize her very professional, personal as well as organizational skills to the fullest. Sincerely, Emmanuel Fisher Staff Development for MCPS"