Nikki was born in Georgia and moved Kennewick, WA when she was 10. From the time she was a little girl, Nikki knew she wanted to work with children. She received her undergrad and Master’s in Teaching degree from Eastern Washington University in 2011then taught in both private and public school for over ten years. While teaching at a private school, she felt the call to minister to kids. She began her adventures in children’s ministry at Emmanuel in August, 2021.
Nikki married Derrick Phillips in 2012 and they both attended EBC and were baptized together in 2014. They had a son, Emmitt in 2016 then moved the family to Maryland in 2017 where their daughter, Freya, was born in 2019. They happily moved back to Pullman in 2021. Nikki enjoys spending time with her family, reading, baking, biking, tennis, Zumba, Pilates, and teaching kids about the love of God.
