Doctoral study · Global Leadership & Change · 2026
Pepperdine University
- Leadership, organizations and change
- Applied inquiry across communities and institutions
About Nico
A life informed by place, service + possibility.
Nico is an Arizona and California REALTOR® whose work brings together real-estate practice, public service and an international point of view. The result is a calm, careful way to help people understand a move.
A brief personal geography
From Saint Petersburg to the American West.
Personal history is included only to explain perspective—not to turn this page into a résumé.
- 1993
Born in the Vyborgsky District of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- 1996
Adopted from Russia, beginning a personal story shaped by more than one country and culture.
- Early years
Lived in the United Kingdom for two years before growing up in the United States.
- New York
Lived and studied in New York City, where human rights, public institutions and global perspectives became central interests.
- Arizona + California
Built a public-service career and a two-state real-estate practice shaped by desert, mountain and coast.
Education, applied
Study that strengthens the questions.
Each chapter supports an evidence-aware approach: listen, research, explain plainly and avoid pretending that one number tells the whole story.
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M.A. · Human Rights · 2020
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Human rights systems and public institutions
- Clear research and evidence-aware communication
B.S. · Criminology & Criminal Justice · 2017
Northern Arizona University
- People, policy and public systems
- A lasting connection to Flagstaff and Northern Arizona
Work beyond property
Public service + global perspective.
County public service
- Executive and public-facing support
- Public records, meetings and election administration
- Careful handling of procedures and documentation
Human rights + inclusion
- Graduate research in human rights
- Diversity and inclusion leadership
- Accessible, respectful communication across differences
Global + educational work
- Special-events work with the United Nations Department of Global Communications
- Classroom experience in Flagstaff
- A practical interest in how people, institutions and places connect
Real estate in practice
Clear guidance across Arizona + California.
Licensed in Arizona since 2015, active in real estate since 2016, and licensed in California since June 2026.
- Buyer and seller representation, property marketing and transaction coordination.
- Scottsdale and Greater Phoenix, Flagstaff and Northern Arizona, and Orange County.
- Primary homes, condos, land, relocations, second-property questions and lower-maintenance moves—subject to brokerage scope and property-specific facts.
- A calm process that organizes choices without promising an outcome or pressuring a decision.
Source notes
Background + attribution
- Hanley, N. (2026, August). Professional résumé [Unpublished résumé]. Credentials and work summaries are selectively paraphrased.
- HomeSmart. (2026). Nicholas Hanley, REALTOR® [Professional profile]. Public profile ↗
- Personal history and original Paris photograph provided by Nico. Campus-photo citations appear with each image.
The HomeSmart public profile does not display a complete transaction history on this page. No sales count or performance claim is stated here; any property-specific history should be verified from the brokerage or applicable MLS before use.
Licensed representation
Arizona through HomeSmart, LLC. California through HomeSmart Evergreen Realty.
