28 May 2026
Nicki Hancock Joins Carlton Fields as Chief Human Resources Officer
"Nicki Hancock joins Carlton Fields as Chief Human Resources Officer to lead the firm's human resources team, focusing on compensation, benefits, talent management and culture."
Hancock brings more than 20 years of human resources management experience and will lead Carlton Fields’ human resources department. She joins the firm as Chief Human Resources Officer, charged with overseeing the firm’s compensation and benefits plans, programs and policies, training and development, recruitment and retention, employee relations, diversity matters and regulatory compliance.
She was most recently Vice President of Human Resources and occupational health at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Hancock has significant experience in compensation and benefits, engagement and culture, and talent management. She previously served as Vice President of Human Resources for HCA Brandon Regional Hospital and Citrus Memorial Hospital. Prior to HCA, she spent ten years with Illinois-based OSF Healthcare System, advancing from HR Director at a 100-bed acute care facility to Regional Director of Employee Relations supporting five hospitals and more than 4,000 employees, and later serving as Director of Operations for Pointcore, an OSF-affiliated health care services company.
Hancock is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), is a former fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, and was a credentialed examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria Lincoln Foundation Award for Excellence. She holds an MBA from St. Ambrose University and a bachelor’s degree in human resource management from Western Illinois University.