Draft:Douglas J. Nicholls

Douglas J. Nicholls is the current Mayor of the City of Yuma, Arizona. He was first elected to office in 2014, and most recently re-elected to a term that began in January 2023.

Nicholls is a graduate of Arizona State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with an emphasis in Civil Engineering. He completed post-baccalaureate studies in transportation engineering. He then started his own engineering firm in Yuma, Core Engineering Group, LLC, and is its president and owner.

Nicholls was inducted into the ASU Academy of Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame for the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment in 2019.

He is the current President of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, having been unanimously elected to a two-year term.