Colonel Nichole Anderson is a 26-year veteran of the Broward Sheriff's Office. She joined the agency in September 1996 as a road patrol deputy after serving two years as a State Trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol. She has a wide range of experience at BSO in patrol and regional services and executive command. She has served as a field training deputy, supervised the agency's Recruitment Division, worked as a Patrol Commander, and oversight of Court Services as the District Captain. Her executive command tenure includes Bureau Commander and Executive Director of the Department of Community Services, as well as the position of Executive Officer to the Sheriff.

Colonel Anderson received her bachelor's degree in Legal Studies from Nova Southeastern University and earned a master's degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. She attended the 114th session of the Southern Police Institute Administrative Officers Course at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. In 2018, she graduated from the 274th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Colonel Anderson is also a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum Senior Management Institute for Police.