Sue Nicholls (née Lambie) was an active BAA member since the beginning, starting as a co-leader of the Alternative Transportation Task Force with Geoff Nicholls and David Coale.

She moved on to become the Advisor to the High Schools Group in the fall of 1992 and continued as an advisor until 2002. The Schools Group developed a model for advisors “to lead by following,” which enabled students to gain skills and confidence to lead. Adult leaders and students came up with ideas and together determined the projects and course of the group.

She co-founded YEA! (Youth Environmental Action) in 1996 and guided it through its pilot and first three years.

She served on the BAA Council and was the Council chair when BAA merged with the PCCF in 2000.

She married fellow BAA volunteer Geoff Nicholls in 1992 and they have two sons, who as children were often seen in the office or at BAA events.