Originally from New Hampshire and Boston, Mancusi currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona where he involves himself within the Taliesin community and international architectural community. After serving as the President of the Taliesin AIAS chapter for two years, Nick went on to serve on the American Institute of Architecture Students Board of Directors as the 2010/2011 AIAS Director of the West Quad. Recently, Nick has been elected to serve as President of the AIAS for the 2011/2101 year. Nick serves with great pride and commitment to promoting student leadership within architecture and architectural education.

Nick began his architectural education at Pinkerton Academy in 2000 continuing onto studying at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA in 2004. Mancusi still keeps strong ties in the North East by acting as the Design and Business Consultant of Mancusi Builders, LLC as well as educating the New England Community on sustainable design and living through periodic lectures throughout the area.