Nadine Bridges (she/her) has dedicated herself to working with and advocating for vulnerable communities for the past 20 years. She is committed to racial equity, social justice, and anti-oppressive movements. She has been a professor, director, counselor, mentor, volunteer, and activist. As the director of Rainbow Alley, an LGBTQ+ youth serving organization, she worked tirelessly to ensure that the youth she served were protected, seen, and heard. Nadine volunteered in Nicaragua with the Peace Corps where she worked with local government officials, ngo’s, police, community, and youth leaders. She started her own mentorship program during her undergraduate years and taught Spanish at a charter school. Before taking on her new role as the Executive Director of One Colorado, the state’s leading advocacy organization for LGBTQ Coloradans and their families, she was the Community Health Division Manager for Boulder County Public Health.
Nadine is also a professor at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work teaching classes on Power, Privilege and Oppression; Disrupting Privilege; Community Leadership and Organizing; and Social Justice & Ethics. She professionally mentors former students and colleagues and serves on the Advisory Committee of Racial Diversity to the Dean at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work. She is also the Director of Scholarships for The Alexander Foundation.
Nadine earned her BS in Biology from the College of Charleston and her Masters of Social Work from the University of Denver along with a Certificate for Social Work with the Latinx Community.
“I am looking forward to building community, healing, and learning from other like-minded BIAPOC leaders.”