Nadine Bridges has dedicated herself to working with and advocating for vulnerable communities for over 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 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 mentor program during her undergraduate years and taught Spanish at a charter school.