Nicole Leopardo

Nicole Leopardo, MA has a diverse work experience in various roles and organizations. From 2022, they have been working as the Director of Equity and Inclusion at Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA). Prior to that, they founded SOME CONTEXT in 2019, an independent media source focused on racial, social, and economic justice. Nicole also owns Leopardo Consulting, which they started in 2015.

Nicole has been involved in the field of equity and inclusion as a Senior Consultant & Data Analyst at The Justice Collective from 2018 to 2022. Nicole has also served as an Academic Senator at the San Francisco State Academic Senate from 2018 to 2020, where they specialized in policy writing with an equity and inclusion lens. Additionally, they worked as a Lecturer at San Francisco State University from 2016 to 2020, teaching in the College of Ethnic Studies.

In terms of community involvement, Nicole was a Practice in Transformative Action Cohort 9 member at the East Bay Meditation Center from 2021 to 2022. Nicole also served as an Events and Development Consultant at the Oakland Food Policy Council from 2016 to 2017. Earlier in their career, they worked as an Instructor Aide at Alice Fong Yu Alternative School from 2014 to 2016.

Nicole's educational background includes a Master's degree in Ethnic Studies from San Francisco State University, where they focused on the mixed race experience, food, cultural transmission, and oral history. Their thesis explored the meanings of food rituals among self-identified multiracial families.

Nicole Leopardo, MA, obtained a Master's Degree in Ethnic Studies from San Francisco State University, which they pursued from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government at UC Santa Barbara, graduating between 2008 and 2012. In 2011, they also had a brief period of study at UCLA, though no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. Additionally, Nicole has obtained several certifications, including a Quality Learning and Teaching Certification (QLT) from San Francisco State University in January 2020 and an SFSU Academic Technology/iLearn Summer Institute Graduate certification from SFSU Academic Technology in August 2016.