The nonprofit BRIDGES has promoted Tosca Nance-Jones to chief administrative officer, a new position within the organization’s leadership. Nance-Jones has worked with BRIDGES for the past eight years, first as director of community engagement and then as vice president starting in 2019.
For Nance-Jones, her proudest accomplishment with BRIDGES, so far, has been launching the Youth Action Center, which she describes as “a multi-dimensional space that enhances and expands youth leadership opportunities especially for youth in marginalized communities by creating partnerships with organizations in the community.”
The Youth Action Center, Nance-Jones adds, is “led by an intergenerational facilitation team. We want to harness that energy of the young people. They’re passionate, and they’re the driving force behind our success. That’s really my success.”
Once a youth activist herself with activist parents, Nance-Jones says, “I grew up understanding and knowing the value of community and civic engagement, and I’m fueled by restorative equity work. So, the unique thing about BRIDGES and what BRIDGES offers, it was a natural kind of alignment of my values. They offer the opportunities for youth to find a place for themselves.
“For those who are passionate about social justice and want to create solutions, or those youth who want to develop their leadership skills in areas that lead to entrepreneurship or developing their artistry, or if they just have a desire to connect with people and grow their problem-solving and communication skills to find their own voice, we have a place for them. We just provide the tools so that they realize the possibilities are essentially limitless for them. And I love that about BRIDGES.”
“It’s been an honor to be entrusted with this, as I say, responsibility,” Nance-Jones adds about her new position. “I firmly believe that collaboration is the key to success. I’m also eager to leverage the collective expertise of our teams, our staff, our young people, and promote a cross-functional collaboration and communication that has us constantly focused on improvement.”
