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CEO
Amor Adelante, LLC, United States
Nicole Vazquez is a queer Afro-Latinx cisgender woman of Mexican-American and Panamanian parents. She is originally from and currently lives in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles, after spending a good part of her childhood in Oklahoma, college in central Texas, and a few years post-undergrad in Kansas City, Missouri. She holds dual Masters degrees in Social Welfare and Public Policy from UCLA, where she was first introduced to Critical Race Theory (CRT). She is an expert in CRT praxis in academic and professional settings, with an emphasis on social work education and practice. Her publications and projects reflect these areas, notably as a co-author in the forthcoming text, “Critical Race Theory in Social Work,” and as co-founder and co-director of the Critical Race Scholars in Social Work (CRSSW) collective. She has over 20 years’ experience both in the public and nonprofit sectors that includes work with elected officials, in government agencies and in grassroots organizations; her direct practice experience includes crisis counseling, in-home counseling, and case management. Her past positions include the Director of Field Education and Chair Designee in California State University, Dominguez Hills’ Master of Social Work program. As the CEO of Amor Adelante, Nicole centers and advances love in all of her work that includes merchandising, exploration, and discovery with individuals and organizations on the road to transformation through various means. She approaches all of her work with love, humility, and as a learner.
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Friday, October 25, 2024
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT