Nina Moreno

About Nina Moreno

Nina Moreno is the Founder and Principal of Moreno & Associates, where she consults on strategy; program/project design, management, and evaluation; policy research, analysis, writing, monitoring, and advocacy; and development. She is the Chief Officer of Research and Health Policy Safe Passages. Nina’s career began as the Director of the Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) Project and then later as the Executive Director of the Bushwick Community Development Unit, both projects of Agenda for Children Tomorrow (ACT) in New York, NY, where she worked to reform local policies and increase funding opportunities with grassroots leaders. For the past ten years, Nina has worked on state and national policy research and reform as well as fundraising in the areas of health and education as the Regional Director of the Safe Haven Initiative at the National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse at Columbia University and Interim Executive Director of the Children’s Defense Fund- California. Nina holds a Ph. D. in Social Welfare from the School of Social Work at Hunter College and a B.S. in Human Service Studies from Cornell University, College of Human Ecology. When she is not conducting research and developing strategy, Nina may be found exploring the world with her partner.

Experience

1. Senior Consultant

   Seed Collaborative

   Jun 2022 — Present · Oakland, CA, US

   Design, implement, and evaluate innovative, community defined, culturally relevant strategies to strengthen communities and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) with municipalities, non-profits, foundations, and corporations.

Education

• Cornell University

  Bachelor's degree, Social Welfare

• Columbia University

  Master's degree, Social Welfare

• Hunter College School of Social Work

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Social Welfare