DR. NICHOLAS VANCE

My name is Dr. Nicholas Vance, and I am a 2009 alumni of the Bedford METCO program. I was born and raised in Mattapan and I am a proud member of the Cape Verdean community. After my time at Bedford, I went on to an HBCU to further my education in political studies. During that time I served as President of NAACP on campus and did work for US Congressman Clyburn of South Carolina. After graduation I worked for The Yawkey Boys and Girls Club and then City Year before I moved on to corporate recruitment and DEI work. I have been a part of the creation of Encore Boston Harbor leading DEI hiring initiatives to now leading a team on DEI recruitment and retention at National Grid. 

I have also worked in politics. I worked for Hillary Clinton in Florida as a key strategist in Lakeland, FL for her presidential run. During this time I also served as a Governor Baker appointee on the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee and served as a youth advisory/ board of trustee member on the Huntington & Dorchester YMCA boards. I also served as the Boston NAACP Political Action Co-Chair where we successfully enforced the use of body cameras for the Boston Police Department to create more transparency in law enforcement. During this time I also continued my education at Northeastern University and received a Masters degree and a Doctoral degree.