Nico Bremond is a grassroots community advocate, based in the Western Addition. He began his community work with Collective Impact and the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center in 2014 while attending the University of San Francisco and pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and African American Studies. Collective Impact hired him to become program coordinator for the Magic Zone/Mo Magic Teen Program, where students 13-19 could focus on developing leadership skills, work readiness techniques, performing arts expression while also improving literacy proficiency. After 8 years with C.I., Nico has mentored and supported over 400 teen and middle school clients. He has also traveled with Director of the SF Human Rights Commission, Sheryl Davis, presenting programs, curriculum and initiatives that C.I. has innovated and fostered to educators and community advocates nationally. He is on the Board of Directors for Up on Top, another afterschool program based in the Tenderloin. He is also serving his third year on the Board of Directors for the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association. Recently, Nico has been an integral part of Mayor Breed’s,Opportunities for All, an initiative to connect young people of all backgrounds to paid employment, job training, and mentorship opportunities.