NADINE SMITH

Executive Director, Equality Florida Institute 

Nadine Smith is the executive director of Equality Florida, the state's largest organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. An award-winning journalist turned organizer, Nadine was one of four national co-chairs of the 1993 March on Washington; was part of the historic meeting between President Clinton and LGBT community leaders, the first Oval Office meeting of its kind; and served on the founding board of the International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organization. She is a Florida Chamber Foundation Trustee and served on President Obama's National Finance Committee. Nadine has been named one of the state's "Most Powerful and Influential Women" by the Florida Diversity Council, received the League of Women Voter's Woman of Distinction Award, and in 2018 was named one of the 100 Most Influential Floridians by Influence Magazine. She currently serves as chair of the US Commission on Civil Rights Florida Advisory Committee.