✨ Meet Dr. Nadine N. Richards

Dr. Nadine N. Richards is a globally recognized executive coach, keynote speaker, and founder of Nadine Inspires®, LLC. As a strategic advisor and equity architect, she partners with leaders, boards, and mission-driven organizations to bridge vision and action through inclusive, future-ready strategy.

With over two decades of executive leadership experience across public, independent, and international schools, Dr. Richards specializes in equity-centered leadership development, strategic planning, and organizational transformation.

A visionary leader rooted in her Afro-Jamaican heritage and a deep commitment to justice, Dr. Richards helps organizations shift from performative action to purpose-driven systems change. Her work lives at the intersection of strategy, identity, and long-term impact.

A Proven Track Record of Leadership Success

With a career spanning K–12, nonprofit, and international leadership, Dr. Richards has held pivotal roles, including

• Adjunct Professor
• Head of School – Al Maaref Private School (UAE)
• Assistant Head of School for Institutional Strategy – Roland Park Country School
• Principal – American School of Dubai
• Former NYC and Long Island public school leader and paralegal for the NYC DOE

She is the author of Roses from Concrete: A Black Feminist Leadership Model for School Reform and the creator of the trademarked Black Feminist Leadership Model (BFLM™)—a belonging-first framework for leading with care, purpose, and collective power. Her forthcoming peer-reviewed article, Cultivating Liberatory Leadership: A Black Feminist Model for Mentorship in Schools, expands this work into mentorship and pipeline equity. She also designed the first-of-its-kind mentoring program for aspiring BIPOC leaders in international education.

Dr. Richards’ work lives at the intersection of belonging, systems change, and strategic vision—and has helped schools, nonprofits, and global education networks lead with clarity, integrity, and impact.
 

📍 Based in Atlanta. Working globally.
📧 Email: hello@nadineinspires.me
🌐 Website: www.nadineinspires.me executive leadership coaching strategic leadership advisor, inspirational keynote & author