Shanice Bailey

Shanice Bailey (shuh-NEESE bay-LEE) is a senior associate on the Communications and Health Equity teams. She provides communications support for health equity initiatives and other projects across NASTAD and supports DEI efforts through her work on the Minority Leadership Program, Anti-racism Work Group, and THRASH (Trans Harm Reduction and Sexual Health), an internal working group dedicated to trans activism and liberation. She also co-hosts the Southern Steep podcast for NASTAD's CBO Hub. Prior to joining NASTAD, Shanice worked as a curator and researcher with a focus on contemporary art, queer history, and the intersections of art and activism. She received her B.A. in American Studies from Smith College, where she studied the visual culture of the AIDS crisis as a Mellon-Mays Undergraduate Fellow.