Sed Ministrare Volunteer Award

Nida Mirza ’05 is an inclusive leader who has made sure that neither cost nor a global pandemic got in the way of connecting alumnae to each other and to the College. Prior to relocating to the west coast, Nida was on the board of the Wellesley Club of Merrimack Valley in Massachusetts. Since 2017, she has been active in the Wellesley Club of Silicon Valley, first as the communications chair and then as president. Under Nida’s leadership, the club offered workshops with the Wellesley Racial Justice Initiative and provided financial support to alums who otherwise could not attend club events. This inclusive spirit grew during the 2020 California wildfires and early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the club launched Community Connections to offer support to alums in need of local assistance. She was also an early adopter of virtual technology and opened up the club’s events to all alums. During Nida’s tenure, the club has continued to offer many virtual programs over the last several years—Supreme Court workshops, happy hours, a wellness series and has continued to extend invitations to all alums via social media. Nida also spent several years as an admission volunteer and interviewer. Throughout her many years serving Wellesley, Nida has made “thoughtful, welcoming, inclusive programming” for all alums a priority.