Dr. Evelyn Nadeau

Evelyn Nadeau is a professor of Spanish at Clarke University. She was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has lived and taught in Oregon and in Baja California, Mexico, arriving in Dubuque in 2002, along with her husband Marcos and her son Alejandro. She has been involved in various local civic organizations, including the City of Dubuque Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, the Coalition for Nonviolence, Crossing Borders, Dubuque Area Congregations United (DACU), Dubuque Democratic Socialists, Dubuque for Refugee Children, the Coordinating Committee of Dubuque International Day of Peace, Dubuque Peace and Justice, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), and the Dubuque Branch of the NAACP. Evelyn has volunteered at the Multicultural Family Center in many capacities, including leading the monthly Spanish Café and presenting the annual Día de los Muertos celebration with her students for the Dubuque community. She is passionate about supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our community, and firmly believes that our cultural diversity is our strength.