Marquisha Frost

Dr. Marquisha Frost is an anomaly. An ambitious and creative woman, mother, and agent of change, her journey started a few decades ago, in Omaha, Nebraska. She was born to a teen mom and raised on the north side of Omaha, where she spent her formative years alongside her two siblings, of which she is the middle child.

Dr. Frost is a two-time University of Nebraska at Omaha alumnus. She has a B.A. in Multidisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Black Studies, a M.S. in Counseling with an endorsement in Mental Health and Student Affairs, a M.A. in Education, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration with a certificate in Women and Gender Studies, from Claremont Graduate University.

Currently, she serves as the Vice President of Community and Family Engagement at Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, a Counseling Professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and manages her own consultancy, Marquisha&Co., which offers life-coaching, counseling, and consulting services, for those aspiring to lead happier, healthier, and more balanced lives. As if that is not plenty, Dr. Frost serves as the Executive Director of The Sanctuary Collective, which is a non-profit organization and extension of Marquisha&Co.

Dr. Frost has received countless awards and honors for her work, both professional and charitable to include; The Collective for Hope’s 2025 Joy Award recipient, Mentor Nebraska’s 2024 Mentoring Advocate of the Year, Who’s Who Among Professionals (2022), University of Nebraska at Omaha Young Professional of the Year Award (2021), Winifred-Hausam Fisk Award for Excellence in Higher Education (2020), and Professional Achievement Award (2019).

When she’s not working in official capacities, she enjoys spending time with family, particularly her three children: Ma’Kye, Myles, and Delaney, who are known to be her greatest inspiration, joy, and accomplishments to date, mentoring young women, serving her church, Hope and Refuge Ministries Inc.