Pomona and Pitzer Colleges are two of the five Claremont Colleges. Bridges is the current chair of the NCAA Division III Championships Committee as well as a current member of the NCAA Division III Budget Committee. Bridges earned his undergraduate degree from CSU Long Beach in 1977, and his M.A. in Physical Education and Athletic Administration from CSU Long Beach in 1982. In 1989 Bridges earned his Ph.D. from USC in Administration of Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics. In addition, Bridges played college baseball at Long Beach State University and semi-pro ball with the Baltimore Oriole organization.
Bridges is married with two daughters.