In addition, she manages the Community Partnership Program for an independent oil company which provides industry grants and is one of the founding board members of the Timothy and Bernadette Marquez Foundation creating, implementing and managing their grant process. Bernadette co-founded the Denver Scholarship Foundation, which works with Denver's high school students, and currently serves as the Chair of their Board of Directors. She is a member of the Denver Foundation's Health Committee which distributes grants to various health organizations. Previously, she has served as a member of the Santa Barbara Foundation's Health and Human Services Committee, Board Member and Vice President of the Lobero Theater Foundation, Family Service Agency and Noah's Anchorage in Santa Barbara, CA.