She holds a degree in Education from the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Bridges has served as Trustee and Chairman of the Lancaster County Board of Education. She has also served on the Springs Close Foundation Advisory Board, United Way Review Board and Lancaster County Health & Wellness Commission and as a Community Advisory Member for the J. Marion Sims Foundation. She currently serves on the USC Palmetto College Board of Visitors and the Lancaster County Commission for Higher Education. She is a resident of Heath Springs for over 36 years and is a member of Salem United Methodist Church. Mrs. Bridges became a trustee of the Foundation in 2017.