Nina Simone Gaines, born in Boston Massachusetts(July 20 1971), grew up on the West Side of Chicago. Nina graduated from Horace Mann High School in Gary Indiana and attended Savannah State University receiving a BA degree in Mass Communications. She also served in the Air National Guard/Air Force for 12 years and later went on to receive a MEd degree in Education/Counseling. She has one daughter(18), loves track and field and has a strong passion for helping those in need.