Tonya Hood
Community Engagement Partner
“It's incredibly rewarding to witness the tangible difference we make together."
Hometown
Highlights
- Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Clark Atlanta University
- Master of Business Administration in Marketing, Clark Atlanta University
- Leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson and Office Depot
Fun Fact
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Tonya at a Care Access community event.
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Tonya believes that quality of life is just as important as longevity.
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Tonya at a Care Access health screening event.
Meet Tonya, a Community Engagement Partner who promotes connections, instills confidence, and drives change with honesty and spirituality at her core. Her career and life journey have taken her from a successful marketer for Fortune 100 companies to a grant writer and advocate for educational equity for neurodiverse students in Georgia's 3rd largest school district.
In community engagement partnerships, Tonya cultivates an environment where individuals freely share diverse perspectives. This approach promotes stakeholder collaboration, enabling creative problem-solving and driving increased community impact.
“It's incredibly rewarding to witness the tangible difference we make together."
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Michael Lin
Co-Founder/Chief Partnerships Officer
We can't do this on our own, we don't want to stand alone.
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Calvin Thompson
Community Engagement Partner
I'm focused on the big and small problems holding communities back. It's all about making a real impact in people's lives.
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Joe Small
Community Engagement Partner
I'm passionate about social justice and access to education.
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Ricky Kalia, DO
Community Research Educator
My love for learning drives me to conquer challenges, fueling my desire to live fully and inspire others.
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Natalie Fields
Marketing Operations
Drawing from my experience in women's sports, I'm dedicated to fostering healthier communities through collaboration.
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Marli Pieternelle
Community Engagement Partner
Approach life with curiosity, kindness, patience, humility, levity, and a willingness to learn, and you'll find that anything is possible.
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Peta-Gay Jackson Booth, MD, CPI
Doctor & Health Researcher
Serving the underserved, fostering innovation, and advancing health equity are my passion and my job.
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Glenn Schatz
Vice President, Community Engagement
I am partial to spending time with people and communities who are skeptical of the healthcare system and the pharmaceutical industry. These are the folks who the research community needs to reach the most.
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Michael Parenteau
Head of Design
Contributing to something generational, leaving the world healthier than we found it, that's what drives me.
