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This February, we welcomed Tasha LaDonna, our new Operations Associate. Before joining NYC-EJA, Tasha served as Director of Quality Management at Martin De Porres Youth and Family Services in Queens, where she managed multi-site documentation systems, supported compliance and audit readiness, and strengthened internal workflows supporting youth and families in historically under-resourced communities. She previously served as Associate Director of Operations at Merrick Academy Charter School in Laurelton, Queens, and held earlier community-based roles in East New York and Flatbush, Brooklyn, centering partnership, equitable access, and trust-building within neighborhoods navigating systemic inequities.
Tasha is a Certified Trauma-Informed Somatic Practitioner, International Forest Bathing Instructor, and Certified Ecotherapeutic Guide. She has partnered with NYC Parks as a volunteer and facilitated forest-based wellness workshops with the Marine Park Alliance. She is pursuing a professional path toward clinical licensure with a focus on trauma-informed, somatic ecotherapy.
She approaches operations with the belief that ethically aligned organizational systems are essential for effective environmental justice work.
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