We want communities to get the support they deserve.
Transforming Community Engagement
Societal systems like housing, education, and legal justice have been misshaped by the explicit and implicit biases plaguing persons in powerful positions for centuries. The resultant policies have created highly disenfranchised populations with various negative health outcomes, to include early deaths. Accordingly, we work to empower communities in redesigning these systems and advocate against barriers to equity.
About Tenesha
Tenesha Lewis has dedicated nearly 20 years toward eradicating health disparities and inequity. While in her undergraduate studies, she co-founded a non-profit organization aimed to assist the at-promise youth in her community.
After graduating from Duke University with a BS degree in Psychology, she began an NIH fellowship in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, studying the potential for implicit biases held by healthcare professionals as they decide courses of treatment for their patients.
Tenesha went on to receive a Master of Public Health degree from George Washington University and served as the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority’s sole Masters-level prevention specialist, leading the creation, implementation, and evaluation of collective impact projects and special contracts designed to promote wellness and prevent mental health issues across the metropolitan region of Richmond, Virginia.
Tenesha then became Senior Manager of Training and Capacity Building at the Black AIDS Institute (BAI). In this role, she led the development, implementation, and evaluation of BAI’s HIV treatment and prevention trainings, capacity building initiatives, and internship programs.
Tenesha recently graduated from the Public Health Education doctoral program of Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California and currently serves as Director of Public Health Equity Initiatives at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Tenesha presently enjoys residence in Central Virginia with her husband, son, and dog.
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