Tonya Allen
Executive Director
Tonya Allen is a trailblazer in the East Oakland revitalization movement, and the Executive Director of the East Oakland Boxing Association, a Bay Area nonprofit that creates space for youth to practice, hone, and internalize the tools and attitudes needed to be exemplars of wellbeing for their peers, families, and communities.
Tonya specializes in business and organizational development, leadership, diversity and inclusion, strategic planning, and implementation. She has over 20 years of experience in the strategic consulting and organizational development space working with businesses, organizations, and institutions of higher learning worldwide.
Using a collaborative approach to growth and talent optimization, Tonya has developed a successful model of building effective teams, managing all components of organizational and business/fund development, operations, and strategic alignment. She has successfully written and been awarded grants and worked with organizations to successfully identify operational procedures, guidelines, and team-building approaches to enhance their long-term success.
Tonya is the proud mother of one daughter and strives to embody her personal belief and motto: “The Best Is Within, All One Has To Do Is Tap Into It and Believe.”