La-Tonia Jackson

La-Tonia Jackson (she/her) is a strategic and influential senior executive with over 20 years of experience in corporate strategy, thought leadership, corporate social responsibility, strategic transitions, and project management. She is a devoted advocate for developing and implementing diversity initiatives by cultivating positive and inclusive work environments through her strong understanding of the challenges involved in leading corporate-wide culture changes.

La-Tonia is a member of the Board of Director for the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem on the Executive and Governance committees, and is a diamond-life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. La-Tonia has led values-aligned initiatives aimed at improving corporate communication, process, strategy, and profitability– both as an expert consultant and as a leader. She launched the first “Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Summit,” a hands-on experiential learning and mentoring weekend for 100 underserved middle school minority males from across the nation in the Bay area. La-Tonia also designed and executed the Innovative Learning Girls Program for a Fortune 500 company, which provided a 3-week next-gen tech summer experience and monthly academic year engagement to 1500 rural, under-resourced, middle school girls across 15 community colleges.

Currently, La-Tonia serves as the Staff Officer/Chaplain of the U.S. Army Reserve in Fort Dix, New Jersey. She has a Doctor of Ministry from the United Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity, Theology and Women’s Studies from the Princeton Theological Seminary, a MS in Adult Education and Human Resource Development from the Fordham Graduate School, and a BA in Behavioral Science with a minor in Criminal Justice from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.