Tomeka is a dedicated public servant who is passionate about learning, exploring, and being a scholar-activist for her community. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, USA, Tomeka loves spending time learning more about her family’s history and the ways in which it has influenced her passion for social and economic justice. Tomeka was originally connected to HIH through a Research Internship in the summer of 2021, in which she organized and classified planetary and human health data to design the backbone for a dashboard that will be used to monitor the impact of HIH’s international sites on promoting planetary health.

During her undergraduate years at Yale University, Tomeka earned a Bachelor of Science degree as a double-major in the History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology on the pre-medical track. She is currently working towards her Master of Public Health degree at Boston University School of Public Health, specializing in Maternal and Child Health, as well as Community Assessment, Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation. 

What is one thing that excites you about Health In Harmony’s work?

The work of HIH is both critical and interdisciplinary. In this field, we care for the earth by caring for the people who live on the earth. As a member of Health in Harmony’s Associate Board, I’m looking forward to amplifying youth voices, as well as integrating principles from ecology and public health into the fight for climate and environmental justice.