Tanya Steele
Ocala, Florida
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Tanya Marie Steele is the
great-granddaughter of Bishop and Mary Montgomery and granddaughter
of Oneida O. Montgomery. She is the Daughter of Frances Montgomery
Steele and Terry L. Steele, Sr. She was born in Landsthul, Germany
and as an "army brat" lived in K-Town and Berlin, Germany as well as
other bases in the United States.
Tanya graduated from Florida A & M
University in 1997 with a Degree in Theatre and minor in Social Work.
After leaving college she moved to Boston, Massachusetts where she
volunteered with AmeriCorps* VISTA as an Event Coordinator for City
Year. There she directed and managed major events with audiences of
1000 or more. A few years later she returned to Florida to become a
counselor for Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Inc. For two years she lived
in the wilderness and helped troubled girls turn their lives around. EYA
is a non-profit organization started by Jack and Ruth Eckerd in 1968
of Eckerd Drug Stores. EYA is one of the largest providers of child
services in the State of Florida and is located in 8 states.
Currently, Tanya works as the Director
of Hi-Five Pasco/Hernando/and Marion Counties in Florida for EYA.
Hi-Five is a violence prevention program for elementary school
students. Tanya manages three state contracts, 10 staff across three
counties and 7 schools, and has three advisory boards. She recently
graduated in the second EYA Leadership Class. She is a member of
Emerging Leaders of Ocala, Florida and the Florida A & M National
Alumni Chapter.
When she's not working, Tanya lives in
Ocala, Fl where she loves to spend time with her fiancé Ramon Y.
Clark, read, watch movies, bike ride, and talk on the phone to her
family.
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