Toya Williford, Program Director, handles the youth and community development programs for the Brooklyn Community Foundation. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Toya is a graduate of Cornell University and received a Masters of Science in Urban Studies from Cleveland State University. She is an active volunteer with the New York Women’s Foundation, her local PTA and block association. A member of the NYC Transit Riders Council and the Brooklyn Junior League, she lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant with her husband and two children.
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