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About Me

Tanya Torp, CVA is an agent for social change and has spent her career engaging in community-based initiatives as convener, speaker, trainer, writer, and consultant. 

Her full-time job as Executive Director at Step By Step, Inc encourages and equips young single mothers, ages 12-24, through an empowerment model which includes mentoring, deep listening, case management, Support Groups, leadership development, and walking alongside them towards their own definitions of success. She is also the Founder and CEO of Be Bold, which encourages young women ages 9 to 18 to realize their full potential by engaging in a yearly seminar highlighting 4 key areas: social justice, stem, entrepreneur and career, and theatre. She developed the motto for the organization, “your body is not your currency” to divulge and explore alternatives to unrealistic and damaging societal and media representations of women.  She encourages participants to break stereotypes, support one another, embrace the collective, challenge norms, and become leaders in their own communities. 

Lastly, Tanya is one of 3 Founders of Not The Only One In The Room (NTOO), a group of over 600 women of color in Lexington and surrounding areas.  The group hosts quarterly networking events and offers monthly opportunities to share resources and support local events.

Tanya is a Keynote speaker and workshop leader in the following areas: strategic planning for non-profits, diversity & inclusion, volunteer management, community liaising, female empowerment, radical hospitality, and connecting disparate groups and individuals together through social innovation.