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Tonya Bolden-Ball holds a Master of Science in Leadership from Grand Canyon University and a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She earned a graduate certificate in Life Coaching from Grand Canyon University, completed the Cornell University and University of South Florida's Diversity and Inclusion certificate programs and the New York

University Fundamentals of Global Sports Management certificate program. Tonya is a certified John C. Maxwell coach, trainer, and speaker. She owns the TBB Collective, where she specializes in professional speaking, executive and life coaching and consulting. Along with being a national speaker, Tonya also serves as a regional director of health outcomes and inclusion for a healthcare system.

Some of her awards and recognitions include the Louisiana Association of Educators’ Human and Civil Rights Trailblazer Honoree, LA Statewide Summit Delta Women in Business Honoree, Acadiana Lifestyle Magazine's Women Making a Difference Honoree, the Daily Advertiser/705 Top 20 under 40 Leadership Award, National Association of University Women (Lafayette Branch) Tribute to Excellence Honoree, the Kiwanis Southwest Citizen of the Year, the Girl Scouts of Louisiana-Pines to the Gulf Women of Distinction Honoree, the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival, Inc.'s 2024 Parade Grand Marshall, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Christiana Smith African American Alumni 2024 Outstanding Alumni Honoree.

Her community and volunteer involvement spans over 20 years in the Lafayette area. She has been hosting the Annual Community Cares Holiday Care Package Drive for the past 12 years. She is the mentor for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Black Women Leadership Association, and also serves as one of the mentors for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women’s Basketball Team.

Her leadership involvement includes serving as the Louisiana State Social Action Coordinator as well as the immediate past president of the Lafayette Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She is the president of the UL Lafayette's University College Alumni Chapter, and she also serves on the UL Lafayette's B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration Executive Advisory Council and the University’s Council for Inclusive Excellence.

She graduated from the Delta Leadership Southwest, NOBEL Women Leadership Institute, Leadership Institute of Lafayette, and the Leadership Louisiana Leadership programs. She is the writer and hosts the Moments of Elevation segments aired daily on KNEK Magic 104.7 and 95.5 KRRQ FM radio stations. She is married to Kirk R. Ball, and they are the proud parents of Trevor and Kennedi and grandparents to Taelyn Lamar.

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