Tonda Thompson

As the CEO of Valor Creative Collective, Vogue Dreams Production, and the owner and founder of She Slangs Wood, Tonda Thompson considers it her life’s mission to encourage others to walk with authority in everything that they do.

As a runway model in Los Angeles, Tonda learned how to accept rejection as a fuel to keep going. Following the tragic death of her first son, Terrell, Tonda spearheaded a career as a serial entrepreneur and community advocate. She took this path to find solutions and preventative methods to reduce Social Determinants of Health that have negative effects to the wellbeing of Black maternal, infant and fetal health within the United States. She is the founder of The National Coalition for Healthy Black Families, Inc (NCHBF) and has created events such as the HaRUNbee 5K, that honors Terrell’s life.

Tonda is a developer, a carpenter, a teacher, a model, sometimes a politician, and a mother who is aiming to find life changing solutions for the future.