GB Magazine October 2022 | Page 50

SWA Community

Tonya Torosian

Southwest Airlines is committed to fostering healthy communities and strives to positively influence lives in each community in a meaningful way . Southwest Airlines is proud to support Promises2Kids CEO Tonya Torosian and her leadership journey to create development opportunity across her team . Southwest Airlines will always come through and be here to support our youth who will one day become tomorrow ’ s leaders . Whether in the air or on the ground , we believe community is more than a place - it ’ s at the Heart of what brings us together .

Kelly Knox Sr . Community Outreach Manager
Southwest Airlines

A dedicated and passionate advocate for child welfare , Tonya Torosian ’ s work with children and nonprofit management spans over 30 years . As CEO of Promises2Kids , Tonya has continued her personal and professional mission to create a brighter future for foster youth . Recently , she journeyed through a beautiful and purposeful sabbatical taking time to reconnect with herself - putting herself first in brave and powerful new ways while continuing to create a positive impact on both employees and organizations .

GB : Please tell us about your position at Promises2Kids ?
Tonya Torosian
As CEO of Promises2Kids , I work closely with the Board of Directors to set our vision for the organization and then operationalize it for the staff to make it happen ! We are all about the children and youth we serve , so keeping a pulse on their needs , engaging them in conversations on their challenges and successes is at the forefront of our work .
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