Tambra Raye Stevenson Explained

Birth Place:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

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Tambra Raye Stevenson is an African-American entrepreneur, nutrition educator, public speaker, policy advisor, inventor, and food justice activist. Stevenson founded WANDA (Women, Advancing, Dietetics and Nutrition)[1] [2] [3] and NativSol Kitchen.[4] She is a Nutrition and Health Co-chair for the DC Food Policy Council,[5] a Committee member for the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board,[6] and was named National Geographic Traveler of the Year in 2014. She is co-chair of Bringing It To The Table.[7]

Early life

Stevenson was raised in a multi-faith family.

Stevenson earned a BS degree in nutritional science and minored in Spanish at Oklahoma State University in 2002. During that same year, she completed a Study Abroad Program in Community Health and Spanish Immersion at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Santiago, Dominican Republic as a Boren National Security Scholar.[8]

In 2004, she continued her education at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts achieving an MPH in health communications.[9] Stevenson, through the University of the District of Columbia, Washington D.C., began a Didactic Program in Dietetics in 2012,[10] and completed a Dietetic Internship in 2014.

Currently, she is completing a Ph.D. program at American University School of Communication in Washington, DC.[11]

She is known for challenging Westernized diets that cause negative outcomes for women and girls of the African diaspora.[12] Through nutritional education, advocacy, government partnerships and cultural awareness, she focuses on building healthy, sustainable communities, foods, self care, and support for improved health outcomes.[13]

She was named a Change Maker, by Clean Eating magazine,[14] and 2021 UCS Science Defender, by the Union of Concerned Scientists.[15]

Career

She began a career in public service at the Minority Business Development Agency, US Department of Commerce; including the first Washington, D.C. Mayor's Office on Women's Policy and Initiatives.[16]

In 2016, she organized “Black Women Getting in Formation."[17]

In 2020, she organized WANDA Academy.[18] She is the author of a series of bilingual children's books on nutrition called Where's WANDA? which are illustrated by Nigerian artists.[19] [20]

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack selected Stevenson to serve on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board, 2021.[21] In 2022, she advocated for and authored a "Food Bill of Rights".[22] [23] In 2023 she appeared at the National Food Policy Conference .[24]

She is representative to the African Nutrition Society.[25]

Works

Honors and recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. 2021-12-07. WANDA. en.
  2. Web site: Tambra Raye Stevenson Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search. 2021-12-10. patents.justia.com.
  3. Web site: A Career Dedicated to Building More Inclusive Food Systems . 2023-10-04 . www.usda.gov . en.
  4. Web site: 2015-02-08. Healing and Transformation with NativSol Kitchen's Tambra Raye Stevenson - Cuisine Noir Magazine. 2022-01-27. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2016-02-17. Team. 2022-01-27. Building a more equitable, healthy, and sustainable District food system. en.
  6. Web site: Industry Consumer, or Rural Interests NAREEE Advisory Board. 2022-01-27. nareeeab.ree.usda.gov.
  7. Web site: 2023-09-29 . Les Dames d'Escoffier DC hosts biennial symposium . 2023-10-04 . FOX 5 DC . en-US.
  8. Web site: Women's Environmental Leadership Summit . 2021-12-10 . Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum.
  9. Web site: Member Profile: WANDA and Tambra Raye Stevenson – Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute . 2023-10-06 . en-US.
  10. Web site: November 15, 2012 . Tambra Raye Stevenson: Mixing food, faith and black power to teach about health . washingtonpost.com.
  11. Web site: Student Profile: Tambra Stevenson American University, Washington, DC . 2021-12-10 . www.american.edu.
  12. News: Smith-Barrow. Delece. Tambra Raye Stevenson: Mixing food, faith and black power to teach about health. The Washington Post. 2021-12-03.
  13. Web site: 2014-10-08. Traveler of the Year: Tambra Raye Stevenson -- National Geographic. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506003135/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/tambra-raye-stevenson. dead. May 6, 2021. 2021-11-11. Travel. en.
  14. Web site: Syeda . Anika A. . 2021-02-20 . Meet the Changemakers: Tambra Raye Stevenson . 2023-10-06 . Clean Eating . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2021 UCS Science Defenders Union of Concerned Scientists . 2023-10-06 . www.ucsusa.org . en.
  16. Web site: . 2016-10-26. OSU Diversity Hall of Fame to honor six . 2024-06-14. Oklahoma State University. en.
  17. Web site: Johnson . Kandia . 2016-03-02 . Join Black Women Getting in Formation to Advance Nutrition and Agriculture for International Women's Day . 2023-10-04 . Black Enterprise . en-US.
  18. Web site: Feldman . Ella . 2020-06-30 . Women Living in Wards 7 and 8 Can Now Enroll in a Free Health and Nutrition Class . 2023-10-04 . Washington City Paper . en-US.
  19. Web site: Tarr . Tanya . How This Millennial Founder Negotiates Global Farm-To-Table Relationships . 2022-02-01 . Forbes . en.
  20. Web site: 2018-02-21 . Transforming Nutrition: Empowerment, Innovation, & Advocacy . 2023-10-04 . Food Tank . en-US.
  21. Web site: USDA Appoints New Members to Science and Research Advisory Board . 2021-11-20 . www.usda.gov . en.
  22. Web site: 2022-09-23 . Advocates pushing for the creation of ‘Food Bill of Rights’ to help guide policy decisions . 2023-10-04 . KIRO 7 News Seattle . en.
  23. Web site: Student Profile: Tambra Stevenson American University, Washington, DC . 2023-10-06 . www.american.edu.
  24. Web site: Leading Women Address "Rethinking Our Approach to Hunger" at National Food Policy Conference . 2023-10-04 . StreetInsider.com . en.
  25. Web site: 2018-10-04 . Tambra Raye Stevenson . 2023-10-06 . African Nutrition Society . en-US.
  26. Web site: 2015-07-15. NPHW: Racial Equity in Food & Nutrition. Office of the Provost. en.
  27. Colón-Ramos. Uriyoán. Monge-Rojas. Rafael. Stevenson. Tambra R.. Burns. Haley. Thurman. Shaneka. Gittelsohn. Joel. Gurman. Tilly A.. 2018. How Do African-American Caregivers Navigate a Food Desert to Feed Their Children? A Photovoice Narrative. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 118. 11. 2045–2056. 10.1016/j.jand.2018.04.016. 29934282 . 49386882 . 2212-2672.