Sonya Young Aadam, a University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business graduate, endeavors to develop and support transformative intervention in under-resourced, urban communities - including South Los Angeles where she was born and raised. In October 2014, Sonya joined the California Black Women’s Health Project as Chief Executive Officer after working in close partnership with the organization during her previous roles with the Los Angeles Urban League and BTL Health, Inc. Sonya’s deep passion for the overall health and uplifting of Black women is driven by her rearing as a woman of deep faith, commitment to social equity, and the heartfelt sentiment that “…we lift as we climb”.
