LaToya M. Jones

LaToya Jones, BSHSA, MPH, is a doctoral student in Organizational Leadership and a mission-driven executive, health equity strategist, and disability advocate with nearly 30 years of experience leading initiatives at the intersection of public health, organizational leadership, and community engagement.

She is the Founder & CEO of LaToya Monique LLC, a consulting and leadership firm established in 2017, and the Founding President of The Joe Family Foundation for Disability Advocacy, Inc. Through these two organizations, LaToya demonstrates her capacity for executive leadership, brand development, and sustainable growth. LaToya Monique LLC is built on three pillars: strategic consulting, leadership coaching, and healing-centered equity initiatives. Its newest offering, RECLAIM: Leadership After Trauma, is a healing-centered leadership experience designed for professionals navigating bias, burnout, and complex workplace challenges.

Currently pursuing her Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis in Organizational Development, LaToya’s doctoral research focuses on the gender pay gap, equity in executive leadership, and the wellness of women of color in the workplace. She also teaches Social Determinants of Health in higher education, equipping the next generation of healthcare professionals with tools to address systemic inequities in clinical and community practice.

LaToya is a mental health champion and a Mental Health First Aid Instructor, certified by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. She integrates this expertise into her leadership development and training work, equipping individuals and organizations to recognize and respond to mental health challenges with empathy and skill.
She is a 2023 graduate of Leadership Greater Syracuse, the Essential Conceptions Leadership Experience, the Leadership Classroom, and the Gifford Foundation’s Nourishing Tomorrow’s Leaders program.

She also serves in regional governance roles, including Chair of the Health Equity Committee at the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, Tri-Chair of the Central New York Health Equity Task Force, a member of Crouse Health’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Advisory Board, and a board member of Leadership Greater Syracuse. Her leadership is grounded in compassion, lived experience, and the belief that healing and leadership are deeply connected.