- This event has passed.
RVDW February 2025 Meeting
February 28 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
“DEI: What It IS and What It ISN’T“
Our guest speaker Tanisha J. Nash will help us understand what Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) IS – its history, its impact and its importance – and what it IS NOT.
Join us at Hidden Valley Country Club, located at 2500 Romar Road, in Salem, Virginia. Our program begins at 12:00 noon followed by a brief business meeting. If ordering lunch, please arrive between 11:15 and 11:45 to place your order.
About Our Guest Speaker:
Tanisha J. Nash
Supervisor of Student Support Services at Encircle
Tanisha Nash is currently employed as Supervisor of Student Support Services at Encircle where she oversees components of the behavioral support services provided in seven Minnick schools throughout Southwest Virgina. Prior to this position she served as the Assistant Principal at the Roanoke Minnick School for 8 years. Tanisha is an Adjunct Professor for Radford University where she has taught in the Social Work Department for 11 years.
Tanisha is a native of Roanoke, VA where she currently resides. Tanisha is a 1996 graduate of Patrick Henry High School and a two-time graduate of Radford University by way of Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University obtaining her bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work. Tanisha has worked in the mental health and education field for 26 years, in several capacities. These include, therapeutic day treatment, mentoring, counselors in both the public and private school setting, supervisor of intensive in home, outpatient, and inpatient counseling as well as consulting work.
Tanisha is active in her community, serving on various boards and committees in the Roanoke Valley. She is the immediate past President of the Roanoke Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. She currently serves as the chair of the Scholarship committee and Political Awareness and Social Action Committee. In addition, Tanisha is a member of the Roanoke Chapter of The Girlfriends Inc, The Roanoke Branch of the NAACP, serving on the Executive Committee, Member of the Board of Directors for the Goodwill, Kirk Family YMCA Advisory Board member and a member of the Roanoke Valley Democratic Women, serving as Chair of Membership.
In addition to her community involvement, Tanisha is a lifelong member of Morning Star Baptist church. Tanisha is the proud mother of two adult children, Phazhon and Sanii, to whom she credits for giving her the motivation and ambition day to day to live the best life possible. In her free time, Tanisha enjoys time with her children, close family, friends, and her grand dog Pollo, shopping, DIY home projects, travel and her new venture into event planning.