Winter Lecture Series: Cultural Preservation

MEET THE PANELIST: Tonya E. Carroll was born and raised in Cherokee, North Carolina. She studied American History and Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, where she also earned her master’s degree in Public History. In 2016, her passion for her community and Cherokee history and culture made becoming the Department Manager of the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute a natural fit. There, she works with several leadership programs and specialists to create a generation of life-long selfless leaders deeply rooted in Cherokee history and culture.