Tania Rosario-Méndez

Public health specialist, environmental justice activist, feminist and anti racist organizer, based in Puerto Rico. She holds a double major in Drama and History and a Master's in Public Health from the University of Puerto Rico. With over 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Tania has a solid track record integrating community work, popular education, and advocacy on public policy. Since 2016, she has led the work of the historic feminist organization Taller Salud focused on reducing health inequities, achieving gender equality and eradicating violence in communities that live with greater social exclusion. Her goal is to build a Puerto Rico where there is health, peace and development for all. She has received several awards, including the New York Theological Society Urban Angel Award (2020) and the Rafael and Celestina Cordero Award from the Puerto Rico Community Foundation (2020). She is also a TedTalk speaker (2019), Vital Voices fellow (2019), co-founder of the Maria Fund in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria (2017), member of the Coordinating Committee of the Gender Equity Observatory of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican Coalition against domestic violence and sexual assault. Tania is also part of the Board of Directors of the Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network, a member of the Environmental Justice Resourcing Collective and the Climate Zone Advisory Group. She is the author of two books and several articles and lectures. She is a theater director and teacher. She is a full-spectrum doula and a certified childbirth educator. She is the mother of a boy and a girl. She is immensely and fiercely happy to be alive.