Tanya Omolo

Tanya Omolo is a dual-degree graduate student at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the School of Social Work at The University of Michigan. Her early childhood years were spent living in Moscow, Russia and Mombasa Kenya before moving to California at the age of seven. Growing up in a multi-cultural and multi-racial family fueled her interest in international policy and international social work. Tanya's social work and policy focus predominately concentrates on the intersection of gender, equity and human rights for women in developing countries. She received her B.A. in Sociology from Pomona College, concentrating on gender, race, and equity. Prior to graduate school, Tanya managed the Workers’ Compensation program for Morley Builders, a large construction company in Los Angeles, where she created and led a program focused on providing injured workers with a voice and outlet for all concerns related to their injury. As a Global Activities Scholar, Tanya hopes to learn how to leverage her social work and policy education to develop humanistic policies and programs for a more equitable global community and women’s advancement.