Ogonnaya Dotson Newman

Ogonnaya Dotson Newman was a senior program officer in the Environment program at The JPB Foundation (now the Freedom Together Fund). JPB’s mission is to advance opportunity in the US through transformational initiatives that empower those living in poverty, enrich and sustain our environment, and enable pioneering medical research. JPB’s Environment program enabled resilient communities to benefit the health and well-being of low-income and underserved communities. Ogonnaya managed the environmental health portfolio that focused on detoxifying natural systems and the built environment by eliminating indoor and outdoor pollutants. Ogonnaya came to JPB with years of experience in community-based participatory research, partnership and collaboration for organizing around complex environmental issues, and environmental justice. Most recently, Ogonnaya was the Assistant Director of Public Housing and Health based at the New York City Housing Authority and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Ogonnaya holds a Master’s in Public Health with a focus on Environmental Health and a certificate in Health Geoinformatics.