Tasruba Ahona

Tasruba is the NYIC VISTA of Fundraising & Program Development at Terra Firma National. As an AmeriCorps VISTA, she is responsible for supporting donor management and stewardship, as well as the development and implementation of a training and technical assistance program. Tasruba is a recent Sociology and English graduate from the City College of New York. She has served as a Teaching Assistant to children with autism, a Housing Justice Advocate for South Asian Survivors of Domestic Violence, and an Environmental Justice Research Fellow in the South Bronx. Informed by her coursework and experience, she has cultivated a passion for systems-level thinking and restorative justice, and intends to pursue a Master's of Science in Urban Policy and a PhD in Sociology. In her free time, she enjoys reading, journaling, exploring NYC, and spending time with her family.