I am a member at Twin Cities Friends Meeting (St. Paul) the traditional land of the Dakota. Northern Yearly Meeting, where my committee work includes racial justice committee, and finance committee. My governance work in AFSC has been board member, member of corporation and currently on Midwest Region Executive Committee. I earned a BA of fine arts from Manchester University focusing on music education in undergraduate work. I earned an MA from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Supervision of Music Education. In my professional work, I taught middle school choir.
Tonya McClary is a pastor, lawyer, advocate, organizer, and artist. Her life’s works are in the areas of transformative justice, criminal justice, healing, civil and human rights and for over two decades, Tonya has been realizing her vision. In February 2020, Tonya became the first Police Monitor and Director for the Office of Community Police Oversight for the City of Dallas. In that capacity, she has oversight of the eighth largest police department in the country and is the bridge between the Dallas Police Department and the community of Dallas.