Dr. La Tonya is a charismatic financial educator, strategist, legacy-builder and the founder of Legacies by Design™, a financial empowerment framework created to help women, specifically family matriarchs, build wealth with clarity, control, confidence, and continuity. With more than 22 years of experience in office administration and project accounting, including managing $100+ million in contracts, she brings both strategic insight and real-world practicality to legacy planning and organization.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Investigative Forensics with a concentration in Cybersecurity, a Women’s Entrepreneurship Certificate from eCornell University, and an Honorary Doctorate in Christian Business Administration from Patterson College. While her credentials are extensive, La Tonya believes her most powerful lessons were forged through lived experience, faith, and responsibility.

A single mother for over 30 years, she mastered creative budgeting, disciplined stewardship, and resilience while building stability for her family. Her mission is also rooted in the legacy of her grandmother, Cynthia Robinson, a hardworking woman with limited formal education who inspired Dr. La Tonya’s commitment to ensuring today’s women are equipped not only to earn money but to manage it intentionally and transfer wisdom to future generations.

Through Legacies by Design™, Dr. La Tonya helps women take control of their family’s future to design lasting legacies. She is also the author of Paycheck to Prosperity, a foundational guide that introduces readers to practical, money principles for breaking free from paycheck-to-paycheck living.

Outside of her professional work, Dr. La Tonya thrives on creativity, connection, and community. She enjoys dancing, traveling, planning themed events for friends and family, participating in charity walks, and, most of all, spending meaningful time with her family and cuddling her grandchildren.