Advance Health Equity Around the World

Advance Health Equity Around the World

TBA Collective is an established 501c3 committed to advancing gender healthcare equity by focusing on healthcare accessibility, education, job creation, advocacy, and innovation around the world.

Areas We Focus On To Breakdown Inequity Barriers

ACCESS TO CARE

Helping eliminate global healthcare inequalities in cancer care by ensuring that oncology services and treatment are delivered to all that need them.

EDUCATION & Job Creation

Ensuring that girls around the world get the sexual health and wellness education they need to live healthier lives and can pursue sustainable work for their futures.

Fitness & Mental Health

Supporting health and sports to build physical, emotional, and social well being. Championing leaders who exercise self determination, strength, and gender equality.

Innovation

Finding innovation for rapid infectious disease testing is critical, the protection of public health depends on accessibility to fast and reliable results.

We’ve donated essential feminine care to help support the 6.8 million Ukrainian refugees with limited access to menstrual hygiene products, helping to restore their DIGNITY.”

THE BODY AGENCY COLLECTIVE

How We Can Work Together

BECOME A CORPORATE PARTNER

Partnership opportunities include in-kind donations, sponsorship of the BodyNEXT Campaign, educating your workforce, fundraising events, and matching gifts. 100% of every dollar goes directly to our charitable channels.

FUND A PROGRAM

BECOME A SKILLED PHILANTHROPIST

Use your time, talent, and treasure to join an inspiring community of philanthropists, thought leaders, celebrities and emerging youth activists. Join us to become a Founding Member. Advocacy is vital to our mission.

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We are designing exclusive partnerships with industry leaders to provide them with the resources and information they need to lead in the female wellness and empowerment space."

Kate Roberts, Founder, The Body Agency

Join Our BodyNEXT Campaign

We are building a world where every woman has the power to define her life.

Learn about our signature, celebrity-driven campaign to empower the next generation.

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Kate Roberts, our Founder, has raised $150M across 50 countries, tackling issues such as HIV/AIDS, access to contraception and prevention of domestic violence. ”

The Body Agency Collective

How We Do It

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Support - with body care kits

We have opportunities for companies to participate in “In Kind “ product sponsorships through our Body Care Kits.

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ADVOCATE - with BODYNEXT

Our BodyNEXT campaign provides a platform for philanthropists, celebrities, activists and thought leaders to act on their advocacy.

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seed - with Global Grants

We make it easy to seed grants to fund and test innovative wellness solutions on a global scale.

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scale - With experience

We start small and we grow strategically. We see what works on a grass roots level and scale accordingly, with intelligence and strategic purpose.

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INNOVATE - with research

In collaboration with NGOs, Universities and Corporations, we use scientific research and data to innovate change.

The Collective’s Board of Directors

KATE ROBERTS

The Body Agency Founder & CEO

KATE ROBERTS

The Body Agency Founder & CEO

Kate Roberts is the Founder and CEO of The Body Agency and its charitable arm, The Body Agency Collective. She has 30 years of experience working in global development, philanthropy and business. She has tackled some of the most challenging women’s issues, including HIV/AIDS, sexual reproductive health, menopause and aging, menstrual hygiene, maternal health and gender-based violence. Together with PSI, Melinda Gates and HRH The Crown princess of Norway, Roberts founded Maverick Collective, a $100M groundbreaking philanthropic initiative. She has been recognized as a 2007 Young Global Leader at The World Economic Forum, Fast Company’s Top 100 Most Creative, Public Policy Magazine’s Top 100 Thinkers, The Washington Post's Top Marketer, and Vogue’s Top 100 Women. Kate is an accomplished artist, and her pieces have sold across 10 countries. Many of her works have been inspired from her vast travels and highlight incredible women that she has come across from countries such as Saudi Arabia, India, Romania, Ukraine, Tanzania, Russia and Central America. She is also the host of the Sex, Body, and Soul Podcast.

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HARVEY GRANT

Professional Basketball Player

HARVEY GRANT

Professional Basketball Player

Harvey is a retired NBA player after 11 years playing for both the Washington Wizards and Portland Trail Blazers. He comes from a basketball family; his twin brother Horace Grant is a four-time champion with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers and his son Jerami Grant currently plays for the Denver Nuggets. Harvey is now focusing his investments on healthcare, and wishes to use his platform and network to support The Body Agency Collective and girls health issues.
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Debra Messing

Emmy award-winning actress

Debra Messing

Emmy award-winning actress

Debra Messing is an Emmy award-winning actress, producer, social justice and human rights advocate. She is the cohost of an activism focused podcast called “The Dissenters.” Debra Messing is best known for her Emmy & SAG Award winning role as “Grace Adler” on NBC’s Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated comedy series “Will & Grace.” Film credits include the award winning “Searching,” “Along Came Polly,” “The Wedding Date” “Nothing Like The Holidays,” “The Women,” and most recently, “The Dark Divide.” Messing was honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, The Women In Film’s Lucy Award, The Gracie Allen Award, American Comedy Award, among 50 nominations. Messing is the Global Health Ambassador for PSI focusing on HIV/AIDS. She has traveled extensively in Africa in this role and testified before the House Foreign Affairs sub-committee on Africa and Global Health and spoke at the International AIDS conference. Messing supports HRC (Human Rights Campaign), Times Up, Everytown for Gun Safety, Mom’s Demand Act, the ACLU, ERA Coalition, The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Marley’s Mutts among many other organizations. Messing has been honored by the HRC for being one of the world’s greatest supporters to the LGBTQ+ community both on screen and off screen, and by The Trevor Project with The Trevor Life Award for her contributions to the LGBTQ+ community. Messing is also a founding member of The nonpartisan civic engagement organization i am a voter.
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Amita Vyas, PHD, MHS

Professor of Public Health

Amita Vyas, PHD, MHS

Professor of Public Health

Amita is an Associate Professor and Director of the Maternal and Child Health Program in the Department of Prevention and Community Health, at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. At the age of 20, Professor Vyas journeyed to Calcutta to work alongside Mother Teresa in the Missionaries of Charity. She saw what the social determinants of health and well-being really mean to vulnerable populations, and from that extraordinary experience decided to pursue a career in public health. Today, her work focuses on reproductive health care, adolescent health, and the health and development of immigrant children and adolescents. She is also an expert in multi-level research methods and evaluation. She also holds an adjunct position in the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Tonya Steiner

 Executive Director, Global Access to Cancer Care Foundation

Tonya Steiner

 Executive Director, Global Access to Cancer Care Foundation

Tonya is the Executive Director of the Global Access to Cancer Care Foundation (GACCF). The foundation supports the global fight against cancer by partnering with clinicians and Universities to provide critical technology, education and training in low to middle income countries in Asia, Africa, India, and South America to treat victims who currently don’t have access to adequate care.

Tonya comes to GACCF from AdvaMed, the Advanced Medical Technology Association, where she served as Director of Strategic Partnerships overseeing revenue generation and strategy for the organization’s conferences and educational events. In her role, Tonya leads efforts to build lasting relationships with key supporters, identify and recruit new sponsors and funding sources, manage sales and revenue as well as strategic planning for future growth.

Prior to her time at AdvaMed, Tonya served as the Director of Sales for HR Tech software in New York City and Director of Customer Services at DEI, an online education company. After receiving B.A. in Communications and Business Tonya has continued to stay active in the University of Colorado (CU) Soccer and Crew sports programs. She still is currently rowing, coaching and playing for nationally recognized clubs.

She has lived and worked around the world supporting innovative technologies for health and child welfare. She has held numerous leadership and mentorship positions both locally and internationally for health, wellness and youth charities such as Boys and Girls Club, Volunteers of America, Youth at Risk, Grass Roots Soccer and Special Olympics programs.

Tonya is a dynamic leader, who is passionate about reducing the education gaps in radiation therapy and increasing resources to provide effective treatment solutions that will impact all cancer patients and reduce the global cancer burden.
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