Taina McField
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Program Officer
New York City
Ms. McField began her career as an educator, activist and collaborator working with young people in various settings to mobilize their voices around human rights issues and obtain their life goals. She earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland with a concentration in Government, Politics and Family Studies where she honed her craft in youth and social justice advocacy as the Vice President of the College Park chapter of the NAACP. Ms. McField currently serves as Program Officer managing a portion of the grant portfolio and leading the Fellowship Program at the Nathan Cummings Foundation where her work aligns with the Foundation’s operational tenants: seeking to build a more interdependent, environmentally, socially and economically just society.