About LaToya:

LaToya Logan is an award-winning behavioral health leader, educator, and social justice advocate whose work is grounded in transforming outcomes for Black males and other populations disproportionately impacted by trauma, systemic barriers, and high-risk life circumstances. As Founder and CEO of Project LIFT Behavioral Health Services since 2016, she has built a pioneering organization in Cleveland, OH, dedicated to prevention, culturally responsive behavioral health care, and holistic life skills development. Her programs address trauma, father engagement, independent living transitions, and the systemic inequities that often hinder stability and success.

In 2018, LaToya expanded her impact by launching Project LIFT Consulting, LLC, where she designs and facilitates dynamic, skill-based trainings for human service professionals, law enforcement, and community agencies. Her portfolio includes expertise in ethics, clinical supervision, racial trauma in behavioral health, restorative justice, correctional officer wellness, grief recovery, and anti-oppressive practices. She holds multiple professional certifications, including Restorative Justice Practitioner, Certified Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist, Certified Nurturing Fathers Trainer, and Certified Anti-Oppressive Informed Practitioner Trainer.

LaToya’s academic contributions are equally impactful. As an Adjunct Professor and Field Instructor at Case Western Reserve University, she prepares future social workers with a practical, problem-solving approach to diagnosis and treatment. Her prior service as a HUD VASH Senior Social Worker at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center underscored her expertise in crisis intervention and case management for chronically homeless veterans with complex mental health and substance use needs.

Her leadership extends to influential governance roles, including Board Member of the Cuyahoga County Community Corrections Board and the Ohio Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Prevention & Promotion Statewide Training Advisory Board. She is also a long-standing leader within the National Association of Social Workers – Ohio Chapter, and served as a Mayor-appointed Commissioner on the Cleveland Community Police Commission from 2016 to 2022, where she championed accountability, transparency, and transformative training for public safety.

A respected public speaker and trainer, LaToya has delivered keynote addresses for statewide conferences, social work celebrations, and youth engagement events. Her published works—The Case of the Brownie and the companion workbook It’s Not About the Damn Brownie!—challenge prevailing narratives about Black male aggression by reframing them as responses to trauma, shame, and systemic oppression. She has also developed specialized curricula, such as Examining Unconventional & Mischaracterized Trauma Experiences in Males and District Awareness Training for the Cleveland Division of Police, merging research with real-world application.

LaToya’s commitment to advancing behavioral health services lies in her ability to create environments where participants, providers, and systems confront hard truths while embracing pathways toward healing and change. Her approach integrates restorative justice, culturally competent care, and experiential learning—ensuring that behavioral health services are not only clinically effective but also deeply rooted in equity, respect, and lived experience.

Education:

• Ed.D. (ABD), Higher Education and Adult Learning – Walden University

• MSSA, Social Work – Case Western Reserve University

• B.A., English Education – Michigan State University

Through her visionary leadership, hands-on expertise, and unapologetic advocacy, LaToya Logan continues to push the boundaries of what behavioral health can be—transforming it from a system of intervention to one of empowerment and liberation.