Tonya Pruitt-Lyons joined DRNC in January 2022. In her role as office manager, she provides administrative support to the CFO, CEO and office staff. Tonya, who has 22 years of experience with Legal Aid of North Carolina, has a bachelor’s degree in organizational management from St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh NC. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Tonya moved to NC in 1994. She has two sons, one who serves as a staff Sargent in the US Army. In her free time she enjoys reading, crafting with vinyl and resin and relaxing on the couch binge watching Netflix.