Ua pûpû Monalisa Tolbert i to'na toro'a i roto i te taviniraa i te feia apî e i te mau utuafare. Ua rave na oia i te ohipa i te Zone a te mau Tamarii no Harlem hau atu i te 20 mau matahiti, i hea, she designed and administered eight afterschool program sites and managed the operations of more than 10,000 students from Kindergarten to College in Central Harlem.
Monalisa holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Metropolitan College of New York and a Bachelor of Arts from the College of New Rochelle.
During her time away from work, she loves spending time with her children. Taa ê noa'tu i te reira, she loves to travel and explore new places around the world.