Our Team
Tanya Fields
Executive Director & Founder (She/Her)
Inspired by her experiences as a single working mother living in a marginalized community, Tanya Denise Fields founded the Black Feminist Project (formerly the BLK Projek) in 2009 as a response to sexist institutional policies, structurally reinforced cycles of poverty, and harsh inequities in wealth and access to capital that result in far too many women being unable to rise out of poverty and sustain their families.
Samantha Oliviera
Executive Assitant & Community Food Associate (She/Her)
Samantha Olivieri is a multifaceted creative with a passion for community, born and raised in New York City. She has a background organizing in Washington Heights and The Bronx, with a mission to provide people accessibility to resources and experiences they deserve. From community dinners to back to school drives, she has worked collectively in the past with other organizers to be the change she seeks in the world. Valuing community, mental health, and creative education she is honored to have the role of being both a teacher and student in the organization, as her classes and peers share their knowledge as well. Culinary arts is creativity with food, so she definitely enjoys having fun with her classes as they learn new recipes! When Samantha isn’t working at The Black Feminist Project, she works assisting a fashion designer and pursuing her creative projects. One of her recent accomplishments was starring in an independent queer Puerto Rican film called Seeya L8R which is currently hosting screenings internationally and being submitted to film festivals.
Justin Mashia
Black Joy Farm Coordinator (He/Him)
Aye Justin Mashia is an electronic graphics operator for 21st Century FOX, founder of a South Bronx community history running and walking group called Bronx Sole, and an urban farmer. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Grambling State University, an HBCU, and is a currently member of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition.
Taylor Fields-Scott
Communications Associate (She/Her)
Taylor Fields-Scott is a part of the Communications Team at the Black Feminist Project. She enjoys working with members of the team to make the organization a great workplace. Taylor is a full-time student pursuing nursing. In my free time, I love to listen to music, watching horror movies, and playing video games.