Tonyehn Verkitus
Lackawanna Luzerne County Medical Societies
Tonyehn Verkitus is originally from Richmond, Virginia. She has been with the Lackawanna and Luzerne County Medical Societies since 2016. She also works as the host of Keystone Edition: Health for WVIA public television and sits on the boards of ACE Liberia as Chair; Lackawanna County Arts, Education & Culture Department; and Luzerne County STOP Coalition as head of Professional Education. As a Wholistic Life Coach and writer, Tonyehn is interested in the intersection between personal stories and community activism. As a person with many personal stories that shatter and empower, she has developed and facilitated workshops on healing and reducing personal trauma through self-care and shared stories. During her free time, she loves to read, garden and cook.