As Co-CEO, Nomsa leads and directs Essential Access Health, driving the organization’s mission and strategic goals forward. She oversees key areas including federal and state programmatic initiatives, capacity-building efforts, finance and audits, organizational culture, and the development of new strategic business initiatives.
Before joining Essential Access, Nomsa held multiple leadership positions at St. John's Community Health, a network of federally qualified health centers in Los Angeles County. She is an alum of several prestigious leadership programs, including the Southern California Coro Women in Leadership Program, the Blue Shield of California Foundation Clinic Leadership Institute Emerging Leaders Program, the Women’s Foundation California Dr. Beatriz Maria Solis Policy Institute, and the Executive Women’s Leadership Cohort.
Nomsa currently serves as the 1st Vice-President of the Los Angeles City Health Commission, Board Chair of Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE), and Treasurer of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association. Her past volunteer experience includes significant roles on the Los Angeles County Community Prevention and Population Health Taskforce, the Los Angeles County Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiative Community Input Advisory Board, and the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network. Additionally, she has contributed to the African-American Infant and Maternal Mortality (AAIMM) Steering Committee, the Reproductive Health National Training Center Grantee Training Advisory Council, and the Reproductive Health National Training Center. In 2020, Nomsa was one of Southern California’s 50 Diverse Leaders.
Nomsa earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Master of Arts from Phillips Graduate Institute, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Service Leadership from Capella University.