Welcome back to Fostering Solutions. I'm your host, Dr. Michelle Mickle Foster, and today we continue our "Holding the Mission Together" series—conversations with nonprofit leaders who have navigated extraordinary challenges while staying true to their missions and the communities they serve. I'm honored to introduce you to someone whose work has been essential to protecting and empowering survivors across our state: Tonia Thomas, Co-Director at the West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence. For more than two decades, Tonia has been a pillar of West Virginia's domestic violence prevention and response network. Since joining the Coalition in 2004, she has dedicated herself to building a robust statewide system that supports survivors and strengthens the organizations that serve them. Her work spans the full continuum of this critical mission—from raising public awareness about intimate partner violence to training professionals across multiple sectors, providing technical assistance to licensed domestic violence programs, and expanding leadership capacity throughout the coalition. What strikes me most about Tonia's leadership is her understanding that preventing and responding to domestic violence requires both systemic change and deeply personal commitment. She knows that holding this mission together means not just maintaining programs during times of uncertainty, but building resilient networks that can weather any storm while keeping survivors at the center of every decision. As a lifelong West Virginian with both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Marshall University, Tonia brings an intimate knowledge of our state's communities, challenges, and strengths. She understands the particular complexities of doing this vital work in rural and underserved areas, and she's spent her career ensuring that no survivor is left without support, regardless of where they live. In an era where funding for critical services faces constant uncertainty, Tonia's experience navigating these challenges while maintaining the Coalition's mission offers invaluable lessons for all of us in nonprofit leadership.