27/05/2026
✨ TOCA Board Member Highlight: Martine Charles✨
Meet Martine Charles, a Senior Sales Enablement & Leadership Development Manager at Uber, the Program Director for our TOCA Mentorship Program, and a proud TOCA Board Member!
“When I was in high school, I began thinking more seriously about my future, and I realized that the dreams my parents had for me were not always the same dreams I had for myself. In 11th grade, a college recruiter named Ms. Mona, who came from a similar background to mine, visited my English class and shared stories about traveling the world, meeting people from different backgrounds, and building a meaningful career along the way. After her presentation, I asked her how to build my own path, and she simply told me, “Just try to do something, and you’ll figure it out along the way.”
That philosophy has stayed with me ever since. Looking back, it’s incredible to think that a simple 45-minute presentation on a warm spring afternoon could completely shift the way I saw my future. Since then, I’ve built a career that is uniquely my own and have had the opportunity to travel to over 20 countries.
Being a Board Member and Mentorship Program Director at TOCA allows me to pass that same gift forward. One of the [TOCA] students once told me they saw me as a role model, and I nearly burst into tears because I realized how powerful it is for young people to see someone who reminds them that more is possible. To me, TOCA is about exposure, confidence, and helping students believe they can create a future beyond what they’ve already seen.” 🌍
(Pictured: Brazil, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Thailand)
