Tonya Ingram (September 1, 1991 – December 30, 2022) was an American poet, author, speaker, disability activist, and mental health advocate.

Ingram founded the team alongside Eric Silver, Matthew Sparacino, and Safia Elhillo.

administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and the head of the Health Resources and Services Administration, Carole Johnson; worked with members of Congress, including Representative Katie Porter; and even testified before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy in May 2021.

[9][25][26][27] Ingram told the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy that she would die without the federal government's urgent action.

Ingram's friend and fellow journalist, Kendall Ciesemier, commented on future potential for intervention in the organ procurement system by the American government:[25][29]"The solution already has bipartisan support and would be both cost-saving and lifesaving.

Sometimes I wonder if the problem doesn't get solved because so many of the heroic advocates who square off against executives and their lobbyists have disappeared in sickness or in death.

[1] The ceremony to bury her occurred on the grounds of Hollywood Forever Cemetery under a California Oak on January 27, 2023.

[31] An article from the Los Angeles Times states, "Ingram was on the kidney donor wait list for three years.