(Excerpts from an article originally written and published by the National Samoan Chiefs Council – Nuʻu o Matai as part of its Samoan Heritage Celebration City Hall Highlights series. Story reprinted with photo from the original feature that was posted on the Manu'atele Community Worldwide website. The Samoa News web editor apologizes for crediting the article to Samoa News staff.)

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Natalie Tuālemoso Ah Soon, a proud native of Faleasao, Manu‘a, carries the strength of her roots into a life of service and leadership in public health.

 As Director of Community Engagement & Government Relations for RAMS, Inc. in San Francisco, Natalie works at the intersection of community, health and public policy. 

She is also Co-Founder of the Regional Pacific Islander Health Task Force, where she currently serves as Interim Director — helping ensure Pacific Islander voices, experiences and needs are represented where critical health decisions are made. 

She is the daughter of the late Tuālemoso & Katerina Ah Soon.