NOFAS is heartbroken by the tragic news that our beloved colleague and friend Natasha Singh has passed away. Natasha was a passionate and dedicated champion of the FASD community through her years of service on the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) team at the Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

All of us at NOFAS loved working with Natasha and treasured the time we spent together at CDC meetings, the NOFAS Affiliate Summit, and other venues. She always brought a bright, uplifting, loving energy to these meetings. Natasha was a strong supporter of NOFAS and its affiliates and partners, and a close and caring friend of everyone on the NOFAS team.

For many years, Natasha facilitated the NOFAS partnership with CDC and the organization’s role in the Collaborative for Alcohol-Free Pregnancy. The Collaborative is an ongoing CDC-funded project that brings together experts from a range of disciplines, including pediatricians, social workers, and Ob-Gyns, to prevent FASD through education, trainings, and other resources.

Natasha was born in 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, grew up in New Delhi, India, and settled in Atlanta, Georgia, to serve at the CDC. Natasha had most recently been assigned to the CDC’s Division of Blood Disorders, while courageously battling cancer, and continuing to tirelessly advocate for the needs of the FASD community.

All of us at NOFAS will greatly miss our dear colleague and friend, Natasha.

An obituary is published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.