Shining light on inequality, inequity, & social injusticeConsulting: As your consultant, Tamika will help you and your organization push beyond the comfort of your status quo. Working with you, Tamika will assess your needs, identify areas of strength and areas for growth, and help tailor a unique action plan for your organization to move from diversity to inclusion and fight inequity and injustice.Training: As your trainer, Tamika will combine her diverse background as an employment lawyer, nonprofit leader, and industry innovator on diversity and inclusion to take your team through a series of interactive exercises towards changing culture and deep growth. Tamika will challenge your team, while working at your pace as people learn complex ideas, build team cohesion, and identify shared goals. Tamika has extensive experience facilitating workshops, meetings, and retreats in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors and will work with you before and after the training to make sure the training fits your specific organizational needs and includes concrete next steps.Speaking: As a speaker at your event or meeting, Tamika will use her unique blend of charisma, humor, and direct bluntness to inspire the room. As a nationally renowned speaker, Tamika will listen to your objectives and put together a speech specifically for your event. Tamika employs her personal stories of successes and setbacks to bring people in and connect intimately with groups of any size and ensure that people leave the room thinking differently and challenging themselves to stay engaged.

• Lead Toole Design’s internal efforts to become a more diverse, inclusive workplace that employs people of all backgrounds. • Collaborate with Human Resources on recruiting and hiring practices, leading trainings for staff, and serving as a resource for colleagues across the country.• Help establish and grow Toole Design Group’s presence and reputation in California. • Build relationships with clients and partners in the public and private sector.• Support and coordinate planning work in our California offices, and support planning work nationwide.• Help to recruit a diverse workforce and mentor staff nationwide.• Lead or assist with corporate initiatives as needed.

• Designing, building, and managing urban parks and gardens.• Organizing and developing campaigns to address both social and environmental conditions,including park equity and land use policy improvements.• Supporting and developing community leaders, both youth and adults, to be advocates for parkequity.• Partnering with community-based organizations, government agencies, and key stakeholders to advance the Land Trust’s project and policy work.• Developing and managing partnerships with public agencies, elected offices, community-based organizations and other key stakeholders that impact programs that benefit low-income, communities of color. • Directing initiatives to develop and influence local, statewide, and national policy and government to positively impact historically underserved communities.• Leading the organization’s strategic growth in transforming communities while being responsible for the vision and strategic planning for the organization’s projects, policy work, and campaigns.• Overseeing daily oversight, future growth, administration, programs, and fundraising of the organization. • Serving as organizational spokesperson and directing the marketing and communications work of the organization.The Land Trust’s work is rooted in the principles of equity, environmental and social justice, organizing, and land stewardship. The Land Trust is committed to the organization’s mission to grow healthier, safer and stronger communities by creating urban parks and gardens that help remedy the critical lack of green and recreational spaces in Los Angeles’ underserved neighborhoods. Learn more at www.lanlt.org.

Overall Management of the Organization• Provided clear, effective, and inspiring leadership to the staff and public• Created and maintained a supportive, effective, and interconnected work environment• Developed annual work plan and budget consistent with strategic plan• Oversaw human resources, including hiring, termination, benefits, and professional development• Developed and managed plan for growth in staff compensation and staffing levels• Managed finances and risk, including cash flow, payroll, invoicing, payables, receivables, reporting, annual filings, insurance, and compliance laws• Ensured racial, social, and economic justice were integrated into every aspect of the organization’s work• Served as liaison to our board of directors• Oversaw database, accounting, and communication systemsAdvancement• Oversaw a comprehensive approach to progressively growing the financial resources of the organization• Led fundraising efforts and engagement with members, donors, foundations, corporate sponsors, partner organizations, and others as appropriate• Supported the creation of high-quality organizational communications, including website, blog, email newsletter, social media, and press releasesAdvocacy• Built relationships with elected officials and community partners, including the organization’s Local Chapters• Oversaw contractual obligations to agencies, fiscal sponsors, and allied organizations• Served as the main spokesperson for the organization and sought out opportunities for public speaking • Worked with media outlets to promote LACBC's work and served as the voice of the organization

• Led boys and men of color work including Brothers, Sons, Selves coalition of 12 leading non-profits and 50 youth• Directed organization’s strategy on incorporating girls and young women into our boys and men of color work• Designed pilot of leadership training program for youth and coalition organizations’ staff• Supervised, coordinated, and managed diverse team of staff and consultants on education policy work• Tracked local and statewide policy on reforming school climate through restorative justice, the local control funding formula, and other education policy issues• Oversaw budgetary process for program• Served as program officer for LGBTQ & Education grant making portfolios• Created and began implementation of strategic vision for LGBTQ programmatic work• Provided vision and support for African-American stewardship program

• Served as Executive Director of first organizational office outside of Washington, D.C. headquarters• Fundraised from foundations, individual donors, government, and corporations • Established state policy and organizing agendas and created advocacy strategies for legislation and regulations impacting millennials in the areas of health care, education, and jobs • Created office policies and infrastructure; expanded to organization’s first regional office covering several states• Provided strategic direction to campaigns, mission, expansion, and goals as part of national executive team• Recruited, trained, and managed state team of employees, volunteers, and interns• Served as face of organization with donors and media, including regular television spot on Take Part Live• Expanded base of support, doubled the budget, and grew staff to ten employees

Skadden Fellow for Racial Equality Program• Established Bayview-Hunters Point and Western Addition Workers’ Rights Clinics• Conducted outreach in the community to target the most pressing employment needs of African-Americans in San Francisco • Worked with community partners to provide legal advice, counseling, and direct representation about employment problems, including family and medical leave issues, unpaid wages, collecting unemployment insurance benefits, and opposing discrimination • Solicited and engaged in litigation partnerships with private law firms• Supervised law students, interns, and pro bono volunteer attorneys• Rebranded and increased visibility of organization in San Francisco African-American community John and Terry Levin Fellow for Fair Play for Sports• Strategically developed and launched new project of organization’s Gender Equity & LGBT Rights Program• Coordinated outreach to private law firms for litigation collaboration• Engaged in public speaking engagements and community education on complex Title IX law and policy• Negotiated, litigated, and undertook policy work on behalf of low-income youth of color who faced discrimination under Title IX• Supervised law student clerks on legal research and writing• Collaborated with community based organizations, legal organizations, government institutions, and private foundations on Title IX policy• Developed cases from beginning to end, including client interviews, research, and brief writing• Fundraised for project to continue beyond initial year (project is still in existence)Gender Equity & LGBT Rights Program Extern • Conducted intakes and researched legal issues pertaining to work and family leave • Advised clients of their rights under complex and nuanced leave and discrimination laws