Tamara Grider Harris

Tamara Grider Harris is an accomplished marketing and communications professional with extensive experience in promoting equity-related initiatives. Currently serving as Vice President of Marketing and Communications at KABOOM! since March 2016, Tamara leads efforts to position the organization as a voice for playspaces as a racial equity issue. Prior roles include Senior Director and Director of Strategic Communications at KABOOM!, Director of Public Relations at Safe Kids Worldwide, and Director of Communications and Marketing at the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. Additional experience includes leadership positions in communications and marketing at MetLife, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Colgate-Palmolive, Catalina Marketing, and Johnson & Johnson. Tamara holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Hampton University.