Tisha R. Tallman

Tisha R. Tallman, CEO of Primavera Foundation, comes to the Primavera Foundation with 17 years of executive experience in national, regional and state non-profit organizations advocating for individuals, families and communities at the intersection of poverty, homelessness and race/ethnicity.

Tallman, an attorney with an MBA, has served as a legal and public policy advocate, and a direct services program manager in these roles, litigating in federal and state courts, and testifying, speaking, and writing on a number of public policy issues throughout the southeast. In addition, she has experience creating programming, and installing information systems and performing operations management. As a spokesperson, she has been quoted and appeared in many media outlets including: BBC Radio; Japanese print media outlets; Mexico City newspapers and radio; MSNBC; CBS Evening News; Fox News; Court TV; NPR; Washington Post; New York Times; Time Magazine; and, local media outlets throughout the United States. She is also a published author of opinion-editorials and journal submissions.