Urban Upbound
Tatiana Williams has extensive work experience in the financial industry, tax preparation, and income support. Tatiana served as the Director of Tax and Income Supports at Urban Upbound, where they managed various programs such as VITA/TCE, SNAP, and tax preparation services. Tatiana trained staff, developed training materials, and oversaw the activities of over 120 volunteer and paid staff members. Tatiana also had their own business as a sole proprietor at Liberty Tax Service for nearly a decade. Prior to that, they held senior positions at Fidelity Investments, including Senior Director, Department Manager, Senior Risk Analyst, and Section Manager.
Tatiana Williams has obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Accounting from Baruch College. Tatiana has also pursued further education by completing an MBA in Business Administration from Manhattan College. In addition to their degrees, Tatiana has acquired certifications as a Certified Acceptance Agent from the Internal Revenue Service and as a Real Estate Sales Person from the New York State. However, the specific years of completion for their degrees and certifications are not provided.
Urban Upbound
Urban Upbound’s mission is to provide public housing residents with a comprehensive group of accessible, vital, and impactful services to tackle poverty and change lives. We work with the more than 30,000 individuals living in four Western Queens public housing neighborhoods – Queensbridge (the largest public housing community in the nation), Astoria, Woodside, and Ravenswood. Urban Upbound serves clients through four comprehensive programs: 1.) Workforce Development: providing soft skills job readiness training and one-on-one career counseling, as well as job placement and retention assistance for the unemployed and underemployed. 2.) Financial Fitness Program: providing a suite of financial empowerment services including one-on-one crisis and short-term counseling, one-on-one long-term asset building counseling, community-based financial educational workshops, free tax preparation and comprehensive public benefits screening and enrollment. 3.) Youth Development/College Access: Urban Upbound’s youth services include in-depth SAT, college preparation, and college retention services. 4.) Community Revitalization: Urban Upbound ensures public housing neighborhoods have access to community assets such as mainstream financial services through the Urban Upbound Federal Credit Union, opened in 2010, the Urban Upbound FCU is the first low-income designated credit union in Queens ever.