About me
I am Tami, and it’s so nice to meet you.
The world that I envision is one where each and every human being is honored, valued, and dignified in their wholeness, brilliance, and beauty. It’s a world where everyone has the ability to feel a deep sense of belonging and thrive. It’s a world that embraces, celebrates, and embodies healing, liberation, and — ultimately — freedom.
I’m about personal and collective healing, systems and culture change work, transformative and liberatory practices. My coaching practice centers racial healing and justice, being trauma-informed, and in showing care through mindfulness, somatic practices, and other transformative modalities.
As an executive coach for social change, I support primarily self-identified white women, which is my own lived experience. Together, we explore what needs to heal within us individually and collectively, to disrupt the patterns and behaviors that are in contradiction to our stated values and commitments, and to become more effective in our movement-building efforts, organizing, and leadership professional practices.
More about who I am and my experiences
I’m a white, cis, Jewish woman who has been dedicated to the lifelong journey of deepening my awareness and healing from the ways in which I have embodied white supremacy and oppressive cultural norms and social conditioning
For over 30 years, I’ve worked in the fields of Child and Youth Development and Education, Leadership and Organizational Development, Community Organizing, and Systems Change. I’ve worked for the nonprofit/nongovernmental to public and private sectors globally.
Notably, for over a decade I worked in international development for the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). I’ve lived and worked in numerous countries throughout East and Southern Africa, South Asia, Europe, and Central and South America.
I currently serve as a Lead Associate for the Racing to Equity Consulting Group, and I have been recognized for my contributions in the fields of Social Work, Youth Development and Global Human Rights Work and have performed a number of keynotes and speaking engagements at Schools of Social Work across the nation and numerous conferences.
I’m also a blessed mama through adoption and a grateful wife. My family and I currently reside in Boulder, Colorado. I am an avid lover of the outdoors, music, adventure, travel, and play. I seek quiet solitude while also tending to my extroverted nature through spending time with family and friends and imaginative play with my little one! I value getting my hands in the dirt and growing food for my family. I love every form of water there is to swim in, relax in, bathe in, and meditate next to.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree from Long Island University-Global College
- Master’s Degree in Social Work from Columbia University
- Anti-racist training through the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond
- Coaching Certification through Seattle Life Coach Training
- Somatic Abolitionist Training Program
