Tali joined SVP in 2019 and began serving on the SVP Board in fall 2021. She is excited to serve on the SVP Board at a time that the organization is pivoting and adding advocacy to its principal work.
Tali was introduced to Refugee Artisan Initiative (RAI) as an SVP volunteer and now serves as RAI’s Director of Business Development & Programs. RAI’s mission is to partner with refugee and immigrant women to foster an inclusive, prosperous transition to the US through artisan skills training and micro business development.
An immigrant from France, with the lived experienced of being undocumented for 7 years, Tali has always had a passion for economic development and immigrant empowerment. She has worked for over 30 years in the nonprofit sector and co-founded Washington’s Paramount Duty in 2015 to organize parents advocating for fully funding public education. Tali holds an M.A. in Urban Policy and Planning from Tufts University, is a Class of 2015 Leadership Tomorrow graduate, and a parent of three soon-to-be graduates of Seattle Public Schools.