As Director of Digital Inclusion and Innovation, Itha will lead priority initiatives that improve resident access to the three critical pieces of achieving a high quality of life in the 21st century: computer literacy skills, computer ownership, and high speed internet. The formal launch of Community Learning Centers in Homewood through Level Up 412  and the continuation of the Beyond the Laptops program will provide community members of all ages with the tools they deserve to learn, work, and live.

As Senior Program Manager for Social Impact Design, Tamara will launch the new Social Impact Design Department at Neighborhood Allies which will center the voices and stories of our priority neighborhoods and ensure that design justice and equity principles are implemented in an intentional way that always puts community needs first. In this role she will oversee a project portfolio that includes architectural and urban design, public art, and place-keeping. With her leadership, this department will pilot a new program that will provide storytelling and design services to support the realization of community projects by acting as a translator of community visions to architects, urban designers, and artists.