Natosha Tallman

Program Director, Oakland Avenue Urban Farm; Detroit, MI

Natosha Tallman is program director at Northend Christian Community Development Corporation. Natosha was first introduced to the nonprofit world in 2008 as an executive assistant, as well as program director of the AmeriCorps Next Steps Community Reintegration Program at Vanguard Community Development Corporation. While designing workforce development programming to assist returning citizens with acclimation into society, she gained a passion for assisting marginalized populations, which eventually led her to community activism and fund development. As both staff (Vanguard Community Development Corporation, Council of Michigan Foundations (CMF), Allied Media, Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS)) and a board member of 80 Strong Community Outreach, The United Communities of America (UCOA), and Oakland Avenue Artist Coalition (OAAC), Natosha learned about the challenges and joys of nonprofit leadership from many different points of view. From 2013-2015, Natosha was the full-time diversity equity and inclusion program developer for the Council of Michigan Foundation, where she was privileged to work alongside its smart and dedicated team to advance the work of nonprofits across the state of Michigan. Leaving for two years to welcome a beautiful little girl into her life, Natosha was honored to be invited to join the team at Northend Christian Community Development Corporation as a part-time administrative assistant before becoming a full-time program director in the fall of 2017. She has been blown away by what the organization and its larger network have accomplished and is inspired by the opportunity to tell its story. (Detroit, MI)