Tamla M. Tinsley

Tamla joined the SP2 Community in 2018, bringing with her over three decades of professional experience in providing exceptional administrative and clerical support across various organizations, including several departments at the University of Pennsylvania. She attended Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and earned a Business Management certificate with a specialization in Human Resource Management from Griffin Technical College – now known as “Southern Crescent Technical College” in Griffin, Georgia.

In addition to her significant administrative expertise, Tamla excels as a business consultant, offering mobile notary services, executive assistance, and document preparation for small and minority women-owned businesses in Philadelphia, particularly those organizing expungement clinics. As a notary public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania since 2011, she has dedicated herself to empowering her community.
Since 2018, Tamla has actively championed her community by serving as a block captain and organizing efforts to support seniors in her neighborhood. Her extraordinary leadership shone during the pandemic in 2021. Her civic engagement includes serving as a judge of elections in Philadelphia’s 40th Ward, 12th, and 46th Divisions, where she continues to make a difference in every election cycle.

Beyond her professional contributions, Tamla has volunteered with the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy—now known as “The Office of Adult Education”—and the nonprofit Career Wardrobe, now called “The Wardrobe.” As a proud member of several professional organizations, including the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) – Philly Chapter, the National Notary Association (NNA), the African American Chamber of Commerce of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, and the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (PA SBDC), she is committed to fostering growth and connection. She has also achieved certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) from WBENC for 2021, 2022, and 2023.

In June 2024, embodying the spirit of “necessity being the mother of invention,” Tamla launched The Susan C. Moses Healing Center and Life Laboratory, known as “Library Street Jawn,” in the Bartram’s Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia. She was honored by PA State Representative Regina G. Young for her unwavering dedication to improving her community and enhancing the community’s well-being/quality of life.
Having raised three children to adulthood, Tamla cherishes the moments spent with her grandson, Malachi P. Noel (“Kai”), and her three “furry” grandbabies and three “furry” great grandbabies. She is fueled by her passion for all genres of music, cultural events, museum crawls, and the pursuit of spiritual well-being through Buddhist and yoga practices.