Tamla M. Tinsley

Tamla joined our SP2 Community in 2018 and has over three decades of professional experience providing administrative and clerical support to various organizations and departments, including many at Penn. She attended Fayetteville State University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and received her Business Management certificate with discipline in Human Resource Management Specialist from Griffin Technical College in Griffin, Georgia.

In addition, she has extensive experience as a business consultant, providing mobile notary, executive assistant, and document preparation services for Philadelphia-based small and minority women-owned businesses in various industries, with particular attention to organizations that coordinate expungement clinics.

Since 2018, she has also been noted as a block captain/organizer and helps seniors in her community. During her advocacy in community & civic engagement, when she was chosen and accepted the appointment of a judge of elections in the 40th Ward, 12th Division, and subsequently in other divisions each election cycle. Tamla demonstrated leadership during the pandemic crisis in 2021.

She has also volunteered for the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy^© and the non-profit Career Wardrobe^©. She is a member and has an affiliation with the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) – Local Chapter: Philly SHRM, National Notary Association (NNA), African American Chamber of Commerce PA, NJ & DE, Pennsylvania Association of Notaries (PAN), Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center (PA SBDC), Philadelphia Commission for Women (PCW), Professional Diversity Network, The Urban League of Philadelphia (ULP), WBENC Certified (WBE) – 2021, 2022, 2023.

In June 2024, she launched The Susan C. Moses Healing Center and Life Laboratory in Philadelphia’s Bartram’s Garden section. During the same month, Tamla was recognized by Pennsylvania State Rep. Regina G. Young for her “dedication and commitment to strengthening the neighborhood and enhancing the quality of life.”

Tamla raised three children to adulthood and now resides in Philadelphia’s Bartram’s Garden section. She enjoys time spent with her grandson (Malachi P. Noel), various music, cultural events, and exhibits (e.g., museum crawls), and she is spiritually healthy through Buddhism and yoga practices.