Tamari (she/her) provides research and analysis, grants management, and operational support for the individuals, families, and foundations we work with. She brings a public health lens to her work to illuminate the social, economic, and cultural factors underlying systemic community challenges.

Tamari has over a decade of nonprofit experience in advocacy, public education, and community building. Prior to joining Third Plateau, she was Associate Director of the Elder Abuse Prevention Program at the Institute on Aging, where she implemented award-winning local and national initiatives across the public and private sectors to improve responses to elder abuse and train professionals in identifying and preventing abuse. She also worked at the American Cancer Society and AARP promoting strategic partnerships and mobilizing communities to expand awareness and advance policy.

She has an M.P.H with an emphasis on Aging and Sociomedical Sciences from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, and dual B.S. degrees in Human Development and Mathematics from the University of California, Davis. In her free time, she loves to bake—specifically sugar cookies decorated with royal icing. She also enjoys attending live theater as a member of SF Broadway, hiking the beautiful Bay Area outdoors, and traveling to bucket list destinations whenever she has the chance.