Talitha Halley is a Communities In Schools National Board Member, a proud graduate of Howard University and an alumna of CIS of Houston. Talitha found her passion for activism when her family was uprooted from their home in New Orleans, due to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. It was then that Talitha decided that she would live a life of service and that she would not let the tragedy that happened to her dictate her future.

Talitha’s experience at Howard would help shape her world view. During her senior year, Talitha decided that she would no longer attend law school, but instead pursue an alternative career path in entertainment – focused primarily on transforming the industry through diversity and inclusion for people of color.

Talitha has held positions at Radio-One Baltimore, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and she has just been hired as the Assistant to the Supervising Producer at Beach Bodi Productions. 
 
Talitha, while creating her own destiny, has never wavered in her commitment to work with Communities In Schools. With 13 years of involvement in the organization, Talitha’s CIS journey began her freshman year of high school and has continued well into adulthood. As a proud alumna, Talitha has stated that she is passionate about CIS because the organization has afforded her opportunities and a life that would have been extremely difficult to obtain without it.

Talitha’s commitment has always been rooted in gratitude and ensuring that she can reach back and pull other students forward. She has been a devoted member of the Alumni Leadership Network since its inception to ensure that students don’t feel as though their CIS experience is over once they graduate and that we continue to live out our mission.