Tanika is a native of Savannah, Georgia with over 26 years of professional level experience within the educational and social science sectors. She is a certified facilitator for Getting Ahead While Getting Out and recently earned her certification as a General Civil Mediator. Tanika received her Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Savannah State University (College) and Masters of Arts in Education from Troy University. Tanika continues to pour back into her community and her position at Step Up Savannah affords her that opportunity. She wholeheartedly believes in the quote “Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek”. Barack Obama