Tamah Yisrael is a Project Officer with Cooperation New Orleans and the Chief Solutions Officer of  TMH Financial Services LLC  providing business development, bookkeeping and management services to small businesses, nonprofits and social impact enterprises in the Greater New Orleans Area.  As Executive Director of Builders of the Highway Foundation, a national nonprofit, merging the Neo Jazz School of Music under its umbrella, developed a Cultural Community Center and organized a national outreach network. Also, a partner and Business Manager of Yisrael Records Inc. an independent record label producer of jazz and contemporary music as well as management of local artists such as the Yisrael Trio. 

She advocates for culture, social justice, and strategies to develop cooperatives and collaboration. She served as the President of the board of directors for the New Orleans Food Co-op for 4 years and is a member of Cooperation New Orleans. Additionally, she has been recognized by the Metro Birmingham NAACP’s Salute to Outstanding African American for her contributions to the culture and to the youth of the community. She is also a graduate of the Foundation for Louisiana’s TOGETHER Initiative LEAD Community Training Program, the UNO Community Development Finance program, Cooperation Works Art and Science of Co-op Development. She continues to serve the community on various committees and working groups to build a more equitable society.  Her goal for the Black Co-op Academy is to connect, share and learn with leaders on Cooperative Economic practices to co-create an ecosystem to meet the needs of the people of the community.