April 20, 2022
TALI’s 2022 ELP Graduates: Front row: Tashawna Rodgers, Amber Makokele, Natalee
Smith, Nefertiti Wade, Hattie McCarter, Lynette Mahan; Second row: Allison Russell,
Glenn Grayson, Owen Gombami, Nisha Blackwell, Deo Alexander, Kristian McCloud-Semaia,
Ja’Lisa Brown, Ange Loiseau, Judah Constant; Last row: Jerrelle Boston, Calvin
Edwards, Adam Wade, Patriece Thompson, Jimyse Brown, Natalie
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24 Rising Black Professionals Step Forward: TALI Celebrates Graduates of Its New “Emerging Leaders Program”
On Friday, April 1, at the Carnegie Museum of Art, The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI) was pleased to present the first graduating class of its newest leadership development program – the Emerging Leaders Program. The Emerging Leaders Program provides critical support for high-potential Black leaders of tomorrow and is designed to help prepare them for advancement. Twenty-Four ELP graduates commemorated a transformative step in their professional journey by completing the program. Celebrating alongside the graduates were Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and Keynote Speaker Marsha Jones (TALI Board Chair and Executive Vice President/ Diversity and Inclusion Executive of PNC). In addition, leadership from TALI and Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business spoke along with cohort members who provided introductions and reflections.