Tamara Winfrey-Harris has joined the Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) as vice president of marketing and communications, leading internal and external communications strategy for the foundation, its affiliates and major funds.
Winfrey-Harris comes to the organization with more than 20 years of experience providing counsel for cultural organizations, such as Indianapolis’ Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art and the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago; and consumer entities, including Quaker Oats Company, Georgia-Pacific, the Sara Lee Foundation, the Milk Mustache Campaign, McDonald’s Corporation and others.
She is also a nationally-renowned writer and speaker, focusing on issues of race and gender and their intersection with politics, pop culture and current events. Winfrey-Harris’ work has been published in The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Ms. magazine and other media. She is the author of the award-winning book, The Sisters Are Alright: Changing the Broken Narrative of Black Women in America and has been invited to speak on issues of race and diversity at universities across the country, including The Ohio State University, Purdue University and Princeton University.
A Gary native, Winfrey-Harris graduated with a bachelor of the arts degree in journalism from Iowa State University. She is a member of Indianapolis’ Alpha Mu Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
