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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tisha Tallman, who served as the Southeast regional counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, has been named to be the new president and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Tallman, who will take on her new role on July 14, will fill the spot that has been vacant since January when Sara Gonzalez, the long time executive of the chamber, died unexpectedly.
Gabriel Vaca, the board chairman of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement, that Tallman’s background in the private, public and academic sectors would give her a strong foundation for leadership in the organization. Vaca added that Tallman will become a “strategic leader in Georgia’s economic development.”
Besides her role at the Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Tallman has practiced law for more than 15 years. She served in the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office and the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. More recently, she served as a partner at Morgan & Morgan law firm.
She received her bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science as well as her law degree from the University of Iowa.
The search firm of Aldebaran Associates worked with the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to help identify Tallman for this position.
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By Mitchell
June 17, 2008 8:26 PM | Link to this
Way to go GHCC board! Ms. Tallman is the perfect person to take the GHCC to the next level.