meet the board

Tameka

Tameka is our Founder & CEO, leading the strategic vision and direction of The Power of Girls.
Tameka has over 15 years of experience in experiential marketing, community development and partnership activation. She has also held community relations positions with the Atlanta Falcons (NFL) and Atlanta Dream (WNBA) where she developed programming focused on health and wellness, youth mentoring and women’s initiatives.
A graduate of Old Dominion University, Tameka earned her Bachelor of Science in business administration and marketing. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc and previously served on committees for GoGirlGo! and Usher’s New Look Foundation.

What’s your Girl Power: Leadership & Resiliency
Inspirational Quote: “Be strong, be uniquely you, be brave but always just be!”
Countries Visited: London, Italy, Greece, Belize, Caribbean Islands
Travel Bucket List: Spain, France, Australia, Africa, Maldives, Thailand, Hong Kong

Leslie

Leslie Wells is a Certified Public Accountant and has a background in Accounting and Finance. She currently outsources her talents to various companies throughout the Atlanta area. She attended Auburn University where she studied International Business, then went onto Georgia State University to obtain her master’s in finance. While Leslie has grown up as a military child, she now calls Atlanta home.

What’s your Girl Power: Being the calm in the middle of the storm.
Inspirational Quote: “I did what my conscience told me to do, and you can’t fail if you do that.”
Countries Visited: Mexico, Bahamas, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, Austria, and Costa Rica
Travel Bucket List:Greece, Italy, and Bora Bora

Joe

Joe has a background in technology innovation and sales. He currently serves as Managing Director SAP in the business group at Accenture. Joe graduated from the University of South Florida (Tampa Campus) with a degree in Industrial Engineering. At Accenture, Joe also serves as the African American ERG Co-lead supporting over 6500 ERG members and colleagues. Outside of work, Joe enjoys spending time with family, especially catering to his two young daughters (the real bosses), watching sports (football and soccer), connecting with friends, reading and traveling.

What’s your Girl Dad Power: Resilience and belief in my abilities to overcome and succeed.
Inspirational Quote: “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he and she has overcome.” – Booker T. Washington
Countries Visited: Argentina, Bahamas, Canada, China, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Haiti, Hungary, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Travel Bucket List: Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nigeria

Natalie

Natalie brings over 20 years of public and private sector experience in agriculture, finance, water, transportation, and government relations. She has held leadership roles with the City of Atlanta, CH2M/Jacobs Engineering, and represented DuPont/Pioneer Hi-Bred in international policy forums. A proud Tuskegee University alum, Natalie was a member of the Marching Crimson Piper Band and served as Miss Tuskegee University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Sorority Inc, National Black Lobbyist Association, and Georgia Professional Lobbyist Association, and serves on the Board of Trustees at Tuskegee University. Originally from Tuskegee, Alabama, she now resides in Smyrna, Georgia.

What’s your Girl Dad Power: Fostering trust and collaboration to build meaningful connections with women, empowering strong professional relationships and lasting friendships.
Inspirational Quote: “Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes,” —Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Countries Visited: Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Curacao, Dominican Republic, France, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom, and Thailand
Travel Bucket List: Brazil, Columbia, Cuba, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Madagascar, Panama, Spain, Switzerland, and Vietnam

Leslie

Rene

Rene Chatfield, a former professional basketball player and with over 15+ years known for her trailblazing efforts as a sports marketing vet who has broken many glass ceilings as being the only “black female” in the room for many fortune 500 brands and companies like Turner Sports, NBA, WNBA, and Nike. As the CEO and Chief Strategist for Chat Champs LLC, Rene runs a successful boutique consulting firm servicing clients ranging from brands like the Jordan Brand to former NBA players Kenny Smith, Dominique Wilkins, Ron Artest and most recently CEO and Founder of HBCU Week Foundation who raised over $50M in scholarship funds for HBCU students in just one year. Rene is very passionate about mentoring young men and women searching for direction in career advice and/or entrepreneurship. She currently serves as the most newly appointed board member of the non-profit Power of Girls.

What’s your Girl Power: Connection! Through the power of community anything is possible.
Inspirational Quote: “Success isn’t about how much money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.” – Michelle Obama
Countries Visited: Germany, Turkey, France, Kuwait, Syria, Spain, Mexico, Jamaica, Turks + Caicos, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, and the UK
Travel Bucket List: Africa, Virgin Islands, Asia, South America, and Australia

Dr. Chambers

Tamika currently works for NWEA as Vice President of Partner Accounts supporting International and National Accounts. She previously worked in education as a principal, educator, Director of Curriculum and Assessment and supported teams to open charters schools across the country. She has an independent consulting firm that acts as a Strategic Advisor to the Catalyst for Educational Change organization. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., The Links Inc., and Jack and Jill of America where she gets to share her talents to support her community in various ways.

What’s your Girl Power: Being a problem solver, analyst, and solutions guru
Inspirational Quote: “God gave you 2 arms to align like fortitude. One arm to reach for the stars to make your dreams come true, and the other to reach back to bring others along.”
Countries Visited: Canada, Mexico, Columbia, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Belize, Cuba, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Bahamas, Trinidad, China, Maldives, Antigua, Curacao, France, United Kingdom, Zambia, Ghana, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates
Travel Bucket List: Italy, Morocco, Iceland, Tanzania, Kenya, Switzerland, India, Australia, Seychelles, Bermuda

Jasmine

Jasmine Bell is an attorney who specializes in tech and data privacy law. She was born in Austin, TX and raised in Houston, TX. She attended the University of Texas at Austin where she received a B.S. in Communication Studies in 2016, and she minored in African and African Diaspora Studies. She graduated from Emory Law in 2019 with her JD. She is currently Legal Counsel for Kaleyra, Inc.; an Atlanta-based company that specializes in communications. Previously, she was a legal fellow for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in Washington, DC. While attending Emory, she interned with Viacom by working with their live events and entertainment division for MTV, Vh1, and Logo in New York City. Jasmine enjoys spending time with her family and friends and binge watching a good Netflix series with her fur babies.
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What’s your Girl Power: Helping people open up and finding creative solutions for complex problems.
Inspirational Quote: “Bloom where you are planted.”
Countries Visited: Canada, France, Italy, Portugal, and Sint Maarten.
Travel Bucket List: Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Japan, Bali, Iceland, Ireland, Tanzania, Haiti, Greece, and Fiji.

Whitney

Whitney is a Social Worker and seasoned nonprofit executive who currently serves as the Director of a private foundation that provides funding for scholarships, social action programs, and policy initiatives for the betterment of African American communities across the United States, Bahamas, and UK. Whitney majored in Women’s Studies and Psychology at Emory University and received her MSW from the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of work, Whitney enjoys traveling with friends and family, trying out new restaurants, organizing service projects, attending concerts, and creating core memories with her daughter.

What’s your Girl Power: Positivity and good energy!
Inspirational Quote: “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” -Shirley Chisholm
Countries Visited: Mexico, Canada, Jamaica, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, England, France, Japan, Guam, Bali, Turks & Caicos
Travel Bucket List: Greece, Italy, and Zanzibar

Leiselle

Leiselle has a background in SaaS healthcare, strategic planning and customer success operations. She established herself as a dynamic leader, first in telecommunications and subsequently in healthcare technology. She currently serves in a leadership role for Florence Healthcare. Leiselle is a graduate of Florida A & M University where she studied Business Economics. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling with her family, supporting and cheering on all her children’s activities, volunteering, reading, and occasionally catching up on her favorite shows.

What’s your Girl Power: Empathy and the ability to connect with just about anyone
Inspirational Quote: “Never let success go to your head and never let failure go to your heart”
Countries Visited: Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, France, Jamaica, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, UK
Travel Bucket List: Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Fiji, Maldives, Monaco, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland