YVU Directors

Tamah Yisrael has been a servant and student of Yahweh since 2008. She continues to play a key role structuring the information management system, outreach and marketing and especially in sharing the wisdom and knowledge gained from the Most Honorable Yahweh Ben Yahweh. She is the Chief Solutions Officer of TMH Financial and Management Services LLC. She established her firm in October 2018 to provide business development, bookkeeping and management services to small business nonprofits and social impact enterprises in the Greater New Orleans Area. The firm is now a partner and member owner of Resolve Cooperative whose mission is to leverage our individual capacity through collective work that emphasizes diversity and equality within our organization and the communities we serve. We build community wealth by providing accounting and financial services. In her role as Executive Director of Builders of the Highway Foundation a national nonprofit, she has guided the merging of Neo Jazz School of Music under its umbrella as well as leveraged community partnerships to expand the reach of the nonprofit. 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 artist such as the Yisrael Trio. Her community advocacy efforts are focused on cultural awareness, social justice, and access to healthy foods. In her role as President of the board of directors for the New Orleans Food Coop, she is able bridge the connection in all three of those focus areas. She is currently organizing around cooperative economics and is a member of Cooperation New Orleans. Additionally, she has been recognized by the Metro Birmingham Branch of the NAACP in its Annual 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 Finance Fundamental, the Seed Common Project Officers training program and the Cooperative Leadership and Management Program through RoundSky Solutions. She continues to serve community on various committees and working groups to build a more equitable society.