Talmira is principal of the T. L. Hill Group, an independent firm she founded in May 2001 that consults with nonprofit, public, and philanthropic institutions seeking to strengthen their social impact.  The T. L. Hill Group specializes in partnerships and collaborative enterprises to improve education, youth development, and workforce development outcomes in low-income and underrepresented communities. Talmira brings over 30 years of experience in nonprofit leadership.  As Senior Vice President for Community Life with The Community Builders, Inc., a Boston-based national nonprofit real estate development corporation (2012-2015), and as Director of the Association for High School Innovation (2007-2011), Talmira designed, instituted, and managed operations across national networks to achieve results with children, youth, and families.  As a consultant, Talmira has facilitated numerous cross-sector and multidisciplinary initiatives led by philanthropic institutions, federal agencies, nonpartisan policy organizations, national civic organizations, and advocacy groups dedicated to achieving social justice missions in the U.S. and in economically developing countries. Since 2016, Talmira has focused on growing her consulting practice in northern New England.

As a program officer with the Annie E. Casey Foundation from 1995-2001, Talmira initiated investments to improve results among young adults making critical transitions in life.  Her work in philanthropy was informed by prior policy experience in the public sector where she served as a special assistant to the undersecretary in the US Department of Education during the Clinton administration, and by her work in advocacy with the Center for Law and Education.  Talmira began her career in international economic development as an intern with Africare and considers her years living and working in Senegal, West Africa as crucial in shaping her perspectives. Upon her return to the U.S., Talmira worked as an International Research Coordinator at Johns Hopkins University for an epidemiological study of perinatal HIV transmission in Malawi and Rwanda.

Talmira is a graduate of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education (1990) and the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (1986).  She is author of Setting the Stage for New High Schools:  Municipal Leadership in Supporting High School Alternatives (2007).  

Talmira is a dance, yoga, and Tai Chi enthusiast, avid reader, writer of poetry, and most recently a novice cross-country skier.  A native of Baltimore, Talmira spent her early career in Senegal, West Africa and in Washington, D.C. Talmira and her husband have lived in Bartlett, New Hampshire since 2003 where they enjoy outdoor adventures and a wide range of recreational activities the Mt. Washington Valley has to offer.

• Annie E. Casey Foundation ~ UPS School-to-Career Partnership; Jobs Initiative Cultural Competence Strategy; Technical Assistance Resource Center Results Framework 

• Casey Family Programs & Center for the Study of Social Policy ~ Co-Facilitation of Casey- CSSP Alliance for Racial Equity Retreats
• The Ford Foundation ~ Building Capacity & Strengthening Diversity among Social Justice 
Youth Organizations; Women of Color Working Group Collaborative Fund
• Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies ~ Jobs Initiative Strategy on Cultural 
Competence in Workforce Development & Improving Labor Market Outcomes
• National League of Cities ~ Alternative High School Initiative Policy Strategy & Report
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA, Center for Mental Health 
Services ~ Partnerships for Youth Transition Cooperative Agreement
• Youth Transition Funders Group ~ Co-Founder; YTFG Results Framework

• Endowment for Health – New Hampshire Immigrant Integration Initiative Sustainability Planning
• Manchester Community College – Diversity & Inclusion Project
• Portland Empowered – Sustainability Plan & Growth Strategy
• Victory Women of Vision – Strategic Planning for Success

Photo (pictured above) from Portland Empowered website.