ABOUT TAMMY TIBBETTS
Tammy Tibbetts founded She's the First, a non-profit organization that promotes the importance of educating young women in the developing world. Tammy’s inspiration for She’s the First stemmed from the girls she met on her travels to Africa. “They crave an education so badly,” Tibbets says. “They are so grateful for what little they have, and they find the courage to be the first to shape a better future for the next generation.”
The organization encourages young women to unlock the power of their social networks and creatively fundraise, giving underprivileged girls the means to break barriers and become the "first" to achieve their goals by sending themselves to school.
Formerly a web editor at Hearst Magazines Digital Media, Tammy led the creation of DonateMyDress.org, the first national network to bring together local dress drive organizations across the U.S. She created multi-platform, interactive web experiences for teen girls, managing partnerships with music and retail companies and local schools nationwide. She serves on the Foundation Board of New York Women in Communications, which awarded her Glamour magazine’s Ruth Whitney Scholarship when she was a journalism student at The College of New Jersey.
In 2010, Tammy was chosen as one of 50 Young Champions of Women: Inspiration and Enterprise Symposium, and one of 20 young women to be recognized alongside honorees at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards.
As the founder of She’s the First, Tammy uses the immense power of social media to effect social change for women in developing countries –- most of the young women touched by She’s the First will be the first in their family to graduate. Currently, she’s creating a concert series called “Girls Who Rock” and working with a jewelry designer to create bracelets that will help further educate others on the need for change.
Tammy will be leading the Education group on ShapeWhatsToCome.com. Follow Tammy at www.shesthefirst.org and on Twitter @tammytibbetts.
Check out the links above, and read the printouts of Tammy’s blogs from the Huffington Post. Please also visit huffingtonpost.com for more information on the site. You should have an understanding of the goals of the site, and its ideal audience before your conversation with Tammy on the 17th.
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