Tamieka Atkins

Tamieka Atkins is a nonprofit executive with vast experience building and leading diverse coalitions focused on the advancement of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and historically underrepresented groups.

Currently, Tamieka serves as Executive Director of ProGeorgia, a non-partisan voter engagement advocacy organization within the State Voices National Network of Tables. She oversees a multi-million dollar budget that provides funding, resources, and training for more than 60 local, state, and national organizations committed to advancing civic engagement in Georgia. As ProGeorgia’s chief strategist, she leads fundraising and infrastructure building for the organization, helping partner organizations increase their capacity and grow the scale of their voter registration and civic engagement programs. 

Tamieka is also the convenor of Women of Color Initiative, a project geared toward illuminating the perspectives of women of color across Georgia, supporting their self-determination, leadership and the development of statewide policy agendas. Such ongoing advocacy for Black Women and Women of Color earned her recognition as one of Time Out Magazine’s Women of the Year 2021.

Previously, Tamieka was the Founding Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance – Atlanta Chapter, where she developed a base of African American domestic workers advocating for respect, recognition, and inclusion in labor protections for all domestic workers. 

Tamieka serves on the Boards of State Voices, State Innovation Exchange Action (SiX Action), and Women’s March Win. She previously served on the Boards of the Highlander Research and Education Center, Atlanta Jobs with Justice, and the Annie E Casey’s Community Investment Fund. She was also a member of the Host Committee for the 2016 Facing Race Conference.

Tamieka received a Bachelor’s in Multicultural Literature from Hunter College and a certificate in Professional Fundraising from New York University. She is also a graduate of the BOLD program (Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity), was a 2018 Public Voices Fellow for BMe, and a 2021-2022 National Leading from the Inside Out Fellow for the Rockwood Leadership Institute. For her efforts in advocacy and civic engagement, Tamieka received a Black Voices for Black Justice Fund Award in 2020.

Tamieka lives in Atlanta with her two daughters, Layla and Olivia —the next generation of black women leaders.