Tatiyana earned her bachelors' in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine and a Masters' degree in Public Administration from The University of Georgia and a 2nd Masters' in Educational Leadership from Columbia University. Tatiyana has worked in youth development for over a decade. Tatiyana ran a girl empowerment nonprofit called Young Ladies With Potential. She served as Corps Member and Team Leader at a pre-school through Jumpstart- Ameri Corps. She developed and managed a tutoring program with the local middle school in Athens, GA. Tatiyana helped lead the development of a Promise Neighborhood grant, which strived to create services from cradle to career for youth ages 0 - 24. Tatiyana also served as the Program Coordinator of a 4-week collegiate residential STEM program for high school students at UCI called California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS).  After joining Teach for America-Memphis, Tatiyana has taught 6-8th-grade math for six years. As a Leading Educator Fellow, Tatiyana served on the Leadership team, coaching other math teachers and developing school culture systems. Tatiyana was named Educator of the Week by WREG News Channel 3 and TN Education Lottery. Currently she teaching 8th grade math (CC3) in Memphis, TN.