Our Story

Tara Morrison is the founder of The Sankofa Way and is an executive coach, facilitator, and strategic partner who works at the juncture of leadership, culture, and care.

After changing her major to African American Studies in college, she knew that her work would be grounded in elevating understanding of United States history, its legacies and their impacts on our present.

Throughout her career with the National Park Service, collaborating and engaging with communities to preserve history, she grew to appreciate the outdoors and sought opportunities to lead in both cultural and natural spaces. Urban communities remained at the heart of her work, from leading the development of the African Burial Ground National Monument to fostering strategic partnerships, strengthening community engagement and building relationships with American Indian partners. Tara navigated a meaningful and successful public service career with an abiding commitment to a deeper understanding of American history. With her personal experience and knowledge she upheld a commitment to addressing legacies of racism and injustice and engaging communities in their federal government, particularly when it was for or about them.

Tara understands what it means to hold responsibility, navigate change and make decisions that affect people's lives, often under constraint, scrutiny and competing demands. As a leader committed to people and systems in which they work she obtained a master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Tara is also a Certified Personal and Executive Coach.

She brings this experience into her coaching and consulting with care and honesty. Tara is not interested in performative leadership or quick fixes, but in thoughtful reflection, practical strategy, and sustainable ways of working and living.