ON SOCIAL IMPACT…
“Tamara is smart as a whip and incredibly passionate about Social Impact. I've spent time working with Tamara closely over the last 12 months and gotten a unique insight into her business as a coach. And I can say categorically that of all my students, Tamara's IP and framework is incredibly dialled in. From her 5T framework for helping boards and organizations get more 'Buy In' from younger generations to her methods for expanding diversity within social impact organizations - she knows what she is talking about. And her clients are thrilled - often signing on for multi-year contracts at a time. Enough said.”
Mike Reid, Co-Founder, Dent Global
“If you are the leader of a social impact organization and hoping to scale your impact by really examining what you do, and how you engage stakeholders and constituents, Tamara is your person. Tamara is a truly positive force and is certain to help you think differently about what matters most.”
Shelley Mayer, Founder, Ramp Communications
"Tamara at CORIPHERY brings an immense amount of energy, heart, knowledge and positive change to any project. Working with her on a project, tackling a problem, developing curriculum, or envisioning a strategy means working with a consummate professional who provides informed guidance, ideas brimming with ingenuity and support. She leads with compassion, integrity & innovative forward thinking. When Tamara facilitates a meeting, educational program or lesson, you know it will be engaging, relevant, humorous and deeply thought provoking."
Ashira Prizant, Senior Facilitator, Shopify
ON STRATEGY & STRATEGIC PLANNING...
“We loved working with Tamara at CORIPHERY. She quickly assessed our needs by asking succinct and sharp questions; she approached the consultation work armed with research and fresh perspectives and provided us with creative solutions for the strategic challenge we were seeking to address.”
Shuki Taylor, CEO, M2: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education
“Tamara’s ability to oversee a project from beginning to end with determination, integrity, and professionalism made her an exceptional consultant as she took the lead on developing a robust strategic plan. Tamara conducted interviews, ran a think tank, and researched far and wide to put together a comprehensive and feasible plan of action that enabled growth within our organization.”
Kiva Rabinsky, Chief Program Officer and Deputy CEO, M2: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education
“Tamara is a skilled facilitator. I had the pleasure of participating in a strategy session that she ran which brought together diverse stakeholders many of whom were meeting for the first time. Tamara was able to build quick rapport within the group and enabled each participant to make valuable contributions to the process. Tamara understands and appreciates the complexities of people and organizations.”
Aliza Mazor, New York
Working with Tamara on a strategic plan for my organization was an incredibly educational and thoughtful process. From focus groups to one on one coaching sessions, Tamara and her team approached my initiative with a lot of insight and expertise. The most important part was that they truly met me where I was at. Tamara and her team also created a plan that was palatable and also incredibly in-depth. Tamara is a very skilled coach and an overall pleasure to work with. If you are looking for a consultant to help with capacity and growth, from fundraising strategy to larger impact and mission, I strongly recommend working with CORIPHERY consulting
Rebecca Joey Schwab, Co-Founder and Executive Director, ChiTribe
ON FACILITATION, TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS
“ Tamara had an exceptional impact on our staff, and in turn the camper experience. Her training, both in the city and on site, was professional, dynamic, and most importantly, absolutely engaging for our staff of over 150. I watched as our youth professionals seemed to grow minute by minute through her well planned and deliberate sessions that unfolded in-line with our collaborative strategic plan. As a long time educator, and trainer myself, I find Tamara’s work to be inspiring and truly a paradigm for trainers and professionals to work towards.”
Simon Wolle, Director, Camp Northland
“Among the 158 workshop presenters, Tamara was an obvious standout. She’s an experienced, dynamic, and engaging speaker who clearly brings a personal passion to her professional work. At the conference, she led multiple professional development workshops for our Advanced Certificate programs, and her sessions were frequently highlighted as “favourite workshop session” in our post conference survey. We are grateful to Tamara for bringing her knowledge and experience to our conference, and we look forward to her continued involvement in the coming years!”
Sydney Backer, Conference Co-ordinator, NewCAJE
“Tamara’s sessions were a major pivot point for me.”
Cheryl Katz, Religious School Principal, San Diego, CA
ON MENTORSHIP…
“Tamara is attuned to the needs of the professionals around her. Tamara’s charisma is highly engaging and her crafty facilitation skills guide professionals through many valuable PD and enrichment opportunities. Tamara has been one of the best supervisors and mentors I have had. She pushed me to think outside of the box and pursue innovative approaches, helping to shape the work I continue to do.”
Danya Borenstein, Engagement Manager, UJA Genesis
“Tamara was instrumental in helping me jumpstart my career as a Jewish professional and educator. She brought her wealth of experience and knowledge to every meeting, whether it was our weekly supervision or day-long professional development seminars. Tamara’s innovative approach to education and engagement is resonant with current millennial culture and will give you the tools to be set up for success.”
Shira Unterman, Talent Director, Hillel Ontario
ON EDUCATION LEADERSHIP...
“Tamara is a creative and dynamic educator who knows how to coach and empower students and adults to reach their leadership potential.”
Rabbi Lee Buckman, Former Head of School, TanenbaumCHAT
“Tamara is a passionate and creative educator who I have counted on for guidance and expertise on numerous occasions. She introduces innovative engagement methodology that helps to create a culture of intention and excellence, delivering a high quality and value-added experience to engage the broadest demographic of users. Tamara regularly thinks about implementing new and creative initiatives, is open to learning and growth, and always shows tremendous dedication."
Marc Newburgh, CEO, Hillel Ontario
“Tamara engages learners with her wisdom and sense of humour, as well as her ability to explain complex ideas using the accessible terminology and organizing principles she has developed.”
Emily Winograd, New York
“I am always amazed at how Tamara can both push the boundary of what we think about but at the same time have so much compassion and respect for where people might be at.”
Anonymous
ON EQUITABLE COMMUNITY-BUILDING...
"Tamara has done an exceptional amount of work to build her intelligence in equity & diversity. She brought incredible perspectives on equity and anti-oppression, supporting both our organizational direction as a whole as well Board Members and staff in many ways. Tamara is at the forefront of the approaches that create a positive impact for others and is highly equipped to be a change maker in the world."
Jennifer Couldrey, Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors, Future Possibilities for Kids Canada; Executive Director, The Upside Foundation
"Tamara's ability to build community extends from the most thought-out program to every single conversation she has with emerging Jewish leaders. Her commitment to centering people's visions, priorities and feelings in the design process deepens trust and makes lasting relationships possible in projects and beyond. Tamara's spirited, encouraging and all the while listening presence generously fuses individual mentorship with value-based leadership that includes and grows all people. She routinely leaves everyone she works with inspired, confident in their capacity to lead and energized to take on the next challenge together."
Devon Spier, Rabbinical Student & Jewish Educator