Tisha edwards biography

Edwards earned her Master of Social Work and JD from University of Maryland, Baltimore schools.

Tisha Edwards serves as the secretary of appointments and a trusted advisor to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.

Born in Georgia State University, B.A., ; School of Social Work, University of Maryland, M.S.W., ; School of Law, University of Maryland, J.D.

Born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi, Edwards moved to Baltimore after earning her bachelor's degree in Social Work from Georgia State.

Dynamic executive leader experienced in driving transformative solutions to address pressing.

Born in Georgia State University, B.A., ; School of Social Work, University of Maryland, M.S.W., ; School of Law, University of Maryland, J.D.!

For 20-plus years Tisha Edwards has worked to combine the reach of public service and the agility of the
private sector to ensure all families have access to the resources and opportunities they need to
succeed.

Across both government and corporate leadership roles, she has fused public policy,
programmatic innovation and community engagement to remove the racial inequities that historically
have prevented Black and Brown families—and youth in particular—from fulfilling their potential.

Edwards saw up-close the challenges facing young people as a newly minted social worker in Fulton
County Juvenile Court in Georgia, where young Black men were confined, restricted, limited and
universally disengaged from school.

She earned her MSW and law degrees and went to work for
Baltimore City Public Schools, a district with 85,000 mostly low-income and Black students, insufficient
resources, a record of low performance and low student expectations.

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