About Dr. Tinsley

• Founder and CEO of Tinsley Institute, LLC. ​
• Experienced in conducting solutions-oriented workshops​ to address areas of implicit bias, stereotypes and deficit thinking

• Extensive background working in: ​
  • urban and suburban educational settings
  • state government, federal & non-profit programs, public, private & faith-based schools 

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• Developed the S.M.I.L.E -
  Survey of Multicultural Interactions & Linguistic Engagement (self-assessment tool)

 

• ​Ed.D: Rowan University. 
  Education Leadership, NJ
• Ed.M & M.S.E.d: Bank Street College of Education, NYC
• B.A. Rowan University
• ​​Published Author

Former positions:

• NJ Department of Education: Early Childhood Program Specialist, Reading First Coordinator, ​District Liaison 
• William Paterson University: Adjunct Faculty
• School Administrator
• Literacy Specialist
• Early Childhood & Elementary School Teacher

Speaking & Presentations

Previous Speaking Engagements & Workshops
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• 2024: Ile Ife, Santa, Fe, NM
• 2024: Montclair University and NJ Statewide Pyramid Model Conference
• 2024: Chelsea Heights School, Atlantic City, NJ 
• 2024: Orange, NJ Public Schools. Orange, NJ​
• 2023: Our Earth Full Spectrum Certified Birth and PostPartum Program. Santa Fe, NM
• 2023: FSW: Family Services of Westchester, White Plains, NY
• 2023: Chelsea Heights School, Atlantic City, NJ
• 2023: Orange, NJ Public Schools. Orange, NJ​
• 2022: FSW: Family Services of Westchester-  The Lanza Family Center for All Ages, White Plains, NY
• 2022: Week of the Young Child 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion. Panelist- Champions for Children, Orange, NJ Public Schools​
• 2022: New York Avenue School. Atlantic City, NJ 
• 2022: Orange, NJ Public Schools. Orange, NJ
• 2021: Mullica, NJ Public Schools. Mullica, NJ
• 2021: New York Avenue School. Atlantic City, NJ   
• 2021: FSW: Family Services of Westchester-  The Lanza Family Center for All Ages, White Plains, NY
• 2021: Township of Union, NJ Public Schools. Union, NJ
• 2021: Family Services of Westchester, White Plains NY
• 2021: Mullica, NJ Public Schools, Mullica, NJ

• 2020: Family Services of Westchester County, White Plains, NY

• 2020: Janis Dismus Middle School, Englewood, NJ 
• 2020: New York Avenue School. Atlantic City, NJ 

• 2020: Mount Holly, NJ Public Schools. Mount Holly, NJ

• 2020: Union, NJ Public Schools. Union Township, NJ.

• 2019:  Teatro Paraguas, Santa Fe, NM

• 2018: Statewide NJ Public School districts  
• 2017:  Newark, NJ Public Library. Newark, NJ
• 2017: Author's Pavillion, Harlem Book Fair.  New York, NY
•  2017: Deptford, NJ Public Schools. Deptford, NJ 
• 2016: NJ Dept of Education: Identifying and Serving McKinney-Vento Eligible Children & Youth Conference;  Princeton, NJ
• 2016: NJ Dept of Education: Career & Technical Education Conference, Princeton University, NJ
• ​2016: Keynote Speaker.  Early Childhood Conference. Camden, NJ
• 2015: N.J. Head Start Conference – Atlantic City, NJ
• 2015: Keynote Speaker.  City of Englewood NJ, Annual Juneteenth Commemoration 
• 2014: Englewood NJ Public Library

• ​2013 - 2014: NJ Public School districts

• 2013-2015: NJ statewide training 

• 2012: Young Readers Pavillion. Harlem Book Fair, New York, NY
• 2012: Head Start Regional Training, Lawrenceville, NJ
• 2012: Englewood, NJ Public Library​