ChaKiara Tucker (she/her)

Media Strategist , Forward Together

As the Media Strategist at Forward Together, ChaKiara amplifies Forward Together’s programmatic work through the implementation of strategic media efforts. As a Black femme woman who is also a member of the LGBTQ community, ChaKiara is committed to empowering communities of color to collaborate and mobilize. Prior to joining the Forward Together team, ChaKiara was the communications coordinator at Alliance San Diego, a social justice non-profit. During her tenure there, ChaKiara provided communications support for multiple non-profit entities to help bridge the gap between minority communities and governmental bodies. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Florida A&M University. When she is not creating spreadsheets of media contacts or working on new angles for op-eds, ChaKiara can be found working on her small business, Broke Bitches Gotta Eat