Tanesha Davis

Tanesha Davis is an HR coordination, nonprofit leadership, community engagement, women's empowerment, event planning, administrative operations, client services, and customer support professional with experience in onboarding, hiring support, employee workflows, visa documentation, staff and volunteer supervision, mentoring, vendor coordination, financial tracking, medical records processing, and HIPAA-compliant documentation. She currently serves as Senior Administrative Assistant and HR Coordinator trainee at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, where she has worked for seven years in the education and healthcare sectors. She began in central scheduling in the employee and student health department, advanced to administrative assistant in the College of Surgery, then to Senior Administrative Assistant in the College of Medicine, and is now being trained in HR coordination. Her background includes customer service in restaurants and food services after high school, medical billing specialist training at Concord College followed by an internship in a health clinic and work in a dentist's office, roles at Methodist Labona Healthcare central business office, Terminix, and medical records. She founded the community initiative EmpowHER Memphis, which focuses on supporting women and girls through events, drives, and self-care initiatives. She is pursuing a Bachelor's of Professional Studies in Organization of Management at the University of Memphis, expected in 2028, and holds a Women's Entrepreneurship Certificate from Cornell University along with a project management specialty from IAAP. She participates in the New Memphis A26 cohort, is a member of the Greater Memphis Chamber, and serves as a City of Memphis Youth Connect Ambassador advocating for youth mental health services.