Born and raised in south-eastern Ontario on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Tammy is a recent graduate of Yorkville University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in accounting. She is currently enrolled at Canadian Payroll Association seeking her Payroll Compliance Practitioner certification. She is devoted to honouring the legacies of Native and Black resistance to colonization and white supremacy and actively examining how disparities and injustices uniquely affect Native and Black communities. Tammy has been with the Caring Society since 2006.