Tammy Tibbetts

Tammy Tibbetts (born c. 1985), is co-founder and CEO of the non-profit organization She's the First. She is the co-author of Impact: A Step-by-Step Plan to Create the World You Want to Live In (Public Affairs, 2020) with Christen Brandt.

Raised in South Brunswick, New Jersey,^[1] Tibbetts graduated from South Brunswick High School in 2003 before attending The College of New Jersey.^[2]

She's the First

Tibbetts co-founded the non-profit She's the First in 2009. She's the First fights gender inequality through education by supporting girls who are the first in their family to graduate high school and by training students everywhere to be global citizens.

She's the First has more than 225 chapters in high schools and colleges across the US and in 10 countries.

Recognition

Marie Claire considered Tibbetts one of the "20 Women Who Are Changing Your World" in 2014.^[3]

Tibbetts was also one of Glamour's 20 Young Women Who Are Already Changing the World in 2011.^[4]

References

^ Conference Updates #NJLA17 Programming Spotlight: College and University Section, New Jersey Library Association. Accessed May 3, 2021. "While we regret that we are unable to present SmallBizLady Melinda Emerson, we are very proud to host New Jersey’s own (and a former library employee) Tammy Tibbets, Founder and CEO of the education non-profit She’s the First.... Tammy is from South Brunswick, NJ and, get this, a former employee of the South Brunswick Public Library!"
^ James, Davy. "SBHS Alum Fights to Change the World for Girls in Developing Nations; Tammy Tibbetts, founder of the non-profit group 'She's the First,' needs help from the community to secure a $1 million grant to sponsor girls' education in developing countries.", South Brunswick, NJ Patch, November 27, 2012. Accessed May 3, 2021. "Some may be inspired, while others roll their eyes at the thought of one person being able to actually make a difference in the world. But for Tammy Tibbetts, a 2003 graduate of South Brunswick High School, changing the world is about bringing myriad small acts together to cause a global shift in educational inequality."
^ Fisher, Lauren. "Women Who Are Changing the World - Women Leaders". Marieclaire.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
^ Kaplan, Stephanie (2011-01-24). "Glamour's 20 Amazing Young Women Who Are Already Changing the World". Huffington Post.

External links

She's the First website

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[1] Conference Updates #NJLA17 Programming Spotlight: College and University Section, New Jersey Library Association. Accessed May 3, 2021. "While we regret that we are unable to present SmallBizLady Melinda Emerson, we are very proud to host New Jersey’s own (and a former library employee) Tammy Tibbets, Founder and CEO of the education non-profit She’s the First.... Tammy is from South Brunswick, NJ and, get this, a former employee of the South Brunswick Public Library!"

[2] James, Davy. "SBHS Alum Fights to Change the World for Girls in Developing Nations; Tammy Tibbetts, founder of the non-profit group 'She's the First,' needs help from the community to secure a $1 million grant to sponsor girls' education in developing countries.", South Brunswick, NJ Patch, November 27, 2012. Accessed May 3, 2021. "Some may be inspired, while others roll their eyes at the thought of one person being able to actually make a difference in the world. But for Tammy Tibbetts, a 2003 graduate of South Brunswick High School, changing the world is about bringing myriad small acts together to cause a global shift in educational inequality."

[3] Fisher, Lauren. "Women Who Are Changing the World - Women Leaders". Marieclaire.com. Retrieved 2016-05-29.

[4] Kaplan, Stephanie (2011-01-24). "Glamour's 20 Amazing Young Women Who Are Already Changing the World". Huffington Post.

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