Tiffany Dena Loftin

Tiffany Dena Loftin is the Senior Program Specialist in Community Advocacy and Partnership Engagement (CAPE), Center for Social Justice at the National Education Association. Her responsibilities will primarily focus around aligning NEA priorities with partners within the African American and progressive communities and creating opportunities for critical dialogue and action addressing the racial and economic disparities that impact educators, students, and communities across the country. She transfers from the AFL-CIO as the Racial Justice Program Coordinator for the Civil, Human, and Women’s Rights Department where she focused on creating opportunities for critical dialogue and action addressing the racial and economic disparities that impact workers across every sector. Ms. Loftin played a central role in guiding the work of the AFL-CIO Labor Commission on Racial and Economic Justice. Before the AFL-CIO Tiffany served at the American Federation of Teachers. Prior to her work with the labor movement, she served as President of the United States Student Association (USSA), where she coordinated the implementation of campaigns addressing national issues like student loan debt and the expansion of financial aid for low-income and students of color. Ms. Loftin has been nationally recognized, appearing on TV One, Fox News, ABC, People’s World, National Public Radio, and Al Jazeera. A passionate advocate for the empowerment of communities of color, she was recently appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans in Higher Education (WHIEEAA). Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Ms. Loftin attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she graduated with dual degrees in American Studies and Political Science in 2011. Ms. Loftin currently resides in Washington, DC.