Talia is the Programs Director for Skateistan, an international non-governmental organization working to empower youth through skateboarding and education and creating leaders for a better world. We work in Afghanistan, Cambodia, South Africa and shortly, Jordan.

My education background has been in Journalism (Dip. 2003), Development Studies (BA, 2009), and Education (M.Ed. 2018). I have been involved with the set up and design stages of three of our Skate Schools worldwide and have a deep interest in effective design for play and learning.