Entrepreneurial Growth
Founded and grew a property services and construction management business into a multimillion-dollar enterprise.
Impact & Results
Experience behind the execution.
A record of leadership across higher education, state government, construction, entrepreneurship and workforce pathways.
Collective leadership experience
Results at a glance
$4B+Institutional procurement spend influenced
$2B+Public construction portfolio supported
$100M+Strategic partnership revenue generated by leadership
100+Young people connected to skilled-trades pathways
4%Diverse supplier participation achieved in targeted procurement categories at Harvard
Figures reflect the collective prior professional experience of NOTYARC leadership, not results delivered under NOTYARC contracts.
Public sector leadership · Featured experience
Commonwealth of Massachusetts · DCAMM
Expanding access and accountability in public construction.
Leadership spanning contractor certification, access and opportunity, compliance and the policy infrastructure supporting public construction across Massachusetts.
$2B+Public construction portfolio supported
Contractor Certification
Directed contractor certification functions connected to public vertical construction, including contractor eligibility and process oversight.
Access & Opportunity
Led efforts to expand participation and improve access for small and diverse businesses in public construction opportunities.
Compliance & Program Oversight
Supported accountability, program implementation and compliance across complex public-sector construction activities.
Statewide Disparity Study
Coordinated execution of a statewide disparity study examining contracting participation and barriers to opportunity.
Industry & Government Engagement
Worked across public agencies, contractors and business communities to connect policy objectives with practical implementation.
Higher education · Institutional strategy
Harvard University
Building an inclusive procurement function from the ground up.
As inaugural Director of the Office for Economic Inclusion & Diversity, Taisha developed procurement strategies, measurement systems and cross-functional partnerships across Harvard’s decentralized environment.
$4B+Institutional annual expenditure environment influenced, not spending directly managed.
Harvard Construction Academy
Led development of a skilled-trades pathway initiative connecting institutional opportunity with workforce development.
Selected experience
From entrepreneurship to workforce opportunity
Bridge 2 Trades
Co-created a skilled-trades pathway initiative; the 2026 Boston cohort had 105 applicants and 23 graduates with OSHA-10 and CPR/BLS credentials.
bridge2trades.com →Fannie Mae & School Projects
Prior work included Managing residential portfolio property services and owner’s project management for a charter school expansion.
Bridge 2 Trades 2026
Beyond the numbers
View Recognition & Media →Recognition & service
Prior professional recognition includes women-in-leadership honors, gubernatorial citations and board or advisory service with organizations focused on business opportunity and community advancement.
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