Tali Hairston

Rev. W. Tali Hairston, MAGL, is Director of Community Organizing, Advocacy, and Development at Seattle Presbytery. He has degrees from the University of Washington and Fuller Theological Seminary and is completing his doctorate from Seattle Pacific University. For 17 years he was the founding director of the John M. Perkins Center for Reconciliation, Leadership Training, and Community Development at Seattle Pacific University. He is a noted speaker, consultant, researcher, and educator in the fields of organizational culture, equity-inclusive learning, reconciliation, and community development.