Full Name
Tammie Hawkins
Job Title
President
Company
Together Consulting
Speaker Bio
As President of Together Consulting, Tammie Hoy Hawkins provides leadership and guidance to non-profit, for profit, and government entities focused on community economic development initiatives. Utilizing over 25 years of community economic development experience, Tammie provides direct technical assistance and consulting services in the areas of non-profit capacity building, affordable housing, neighborhood development and revitalization, community development finance and asset building.
As part of her consulting work Tammie served as the Project Manager for the Northside Development Group’s Northside Initiative in Spartanburg, SC, a Purpose Built Community, for over 6 years. Tammie also helped to launch the Greenville Housing Fund 2.0 in 2018.
Tammie most recently served as the CEO for CommunityWorks, a Greenville, South Carolina based, state-wide Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) where she led the organization from 2020-2022 through the pandemic and a significant growth phase. She grew the organization from $14M in assets to over $28M, raising over $8M in contributions, grants, and impact investments.
Prior to founding Together Consulting in 2013, Tammie worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. As the Federal Reserve Bank’s Regional Community Development Manager, Tammie was responsible for community economic development outreach and education for North and South Carolina. Before working for the Federal Reserve Bank Tammie spent six years as the Director of the Lowcountry Housing Trust. In her capacity as founding Executive Director, she worked to develop and implement the first local housing trust fund in South Carolina and led the organization to receive Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) designation from the US Treasury Department. She grew the organization to over $10M in assets during her tenure.
Tammie is an affordable housing enthusiast and a community development advocate. Formerly from Northwest Indiana, she moved to Charleston in 1992 to attend the College of Charleston where she received her undergraduate degree in Political Science and Masters Degree in Public Administration. Tammie worked for the City of Charleston’s Department of Housing and Community Development for three years until her move to lead the Lowcountry Housing Trust in 2004 (now the SC Community Loan Fund). After living 30 years in the Carolinas, Tammie recently moved to St. Petersburg, FL.
As part of her consulting work Tammie served as the Project Manager for the Northside Development Group’s Northside Initiative in Spartanburg, SC, a Purpose Built Community, for over 6 years. Tammie also helped to launch the Greenville Housing Fund 2.0 in 2018.
Tammie most recently served as the CEO for CommunityWorks, a Greenville, South Carolina based, state-wide Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) where she led the organization from 2020-2022 through the pandemic and a significant growth phase. She grew the organization from $14M in assets to over $28M, raising over $8M in contributions, grants, and impact investments.
Prior to founding Together Consulting in 2013, Tammie worked for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. As the Federal Reserve Bank’s Regional Community Development Manager, Tammie was responsible for community economic development outreach and education for North and South Carolina. Before working for the Federal Reserve Bank Tammie spent six years as the Director of the Lowcountry Housing Trust. In her capacity as founding Executive Director, she worked to develop and implement the first local housing trust fund in South Carolina and led the organization to receive Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) designation from the US Treasury Department. She grew the organization to over $10M in assets during her tenure.
Tammie is an affordable housing enthusiast and a community development advocate. Formerly from Northwest Indiana, she moved to Charleston in 1992 to attend the College of Charleston where she received her undergraduate degree in Political Science and Masters Degree in Public Administration. Tammie worked for the City of Charleston’s Department of Housing and Community Development for three years until her move to lead the Lowcountry Housing Trust in 2004 (now the SC Community Loan Fund). After living 30 years in the Carolinas, Tammie recently moved to St. Petersburg, FL.
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