Tinselyn Simms

Tinselyn Simms (she/her) is the co-founding Co-Executive Directors of We Make the Future (WMTF) and We Make the Future Action (WMTFA). Launched in 2021, WMTF/A builds narrative power for a just, multiracial democracy by supporting the capacity of partner organizations to integrate race-forward, empirically based messages across their work. 

Prior to WMTF/A, Tinselyn served as Assistant Director of Communications at Service Employees International Union (SEIU) where she led communications for the Racial Justice Center. She spearheaded the labor’s involvement in the groundbreaking Race Class Narrative (RCN) research.