LaTasha Timberlake an education consultant from Oklahoma with local, national, and international experience in program development, implementation, and supervision. She has over 20 years of experience in supporting non-profits and community organizing through coaching, strategic planning, and grant management. LaTasha has worked with organizations such as The Ralph Ellison Foundation, the City of Indianapolis, Work Ready Oklahoma, Northeast OKC Renaissance, Restore OKC, and Freedom City.

LaTasha is an influential educator who has served in various capacities from classroom teacher, youth programming director, director of education, school climate specialist, and teacher/leader evaluation coordinator. In 2019, she founded Lillian Timber Farms, a non-profit 501c3 urban farm in Northeast Oklahoma City that educates and supports underserved communities with growing organic produce and learning healthy living practices. LaTasha and her team of volunteers have grown and distributed over 1,000 pounds of food and produce, facilitated numerous educational programming opportunities, and supported many local environmental and agriculture-based organizations. Lillian Timber Farms is known for its once-a-month community gatherings coined “Work Parties,” as a homage to indigenous community gatherings that bring the community together to work the land, dance, and break bread with one another.

LaTasha is also a member of the Oklahoma Local Agriculture Collaborative Board and the Sustainability Alliance Board. She has played a vital role in the implementation of the Metropolitan Library System’s “Metro Grows” Program where participants are able to receive free gardening education and check out tools through the local library. She is an herbalist, certified life coach, and lifelong practitioner of holistic wellness, and in her free time enjoys traveling, visiting art museums, reading books, and cooking.