Speaking Engagements
Upcoming events.
Join an upcoming event with Affinity Educational Strategies — centered on equipping school staff with tools to build resilient, healing-centered communities.
Book Tanisha Bolden for your next conference, workshop, or training to bring expertise, inspiration, and actionable strategies to your organization.
On the calendar
2026 engagements.
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MIACE Conference 2026 — Context & Connection: Reframing Childhood Adversity
Join us as we look at the context and connection of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, and Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs).
May 21, 2026Grand Rapids, MI - 02
Wayne RESA PBIS Meeting
Wayne County Schools discuss the use of PBIS, SEL, and MTSS protocols.
May 15, 2026Wayne RESA - 03
Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System (EWIMS) Support Network
EWIMS examines the underlying causes of risk, matches student needs to interventions, and monitors student progress and the success of the interventions.
May 6, 2026Michigan Department of Education (Virtual) - 04
HOPE Empowerment Lecture Series
A two-day series equipping caregivers and educators with hope-centered, evidence-based practices.
February 4 & 5, 2026Trinity Health Care Livonia - 05
TRAILS Community of Practice — Wayne County Schools
Convening school-based mental health partners to share data, strategy, and student-centered next moves.
January 22, 2026Virtual
About the speaker
Tanisha N. Bolden.
Tanisha Bolden is an accomplished educator, trainer, and community leader with more than 20 years of experience strengthening school communities and advancing equity through evidence-based practices. She holds a B.S. in Community Development and an M.A. in Education, and is currently a Doctoral Candidate at Central Michigan University, where she was selected as a King Chavez Parks Future Faculty Fellow. She specializes in student and educator Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), strategic planning, and trauma-informed approaches for post-secondary, K–12, and at-risk populations.
Recognized as Rotary International's 2023 Woman of the Year, Tanisha is also a MCBAP Certified Prevention Consultant, IIRP Trainer/Facilitator, and certified in both Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid.
As a Michigan ACE Statewide Community Trainer, member of the MI ACE Speaker Network, and MI ACE Initiative Prevention Workgroup Co-Chair, Tanisha equips educators with strategies that build resilience and foster protective factors for children and families impacted by trauma. Through her dynamic speaking engagements, she delivers practical, research-based tools that inspire meaningful change.
Book Tanisha Bolden for your next conference, workshop, or training to bring expertise, inspiration, and actionable strategies to your organization.