Christa Tinsley

Christa Tinsley brings to Market Street Services her knowledge of strategic planning, program evaluation, and community organizing. Ms. Tinsley began at Market Street as a Graduate Research Assistant, assisting the project teams for a Consensus Community Strategy in Little Rock, Arkansas; a Workforce and Education Plan in Cabarrus and Rowan Counties, North Carolina; and an Economic Blueprint Strategy in Coachella Valley, California.  

As a Project Associate, she has worked on a Vision Plan for Mandan, North Dakota; a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy in San Marcos, Texas; an Economic Development Strategy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; organizational analyses for Conway, Arkansas and Longview, Texas; and an Action Plan for Hopkinsville-Christian County, Kentucky. She is currently a key team member for a Target Cluster Review in Springfield, Missouri 

Previously, Ms. Tinsley worked for three years in the non-profit sector where she coordinated performance and quality improvement for a large social services organization, guiding the quality assurance activities through both national accreditation standards and agency-wide strategic planning. She also has experience in volunteer management and fine arts grant writing.  

Ms. Tinsley has a Master of Public Administration with a specialization in economic development from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. While a graduate student, she performed research for Dr. Yoon Jik Cho for forthcoming publications on aging trends in state government workforce and trustworthiness in federal agencies. Ms. Tinsley also served as a research assistant to the Program for Rehabilitation Leadership at the Andrew Young School’s Public Performance and Management Group, evaluating effective practices in vocational rehabilitation technical assistance and school-to-work transitional programs for youth with disabilities. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia in English.