STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE
Tala York
Job Title:
Director of Events
Department:
Development
Email:
Phone: (510) 577-9100
ext.
619
Started at O'Dowd:
2024
Degrees:
BS Marketing, California State University Sacramento
MBA Syracuse University
Originally from:
Sacramento
Why I Teach:
Most powerful teaching technique:
Why are the subjects you teach important?:
Favorite quotes:
"When they go low, we go high." Michelle Obama
Favorite trivia:
Recommended visual media:
Netflix
Recommended reads:
The Untethered Soul and The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer
Hobbies or outside interests:
I believe in the power of good company, good food, good coffee, and staying active to live a balanced and fulfilling life. I teach spin and barre at a gym in Walnut Creek and love living in the vibrant Bay Area, often seeking out the best new farm-to-table restaurants to try with my friends and family. I have a rescue cat name Stormi who has her own TikTok.