Tamika S. Edwards, a native of Little Rock, AR, serves as Senior Director of HR and Employee Engagement at Southwest Power Pool (SPP).

With over two decades of experience in social justice, public policy, government and
community outreach, Edwards recognizes that her work has always led her to focus on
people, policies and systems by facilitating equitable practices to achieve equal
outcomes. Her extensive work history includes serving as the Special Advisor to the
CEO on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Engagement at Central Arkansas Water (CAW),
the executive director of the Social Justice Institute at Philander Smith College; director
of governmental affairs at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, director of
public policy at Southern Bancorp Community Partners, and community affairs specialist
for former U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

Edwards is active in the community. She is a member of the Little Rock Alumnae
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a founding board member of the Friends of Mosaic
Templars Cultural Center, and a member of the Delta Dental of Arkansas and the Little
Rock Port Authority Boards of Directors. Edwards also served as a commissioner for
the Commission on the Status of Women in Arkansas. In 2022, the Commission made
recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on eliminating barriers to
entering the labor force for women.

She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work and community
contributions, including Arkansas Business’ Arkansas 250, The Top 100 Women of
Impact in Arkansas 2023 and the 2021 “Woman of the Year in Business” from the
Women’s Foundation of Arkansas. Edwards earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from
the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a Master of Arts in professional and technical
writing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and a J.D. from Bowen Law
School.