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Meet the Admissions Team

Meet the Staff: Tiffany Thimba

Tiffany Thimba

Tiffany Thimba
Admissions Counselor 
tthimba@barnard.edu

Biography

A proud Jerseyan, Tiffany joined our team as the Admissions Assistant in 2019 soon after graduating from The College of New Jersey, where she majored in Sociology and double-minored in African American Studies and Business and Society. At TCNJ, Tiffany discovered her passion for serving students through student organization leadership, college-wide diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and volunteer work with NAACP and New York University's College Access Leadership Institute. While working at Barnard, Tiffany began pursuing her M.S.Ed. in School Counseling at St. Bonaventure University. After two years as Admissions Assistant, Tiffany is now serving as Admissions Counselor and oversees our office's event programming.
Tiffany uses she/her/hers pronouns.

Reading Territories

International:  Sub-Saharan Africa
Domestic:  Arizona, California (Central Valley and Imperial Valley) Delaware, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey (Central and Southern), New York (Staten Island), and Pennsylvania

Fun Facts

Why did you choose to work at Barnard?

The liberal arts environment has grown to be a comfortable and familiar community for me through my alma mater so having the opportunity to connect students with that experience is truly rewarding. Plus being in my favorite city, it's clear that Barnard is the perfect place for me!

What is your favorite book?

The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison -- a graduation gift from my alma mater’s African American Studies department, and one of Morrison’s last published books. Highly recommend!

What is your favorite thing to do in NYC?

Sit in on live tapings for all my favorite late-night talk shows!

What is your favorite place on campus?

Definitely the Diana Center, the views from the upper floors are beautiful.

What is a random fun fact about yourself?

With my high school marching band, I performed in the XLVIII Super Bowl halftime show with Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers! We were field performers for the LED light show!