Tamaira Sandifer, affectionately known as “Miss Tee” by thousands of youth nationwide, has spent more than 30 years immersed in the world of dance and youth advocacy. She has dedicated her life to being a champion for the development of every child, so they can build confidence, character & a conquering spirit that believes anything is possible. 

In 2005 she founded non-profit 3 Point - Studio T Arts & Entertainment (formerly Studio T Urban Dance Academy) and many key culturally and socially relevant programs under its umbrella. Dance became her primary engagement tool-- a culturally relevant way for her to connect with diverse youth. Because many of the families Miss Tee and her teams serve face poverty, hunger, and a systematic lack of opportunity, she has made it her daily work to include financial education, life and social skills training, and entrepreneurship coupled with real-world skill development and enthusiastic empowerment. Her success in building this organization is a direct result of her own struggles and triumphs growing up in Richmond, CA to a single mom raising five siblings with no money for positive after school activities. As a former multi-generational welfare recipient, Miss Tee was determined to offer students the same tools that helped her and her family graduate from welfare - offering help with basic needs, family management training, and financial literacy strategies. 

As the creator of the distance learning platform-PassToClass.com and Side Hustle Academy, her impact exploded across the country serving 192,000 youth and 7,800 educators nationwide during the pandemic. To bring relief to small businesses, youth without jobs, and offset the impact of COVID shuts downs in her city, Sandifer built a Sacramento-based Social Media Production Studio to support local small businesses with digital content support during COVID while training  youth apprentices in creative-based entrepreneurism: video production, photography, graphic design, event production (virtually and live), and social media management. 

Tamaira Sandifer is also the founder of California’s Day of Dance, a statewide dance celebration. Youth from different cultures and economic backgrounds clash, learn, and dance together on professional stages in Sacramento, CA, as well as honor dance legends and advocates with the “Dream Makers Awards”. California’s Day of Dance stands to become the first televised and streamed dance-only award show in 2022. 

She holds a chair position on the American for the Arts-Arts education council, and a board seat with California’s for the Arts. Her graduates have traveled the globe working with artists like: Justin Beiber, JLO, Jabbawokeez, Usher, Brittany Spears, Usher, Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Ellen, Beyonce and many others. In addition to being featured in movies, music videos, commercials, and on television, Studio T alumni have won international and regional Hip Hop dance titles, and were voted "Best of Sacramento". Through Sandifer's work with the juvenile Youth Detention Facility, Studio T was honored with a 'Volunteer of the Year' Award in 2015. In 2021 this Sacramento-based youth advocate, philanthropist was recognized by Forbes Magazine among the inaugural For(bes) The Culture 50 Champions list "Introducing the Black and Brown leaders making the most impact through their capital, creativity, connections and commitment." 

Her influence on the Sacramento youth, national arts, and the creative economy is not only evident in the work that she is doing today, but will have a lasting impact through the many lives she's changed on her life journey. This mother of three beautiful children, grandma of two, and ‘momma Tee’ to many continues to set the public service bar high by volunteering at her church, actively supporting her community, and building a legacy of love through the arts.