Josephine Zomayah Attisha is a community builder, writer, and strategist focused on expanding access to resources, strengthening institutions, and advancing high-impact initiatives that support vulnerable and underserved communities.

Attisha is the Founder and CEO of CHAI ACS and formerly served as Director of the Assyrian Aid Society of America and as a board member of the Local Development Finance Authority for the City of Sterling Heights. She has also served as an election chair for major elections, including presidential election precinct operations.

She has secured millions of dollars in community and public support and has helped partners secure grant funding, including FEMA security funding, and has helped expand community- facing programs supporting youth and aging populations.

Prior to her non-profit work, Attisha led teams responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in capital, procurement, and development projects in the building industry, including oversight of $100 million annually in purchasing and delivery across projects valued at $500 million and above. Her background includes strategy, governance, compliance, and organizational growth in complex, high-accountability environments. She applies her experience in project management, compliance, procurement, budgeting, and stakeholder coordination to serving vulnerable communities through nonprofit work.

As co-author of Before There Were Borders, and as a fluent speaker, reader, and writer of multiple forms of Aramaic, she is deeply committed to cultural preservation and to amplifying Assyrian, Chaldean, and Syriac voices. Attisha holds a Master of Public Administration from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of San Diego.

Born and raised in Chicago and now based in California, she brings both strategic insight and cultural vision to her work. Outside of her professional life, she is a devoted mother who enjoys coaching, hiking, and basketball with her boys.