# Tariana Little

> Dr. Tariana Veronica Little is the CEO and co-founder of EmVision Productions, a Lynn, Massachusetts-based social impact media agency she built with Jonas Meyer after a 90-day experiment in 2013. Drawing on a doctorate in public health, community studies, photography, and lived experience as a first-generation college graduate from a Dominican-German immigrant family, she develops research-informed films and campaigns that center community voices. Her work now extends from client storytelling to a creative studio, teaching, nonprofit board service, and an endowed scholarship at UMass Boston.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at EmVision Productions
- **Organizations:** EmVision Productions, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Tree Boston, UMass Boston, EmVision Social Impact Scholarship Fund
- **Education:** Undergraduate studies; alumna, Roxbury Community College, BA in Psychology, magna cum laude, University of Massachusetts Boston, MS in Clinical Investigation, UMass Medical School, MA in Critical Ethnic and Community Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston, Doctor of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Digital Health Communication certificate studies, Tufts University
- **Known for:** Co-founded EmVision Productions and developed its research-informed Social Impact Storytelling framework., Earned a Doctor of Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2020., Received UMass Boston's Emerging Leader Award in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Transferred from Roxbury Community College to UMass Boston.
- **2012** — Earned a BA in Psychology, magna cum laude, from UMass Boston and served as a teaching assistant in the Latino Leadership Opportunity Program.
- **2013** — Co-founded EmVision Productions with Jonas Meyer after a 90-day test of paid filmmaking work.
- **2015** — Earned an MS in Clinical Investigation from UMass Medical School.
- **2016** — Named to El Planeta's Power Under 30 list for Latino leadership in Massachusetts.
- **2017** — Earned an MA in Critical Ethnic and Community Studies from UMass Boston.
- **2018** — Completed Interise's StreetWise MBA program; co-produced the short documentary Stories of Black Motherhood.
- **2020** — Earned a Doctor of Public Health from Harvard and co-created EmVision's #StayHopeful short-film series.
- **2022** — With Jonas Meyer, established the EmVision Social Impact Scholarship Fund at UMass Boston.
- **2023** — Opened EmVision Studios in Lynn and received UMass Boston's Emerging Leader Award.
- **2024** — Delivered the keynote at UMass Boston's Black Lives Matter Day and described her framework for failing forward.
- **2025** — EmVision was named Massachusetts Microenterprise of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration and received the Greater Boston Chamber's Cultural Excellence award.
- **2026** — Selected for the Boston Business Journal's 40 Under 40 class; EmVision was named LGBTQ+ Business of the Year by the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

## Achievements

- Co-founded EmVision Productions and developed its research-informed Social Impact Storytelling framework.
- Earned a Doctor of Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2020.
- Received UMass Boston's Emerging Leader Award in 2023.
- Selected for the Boston Business Journal's 2026 40 Under 40 class.
- Co-established the EmVision Social Impact Scholarship Fund at UMass Boston, with total commitments reaching $50,000 by 2024.
- Led EmVision as it received the SBA's 2025 Massachusetts Microenterprise of the Year recognition.
- Led EmVision as it received the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's 2025 Small Business of the Year award for Cultural Excellence.
- Co-produced Stories of Black Motherhood, screened at the American Public Health Association Global Film Festival in 2019.
- Selected as one of ten Students Who Rocked Public Health nationally for 2020.
- Named to El Planeta's Power Under 30 list in 2016.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Featured by the Boston Business Journal in coverage of EmVision's work helping the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce use member-story videos.
- **2026-05** — Celebrated as a member of the Boston Business Journal's 2026 40 Under 40 class.
- **2026-03** — EmVision was highlighted as the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce's 2026 LGBTQ+ Business of the Year.
- **2026-01** — EmVision received a Lynn Cultural Council grant to continue its Cultural Innovation Series at EmVision Studios.
- **2025-11** — Joined a UMass Boston alumni panel on how liberal-arts education shapes leadership careers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.em.vision
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tvlenses/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/tvlenses
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzTmxY2guQc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tvlenses/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EmVisionProductions

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Last updated: 2026-08-27