The Allen Lewis Agency (TALA) is an award-winning, full-service marketing communications agency built to move brands, audiences and culture forward. Founded in 2015 by PR veterans Jocelyn (Allen) Coley and Chandra Lewis, TALA fuses strategic insight, cultural intelligence and bold creative execution to tell compelling stories, create memorable experiences and drive meaningful growth. We deliver community engagement, experiential events, media planning and buying, public relations, social and digital media, influencer strategy, and reputation management. A certified Minority Business Enterprise and Women Business Enterprise, TALA turns insight into impact - driving results for leading organizations.

Chandra S. Lewis is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of The Allen Lewis Agency (TALA), a full-service marketing communications agency helping clients tell compelling stories, strengthen brands, create memorable experiences and grow their businesses. TALA’s clients include Ally Financial, Disney Theatrical Group, the City of Detroit, The Chemico Group, Planned Parenthood of Michigan and Detroit Opera.

Lewis brings 25+ years of experience in brand, reputation and integrated communications. At TALA, she oversees operations, finance, talent, and vendors, while advising clients on multicultural engagement, media relations, advertising and media buying, and social, digital, and influencer strategy.

Previously, Lewis served as Director of Corporate Communications for Robert Bosch LLC and worked at Bosch’s global headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. She is a proud Tory Burch Fellow, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alumna and graduate of executive programs at Dartmouth’s Tuck School and INSEAD. She earned a B.A. from the University of Virginia. Her proudest role is being mom to Cydney.