MY DIRTY DOZEN

• LIKELY TO BE THINKING: "get to the point."

• HAPPY PLACE: any body of water

• GUILTY PLEASURE: Real Housewives of ALL OF THEM

• CURRENT MIND-JOB: quantum physics and bio-hacking

• BIGGEST PET PEEVE: any person or task that wastes my time

• FAV'S: learning, creating and laughing

• LEAST FAV'S: grocery shopping, cooking and crying

• STRENGTHS: empathetic, creative, strategic, the written word

• WEAKNESSES: impatient, procrastinator, despise small-talk, the spoken word

• GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: two remarkable daughters

• SUPERPOWER: ability to read people and situations

• LIFE MISSION: leave people better than I found them

...short hair = spreading joy and laughter every. single. morning.

Tara holds a Bachelors in Psychology and Masters in Social Work with an early emphasis in research and program evaluation. She began her career in residential treatment for youth with co-occurring disorders and has since contributed in the fields of child protection, independent living, youth homelessness and end-of-life care.

In 2008 she found her niche in policy-level work, serving in a strategic planning role for the Department of Health and Social Services, one of the state's largest government agencies with a $2.8 billion budget. Tara served in an appointed position under four Governors before stepping away to be home with her kids and make a mid-life pivot to business on her terms.

THE FAM'