ABOUT TARA (she/her):

I’m a writer, social justice advocate, and coach who spent 10+ years honing my communications skills in both for-profit and non-profit spaces. Professionally, I use a combination of writing, storytelling, and coaching to facilitate learning, growth, and creativity. Personally, I’m a pop culture nerd. In all things, I’m guided by a strong and steady internal compass that forges my path ahead with integrity, thoughtfulness, and care.

I hold a bachelor’s degree in English from Stony Brook University and a certificate in Organizational Development through the University of Minnesota. In 2021, I was selected to participate in the second cohort of The Equity Lab’s Nexus Fellowship, which builds leaders’ capacity to design and implement race equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI) initiatives within their organizations.

In 2022, I pursued a coaching certification through the Academy of Creative Coaching, an ICF accredited coach training program (ACTP), with a focus on cultural humility and inclusion coaching.

I am passionate about pursuing opportunities to do meaningful work that fosters social change. To date, I have helped organizations and individuals working to create equity in education, social services, climate change, and filmmaking and oral history archiving.