Tara helps leaders and organizations gain clarity of their strengths and improvement opportunities, help them realize their greater potential, and be better. Her 25+ years of experience in organization development, strategic direction, planning, and change, culture, change management, talent development, and leadership and executive development has spanned multiple industries, including investment, finance, banking, healthcare, utilities, oil and gas, technology, higher education, and public sector.

In addition to her experience in developing leaders and organizations, she is a Certified Co-Active Professional Coach (CPCC) and International Coaching Federation (ICF) credentialed coach, holds an MSc degree in the Learning and Organization Development field from Texas A&M University, is a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and PROSCI Change Management, a graduate of the Co-Active Leadership Program, and certified to administer and facilitate Leadership Circle Profile, Emotional Intelligence EQ 2.0, Hogan Assessments, and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Her other passion is spending time with her husband of almost 30 years, especially exploring and hiking in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, and Utah.

Notable Client Achievements

• Tara helped me become aware of what I wanted to bring to an organization, visualize the transformation, and live up to my full potential, especially when I was getting in the way. She also helped me tackle tough professional challenges by exploring myself as a leader and how I lead my team and others I work with. - T.H.

• Tara has helped me gain awareness of my strengths in order to utilize them more effectively as well as see gaps that I was unaware of. Because of her coaching, I'm able to better lead my team and attain the vision for my department. – N.E.

• Coaching with Tara was one of the most beneficial things I have ever done for my career. I learned so much about myself and what I am capable of over the last 6 months, probably more than my entire career. Because of her, I was able to realize my potential and start taking steps that more accurately reflect what I want for my career and life. – S.G.