Tara joined JJAB in August 2019 after completing a one-year college internship with our organization, building on her Bachelor of Social Work degree from Western New Mexico University. After working three years as a Resource Specialist, Tara became JJAB's first Program Development Coordinator, a position which unites her long-term interests in community organizing, social change-making, and work supporting families and children. Tara’s biggest hobby is gardening; her backyard is a Certified Wildlife Habitat!