Commendations
from supervisors
and students:

“The job could easily overwhelm an employee, but she's able to balance all of the demands...Students and faculty alike comment on her manner and helpfulness. She has a nice touch with people...She is a joy with whom to work and absolutely vital to the program.”

– Dr. Carole Moore, PhD
Former Assistant Vice Provost, Georgia Institute of Technology
(From annual employee review as Oxford Program Coordinator)

“Tara was an indispensable member of our staff team. Often when we found ourselves lost in the weeds of strategic planning, Tara would gently ask the prescient questions that freed us to first remember the ‘why’ and then work through the details with greater clarity.”

– Steven Good
Lead Pastor at All Souls Fellowship and Former Supervisor

“A major portion of Tara's responsibilities lie in customer service...she has handled these sometimes difficult interactions [liaising with Registrar, Dean of Students, Bursar, Legal Affairs, students, and parents] with a great deal of skill, patience, and maturity, and has well-represented the interests of the Pacific Program.”

– Dr. David Garton, PhD
Retired Senior Lecturer and Director for the GT Pacific Program
(From annual employee review as Pacific Program Coordinator)

“I would like to take a minute to thank you, Tara, for this and everything else you have done with/for us throughout this process [exchange program at ISAE in Toulouse, France, Spring 2012]… I believe you do what you do with great passion and motivation, and I'm sure students in the future will be greatly encouraged by your attitude and effort. Thank you.”

– Alfredo Valverde, GT alumni - Aerospace Engineering

"Tara was someone I could approach with troubling scenarios or just a good conversation. But she also noticed if things were out of sorts and approached me with gentle wisdom. I know she will improve any program with her humor, kindness, and expertise."

– KatieRuth Landers Tucker, GT alumni and Oxford Program 2008 student