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Tara brings more than 10 years of experience in historic preservation, nonprofit management, policy and advocacy initiatives, public and education programming, and fundraising. For the past five years she has served as the Vice President of Policy & Programs of The Municipal Art Society of New York, a 128-year-old advocacy organization that promotes historic preservation, urban planning, and public art in New York City. Previously, she was Executive Director of Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts in Manhattan. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Isles of Shoals Association, the Board of Advisors of the Historic Districts Council, and as an Alternate Director for the East Midtown Public Realm Improvement Fund Governing Group. She also has been a member of the Island Heritage & Artifacts and Property Standards Committees of the Star Island Corporation. She holds an M.S. in Historic Preservation from Pratt Institute and a B.S. in Linguistics from Georgetown University.

With the recent launch of our expanded programming and upcoming advocacy initiatives to spearhead, we are pleased to welcome such an accomplished individual who brings a wealth of relevant experience and energy to the organization.