Tara Hunter is a lifelong educator, who is currently working as an
assistant principal that believes that all children deserve a chance at a
great education. To achieve this, she has devoted thousands of hours of
her personal time and income to help children achieve their potential
over the last twenty years. This includes purchasing uniforms, shoes,
coats, school supplies, and food. She has even provided a bed for a child
that was sleeping on the floor.

Tara is such a proponent of education that she has earned two master’s
and three bachelor’s degrees. Her husband told her at the beginning of
her teaching career that it would take at least 15 years to see the impact
that she had on her students’ lives. Now that her former students have
their own children, they are reaching out to her on social media to thank
her for her encouragement, inspiration, and modeling for them the
importance of education.

She recently authored a children’s book about her two grandchildren
going to visit their grandparents and is currently working on a book that
will be called “In the Waiting Room” that provides encouragement and
hope to individuals that are going through traumatic situations.
Tara has been recognized by the Melinda and Bill Gate Foundation as an
outstanding educator. She has also had the opportunity to be a part of the
math team at TN State level that identify the math standards students are
being taught today.

Tara Hunter is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Incorporate and chaired
the Education Development Program.

Tara is the wife of an Air Force veteran and an ordained minister. She is
the mother of three adult children, a son in law and the proud
grandmother of two vibrant grandchildren.