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'''What she does now: '''Engineer Slingin' fried chicken & Entrepreneurburgers while searching for my next engineering gig :)

'''What that means: ''' I am figuring out what I would like to do in life by trying out different side projects and roles. Life is defnitely not linear! '''Contact her about: '''Design thinking workshops, finding the next generation of fellows at your school, how to engage faculty/staff in your movement, how to redesign the freshman welcome week experience, how to get kids interested in STEM, how to deal with conflict, healingfinding your identity in Christ and walking in God's love and peace, Persian food, navigating ambiguity, figuring and how to properly do laundry (took me way too long to figure this one out adulthood (in-process...)

'''About Tara ('s UIFJourney: '''  Tara has helped to bridge the gap of communication between students and faculty/staff on campus.  Herself and the other awesome fellows have taken many leaps at MSOE.  They have... 1) Hosted design thinking workshops open to all students and workshops with faculty/staff and senior design groups 2) Revamped the study rooms in the residence halls to include whiteboards and other commodities conducive to studying and collaboration 3):Revamped MSOE's Welcome Week to be #uifresh where everyday the incoming freshman got ''stoked ''to learn about their campus and 4) Participated in the Festival of Big Ideas with an Ignite Talk centered around both sides of sexual assault (very important topic in college!).  5) Hosted an MSOE Faculty Fair where students can network with faculty both in and out of their department and 6) Hosted a Milwaukee regional meetup!

Tara has helped to bridge the gap of communication between students and faculty/staff on campus.  Herself and the other awesome fellows have taken many leaps at MSOE.  They have... 1) Hosted design thinking workshops open to all students and workshops with faculty/staff and senior design groups 2) Revamped the study rooms in the residence halls to include whiteboards and other commodities conducive to studying and collaboration 3) Revamped MSOE's Welcome Week to be #uifresh where everyday the incoming freshman got ''stoked About Tara:'''and 4) Participated in the Festival of Big Ideas with an Ignite Talk centered around both sides of sexual assault (very important topic in college!).  5) Hosted an MSOE Faculty Fair where students can network with faculty both in and out of their department and 6) Hosted a Milwaukee regional meetup!

Hey, I'''About m Tara (general. :):Life has been pretty wild. Expect the unexpected, that type of wild. Since leaving high school, I've been chasing my tail trying to figure out what I want to do, who I want to be, etc etc and all that jazz. UIF played a big part in that. Being apart of a community full of designers all leading with love has been a priceless opportunity. Design thinking really re-designed my life. And then God came into the picture around age 25 and I did the best 180 in life. I no longer felt lost, knowing my identity in Him and walking in His unmovable peace. TLDR; God's love and UIF's empathetic design have really shaped my life wonderfully. I could gush for a long time about these topics, so just hit me up via email/call/text if you wanna chat. :)

Tara is figuring out life, one day at a time. :) She graduated from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. She gets I get excited about innovation and opportunities to be creative -- especially when in the realm of human-centered design#uiforbust. During her my time at MSOE, she I was heavily involved with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) as an Outreach Coordinator, and eventually President, hosting STEAM events with kids K-12 and college students. She I spent her my last year of school as a Resident Assistant to 35 lovely humans and really enjoyed getting to know these individuals and watch them grow. Junior & Senior year UIF really became the pinnacle of my college career - this program is THAT cool. From leading dance workshops to facilitating design thinking workshops to hosting Freshman Welcome Week...the possibilites are endless with UIF and the design thinking mindset, all leading with empathy.

Tara likes About me personally, I like to jam a lot to different music, primarily hip hop and rap at - one of my favorite parts of the meetup is asking people what their favorite songs are from all around the momentworld. She I also likes like to dance - whether it's in the kitchen or on the dance floor- I always got a little boogie in me. She loves I enjoy meeting new people (especially fellows <3) and hearing about their lives, especially when it's over shared food. She's currently navigating the ambiguity of life - learning to take care of herself, learning what she wants to do in life, and so much more.#foodie