Tamara is the co-founder of Magnolia Birth House in Miami and the executive director at Atlanta Birth Center. During her career, she has focused on reducing perinatal health disparities and improving Black infant health. Tamara has nourished her long-standing professional interest in the sustainability of the midwifery profession by serving on a variety of national boards. She was the Southeast regional representative on the board of the Midwives Alliance of North America for seven years and is a past board member for the Foundation for Advancement of Midwifery. She currently serves as the Board President of the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery. Tamara has also spent the last six years working as the Director of Student Life, Equity & Access at the Midwives College of Utah. She shares a home with her partner Michelle, her step-daughter, nine dogs, two cats, approximately 200 houseplants, and a 400-volume cookbook collection. When not reading, streaming her favorite British dramas and making savory meals, Tamara spends her time planning road trips in their Blue Bird school bus RV conversion and looking at building specs for a future Wisconsin homestead.