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Tara Jennings

Development Office Assistant and Gift Specialist

Tara joined our development team in July of 2025 in the role of Development Office Assistant and Gift Specialist.

This important role supports behind-the-scenes development office responsibilities including managing our donor database and communications; gift processing, recognition, and reporting; event assistance; and administrative support.

Tara is the perfect fit for this position. She has been an educator for over twenty years, most recently serving as the CRS middle school science teacher (as well as a coach and advisor) from 2022 – 2025. Tara has a deep understanding of our community. She truly knows our students, caregivers, faculty, and staff and authentically lives the CRS mission. She embodies curiosity, flexibility, and organization and approaches each day with a great sense of humor. Tara is analytical, has a passion for community service, and is always taking the initiative to come up with creative solutions to problems.