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Currently the team dietitian for the Orlando Magic NBA team, she is also the nutrition consultant to University of Central Florida (UCF) Athletic Department. As the official nutritionist for runDisney, she offers nutrition tips to runners on the runDisney blog as well as at the EXPO for all Disney races. She is the nutrition advisor for American Baby magazine. Tara was a health blogger and the Healthy Eating Expert on
www.healthline.com for five years. She appears frequently on television, including ivillage Live, Orlando NBC, CBS, ABC, and Fox stations, Central Florida News 13, CW Network, Ivanhoe Broadcast News, and The Golf Channel. She has been quoted in over 1000 print and online publications such as Associated Press, New York Times, and the Orlando Sentinel, as well as various magazines: Women’s World, Self, Fitness, Shape, Women’s Health, Her Sports, Men’s Health, People, Vegetarian Times, Runner’s World, Club Business International, Cooking Light, Family Circle, Fit Pregnancy, American Baby, Prevention, as well as many websites.
Volunteering is important to Tara as evidenced by a commitment to Restoration Ministries for Women, where she gives a biweekly lecture to women in a six-month rehabilitation program after release from prison. She teaches them healthy eating and exercise to feel their best as a tool to beat addictions and get their lives on track. Tara served as Co-Chair of the Silent Auction for the American Cancer Society-Orlando Chapter. She is Past President of the Dietetic Association in Orlando and active in the Florida Dietetic Association. She was named Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year from the Florida Dietetic Association, among numerous awards. Tara is an avid runner and has completed eight marathons including the prestigious Boston Marathon. Tara lost her husband Stephen to cancer in 2012 and is busy raising her two young sons, Basil (5 years) and Levi (3 years).