Her advocacy background includes working for Greenpeace fighting coal export proposals in the western U.S, as a staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, and as a litigation fellow at
the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center (now EarthRise Law Center).
Tara's impressive history includes working as the CA Director and Legal Coordinator of a wildlife program for Earth Island Institute, clerking for
the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center and for In Defense of Animals, serving as a legislative extern for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and managing the Golden Gate Audubon Society.