Tara Jordahl

Tara Jordahl is the Enterprise Systems Administrator. In this role, she acts as the internal product owner for assigned systems, applying strong business analysis skills to understand business goals and requirements and translate them into sustainable, compliant, and effective system configuration and use. Tara works at the Foundation because it is important that her work contributes directly to her community and that her place of work reflects her own values. She especially feels inspired by the Foundation's work to end hierarchies of human value. A highlight of her role is getting to work across all departments, providing insight and advocacy for systems that balance the diverse needs within the Foundation and its shared strategic plan.

Tara is proud to have a non-traditional educational background and believes her experiences have shaped how she approaches her work, increased her respect and empathy for her colleagues, and helped her ability to use good judgment. Outside of work, Tara enjoys going to bookstores or doing nature walks with her partner and their son. Lastly, Tara's current community motto is "Bloom where you are planted." She is very interested in community-building in her neighborhood and enjoys planning neighborhood events, creating phone lists, and sharing baked goods up and down her block. Her vision is to cultivate a strong sense of neighborhood connectedness through ongoing events, shared resources, and relationship-building.