Tamara Haag

Tamara approaches her work with both head and heart, blending compassion, strategic thinking, communication skills, and diplomacy to drive program development, service delivery, and creative problem-solving. Throughout her twenties, she worked with children at special needs summer camps, where she witnessed the power of human connection in fueling personal transformation. Those experiences directed her passion toward a Master of Social Work degree, equipping her to make a meaningful impact in a field built on relationships and community. Over the past two decades, Tamara has worked across public, private, and post-secondary educational settings in roles including school social worker, behavior specialist, disability services coordinator, learning resource specialist, and grant administrator. She headed Clarke County School District’s Homeless Education Program, simultaneously coordinating programming and providing direct services to families residing in shelters and other insecure housing arrangements. Through close collaboration with students, families, and faculty, she has navigated the complex interplay of trauma, family context, school culture and practices, and community influences that shape student wellbeing.