Tara Waters
Raleigh, NC 27610
Wake County: 919-856-5573
Appointed: January 2024
Elected: 2024
Term expires: December 2028
Education Committee Chair
Affordable Housing Committee Vice Chair
Professional
- Currently serves as Volunteer Raleigh Program Manager for the City of Raleigh
- Past roles include:
- Instructional Supervisor, Human Resources Development at Wake Technical Community College
- Assistant Director, Human Resources Development at Wake Technical Community College
- Instructor/Coordinator, Human Resources Development at Wake Technical Community College
- Adult High School and GED Instructor at Pitt Community College
Regional, State & National Leadership
- Wake County Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee, Liaison
- African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh & Wake County Governing Board, Member
- Wake County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, Liaison
- Wake County Nursing Home Community Advisory Committee, Liaison
- United Arts Council of Raleigh & Wake County Board of Directors, Liaison
- Wake County Board of Education, District 4 Representative, 2022-2024
- National Association of Volunteer Programs in Local Government, Awards Chair, 2021-Present
- Partnership Raleigh Advisory Group, Member, 2017-2021
- UNC TEACCH, T-STEP Intern Supervisor, 2017-2021
- Raleigh Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities, Sub-committee Chair, 2016-2021
- Wake Tech Staff Council, Member, 2017-2021
- Wake County Guardian ad Litem, Volunteer, 2006-2013
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Member
Honors & Awards
- Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society
- Raleigh Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilities Service Award
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fellow
Education
- Master of Public Administration, East Carolina University
- Bachelor of Arts, Communication, North Carolina State University
Personal
- Commissioner Waters is the proud mother of two boys who attend WCPSS schools and have a shared love of animal encounters at zoos and aquariums across the state. She works hard to ensure they know that anything is possible if a person believes.