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Tara Wicker, is a stakeholder engagement, community engagement, governmental affairs, and business workforce development specialist with over twenty years of experience who served for twelve years as a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish (County) Council and is a member of the International City/County Management Association. Tara has a Master's Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis in Public Policy Analysis. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. Tara is the founder of The W Consulting Group and Community Builders, Inc.
Tara served in the Office of the Mayor-President for the City of Baton Rouge as Assistant Chief Administrative Officer. For over eight years she worked as a Program Officer and Community Organizer for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, where she established five local Community Development Corporations (CDCs), and championed other community revitalization efforts throughout the City of Baton Rouge. Tara was born and raised in Mid-City Baton Rouge. She is the First Lady of Lighthouse Christian Fellowship Church and has been married for 30 years to Pastor, former State Trooper, and business owner, Michael Wicker.
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