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Women in Leadership Advisory Member

Tara Spann

Active Term: 07/2022 - 07/2023
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Areas of Expertise

  • Actions and Accountability
  • Transformational Vs. Transactional Leadership

Chief People and Strategy Officer

MENTOR

Tara Spann is a highly accomplished and enterprising People, Strategy, Diversity & Inclusion Professional with more than 20 years of leadership experience in Inclusive Excellence, Cultural Transformation, Strategy Development and Execution, Process Improvement and Emerging D&I Practices in Higher Education.

In her current role as Chief People & Strategy Officer for MENTOR National, Ms. Spann is responsible for developing people, processes and strategies with a focus on ensuring that MENTOR’s greatest asset – its staff – is best positioned to achieve ambitious organizational goals. Previously, Ms. Spann served as the Head of Diversity & Inclusion for Eversource Energy, Director of Global Economic Inclusion & Supplier Diversity for Merck & Co. Inc., Associate Director & Executive Lead, Supplier Diversity for Bristol-Myers Squibb and Executive Director, Diversity Initiatives for Staples, Inc.

Ms. Spann holds a Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, as well as a certificate from Cornell University in Strategic Human Resources Leadership.
She is the recipient of and responsible for a multitude of prestigious Professional and Diversity & Inclusion Awards and has served as a panelist, speaker, keynote speaker, and moderator during her numerous speaking engagements and public relations appearances.  Ms. Spann is committed to economic inclusion and social justice, is a consultant and sits on several boards.  She currently lives in Boston and is living her life like its golden!

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