Position: Dean of Women, Lecturer in Ministry
Qualifications: BSc (UNSW), BTh (ACT), MA (Theol) (Moore)
Originally from beautiful Wollongong, she has spent most of the last 20 years at the University of New South Wales, with nine of those years as women’s pastor with Unichurch and Campus Bible Study. Tara oversees the pastoral care of the women students (along with 12 part-time women chaplains!), including the community of women living in Carillon House. She teaches in the Ministry Department. and enjoys discussing how we serve together as women and men.
Tara is married to Ian and they serve at Randwick Presbyterian Church, where Ian is the senior minister. Tara and Ian love relaxing at Callala Bay on the south coast.
Tara is involved in producing the Equal But Different Journal, and is an itinerant speaker at women’s events and conferences. She taught a small group leadership course called ‘Room for Improvement’.
Family: Tara is married to Ian.