Tara Rodas answered the humanitarian call from OPM to support the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) urgent efforts to care for and place children entering the US via the southern border with sponsors in the US. While serving on detail with HHS’ Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program, she distinguished herself as a Subject Matter Expert on “red flags” for sponsor fraud and child trafficking. As a result, she was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Federal Case Management Team at the Pomona Fairplex Emergency Intake Site (EIS) in Pomona, California. Her efforts directly contributed to children being released to safe sponsors in the US or referred to HHS’ Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP), HHS OIG, and other Federal Law Enforcement. On a personal note, Tara is a Freedom Partner with the International Justice Mission and in December of 2022 she graduated with a Master of Biblical and Theological Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. She serves the global learning community by participating in the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Forum and facilitating learning events at ATD’s International Conferences & EXPO - the world's largest event for talent development and learning professionals. Tara lives in Virginia with her husband, Jorge Rodas.

Cell: 571-213-3521

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://tararodas.com/

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