Tammy is a 25-year University of Missouri professional, continually partnering with stakeholders to develop, implement, and evaluate a wide range of educational programs for adult and youth audiences. These educational programs included multi-state webinars; self-paced, online learning courses; and in-person trainings. She has been an invited, national presenter to share evidence-based resources on topics such as sustainability of community-based programs, out of school time program quality assessment, and program evaluation. She served as a principal investigator on several multiyear state and federal grants focused on children, youth, and families. She previously served on the University of Missouri Campus Institutional Review Board. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia.