Tara is a creative, digital transformation leader in NYC Public Schools, setting the vision and strategy for Digital Learning and Innovation (DLI). The DLI team builds citywide capacity to design and deliver student-centered, 21st century digital learning pedagogy and technology integration, a robust professional learning catalog, and learner-centered capacity building to develop and sustain cohesive, adaptive digital learning ecosystems. Tara leads Artificial Intelligence for the Division of School Leadership, with Academics and Instruction, working closely with internal and external partners on safe, ethical, and responsible innovation of AI/GenAI policy and implementation. Tara is a pedagogical and technical subject matter expert, building on her multi-year experience as Director of Citywide Ed Tech in the IT division of NYC; she applies a learner-centered, co-designed process to incubate, test, develop and sustain programmatic initiatives and technical solutions, at scale and measured by learner impact.