Known as ‘The Connection Coach’, Tara Brown is an award-winning educator, coach, trainer, and international speaker. She holds a master's in Administration and Supervision. Her journey has taken her from rural FL to gang territory in CA and to one of the largest high schools in TN with over 45 countries represented. Her international engagements have included Dubai and Beirut. Tara has worked primarily with under-resourced youth and believes strongly that a major key to student success is the ability to connect and build positive relationships with caring adults. Since leaving the classroom, she has worked in schools across the nation and beyond, providing training, consulting, and keynotes to equip educators to better understand under-resourced students from poverty, toxic stress, and trauma and to help more effectively connect with, reach and teach them. Tara’s passion and humor continue to drive her work to assist in unleashing the potential of youth ONE connection at a time.