District 5

Tara Waters

Tara Waters portrait

Raleigh, NC 27610

Wake County: 919-856-5573

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Appointed: January 2024
Term expires: December 2024

Education Committee Chair

Affordable Housing Committee Vice Chair

Professional

  • Currently serves as Volunteer Raleigh Program Manager for the City of Raleigh
  • Past roles include:
    • Instructional Supervisor, Human Resources Development at Wake Technical Community College
    • Assistant Director, Human Resources Development at Wake Technical Community College
    • Instructor/Coordinator, Human Resources Development at Wake Technical Community College
    • Adult High School and GED Instructor at Pitt Community College

Regional, State & National Leadership

Honors & Awards

  • Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society
  • Raleigh Mayor's Committee for Persons with Disabilities Service Award
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fellow

Education

  • Master of Public Administration, East Carolina University
  • Bachelor of Arts, Communication, North Carolina State University

Personal

  • Commissioner Waters is the proud mother of two boys who attend WCPSS schools and have a shared love of animal encounters at zoos and aquariums across the state. She works hard to ensure they know that anything is possible if a person believes.