Tara received her Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology in 1995 from the University of Waterloo after completing five years of focused studies, including two years (3800 hours) of clinical practice. She is a Practicing Member under the British Columbia Association of Kinesiologists (BCAK) and Canadian Kinesiology Alliance (CKA).

Tara became certified as a Medical Exercise Specialist in 1997 and voluntarily elected to recertify under clinical examination by a Registered Physiotherapist in 2006.  She has upheld continuing education in her self-development as a practitioner and has culminated her experiences in working with world-class leaders in healthcare to develop her accredited Movement Assessment & Corrective Training Certification program that has been delivered across Canada to health practitioners from all fields.