Known as ‘The Connection Coach’, Tara Brown is an award­-winning educator, trainer and international speaker. 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 42 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, providing training, consulting and keynotes to help equip educators to more effectively connect with, teach and reach under-resourced youth. Tara’s passion and humor continues to drive her work to assist in unleashing the potential of youth ONE connection at a time.