Tara L. Thomas, MGT

Professional Experience

• January 2000 - Present : Treasurer, County of Gloucester
• April 1996 - September 1999: 
  • Assistant Vice President
  • Commonwealth Information Services
  • Newport News, Virginia
• June 1993 - April 1996: 
  • Cybernetics
  • Sales Assistant
  • Yorktown, Virginia

Professional Affiliations

• Treasurers’ Association of Virginia, Past President 
• Virginia Association of Locally Elected Constitutional Officers, Member
• Virginia Government Finance Officers’ Association, Member

Community Affiliations

• Severn Republican Women, Treasurer
• Gloucester County Republican Committee, Member
• Gloucester Educational Foundation, Treasurer
• Zion United Methodist Church, Pianist/Organist
• Gloucester Community Foundation, Former Director
• International Order of Job’s Daughters, Past Bethel Guardian and Majority Member
• Peninsula Community Theatre, Former Board Member and Treasurer

Education

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance - May 1992
  College of William and Mary
       Williamsburg, Virginia
• Master Governmental Treasurer Certification -
  Fall 2002, Re-certified 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
  Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at University of Virginia
       Charlottesville, Virginia
• Virginia Government Finance Officers’ Association Certificate - August 2006
• Virginia Government Accounting Certificate - November 2019

Awards

• Recipient of 2016 Treasurers’ Association of Virginia Commonwealth Award
• Recipient of 2005 Treasurers’ Association of Virginia Treasurer of the Year Award
• Recipient of 2005 Outstanding Youth Advocate Award from Gloucester County Youth Commission
• Recipient of 2002 Treasurers’ Association of Virginia President’s Award