Tara Church began her career in philanthropy at age eight when she co-founded the world's first youth environmental nonprofit, Tree Musketeers, which she led from a neighborhood project to a national initiative that empowered millions of kids to plant trees across America. She was honored with President Clinton's Volunteer Action Award and Do Something's first BRICK Award. She represented young Americans on the White House Millennium Council and was among a handful of youth invited by Colin Powell to the President's Summit on America's Future.

Tara went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and with dual honors from the University of Southern California. She honed her philanthropic and public-leadership skills at Harvard Law School and practiced litigation at White & Case, LLP in Los Angeles and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP in New York.

In addition to remaining involved on Tree Musketeers' board of directors, Tara is a member of the executive committees of several charities focusing on the needs of children and the environment. She has also published widely on philanthropy, including "Where the Leaders Are" (in: Warren Bennis, ed, The Future of Leadership: Today's Top Thinkers Speak to Tomorrow's Leaders, 2001) and "Sap To Seedling" (in: Chicken Soup for the Volunteer's Soul, 2002).