
Tara Lynn Gray
President and CEO Yadari Enterprises
Tara has more than 20 years experience in Information
Technology and Management Consulting. She has worked with
Department of Homeland Security - Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Accrediting Commission for Community
& Junior Colleges, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, AT&T,
Grainger, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, and Lotus Development Corporation.
Mrs. Gray has been doing web development and custom software implementations
for more than a decade. She is a proponent of cloud and web-based applications for
enhanced productivity and mobile & wireless technologies. She owns and operates a
Managed Service Provider business in northern California.
Tara is committed to programs designed to improve energy efficiency and sustainability
in every other aspect of life. She has published a blueprint; CISS- the Community
Initiative for Self Sustainability, for non-profits and faith based organizations to create
sustainable communities through sustainable micro-enterprise growth and development.
Her education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from St. Mary's
College, Moraga, CA; Certificate of Completion, UCLA Anderson School of Business,
Management Development for Entrepreneurs; Certificate of Completion, Intel Business
Academy; Numerous Technical Certifications; and Certified Instructor & Affiliate,
Kauffman Foundation First Step FastTrac Curriculum for Entrepreneurs. Ms. Gray is
currently enrolled in the Health Information Technology Certification Program at Fresno
City College.
Ms. Gray is a board member of the California Black Chamber Of Commerce Foundation,
a Board Member of One Voice International, Inc., a Board Member of Sickle Cell
Network, an Executive Advisor to Howard University African Business Club, an
Executive Committee Member of Solano Center for Business Innovation, a member of
Women Impacting Public Policy, a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, a member of the
American Grant Writer's Association (AGWA), 2009 Recipient of CA Black Chamber
of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award (North), and is the 2004 Recipient Of
Allstate Insurance Company "From Whence We Came" National Pioneer in Technology
Award.
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