Tara works with members, Indigenous organizations and governments, stakeholders and government decision makers on policy related to Indigenous engagement, wildlife management and biodiversity conservation. She is the policy lead on issues related to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and leads MAC’s Indigenous Relations Committee which focuses on matters related to Indigenous participation in mining. She is dedicated to working on species at risk and protected areas related issues and is an active member of the Nature Advisory Committee as well as the Canadian Environmental Domestic Advisory Group. Tara is also a member of the Centre for Land Conservation’s Board of Directors.