Director of Strategic Communications

Tareka joined the Office of Minority Health Resource Center (OMHRC) Project Team in September of 2017 as the Communications Manager. With more than 15 years of experience in project and program management, operations, and strategic communications in both the public and private sector, Tareka quickly advanced and became the Project Director for the OMHRC project in 2020. Tareka is a proven problem solver and leader with extensive experience in designing and managing communications campaigns that positively impact an organization’s visibility and strategic direction. As Project Director, Tareka provides oversight of the Resource Center, and serves as a trusted partner and advisor for leadership and staff within the HHS Office of Minority Health. Tareka is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree (Organizational Communication) from St. Edwards University.

Prior to joining AMTIS and the OMHRC Project, Tareka was the Director of Programs for Safe Kids Worldwide, a subsidiary of Children’s National Health System and a global non-profit focused on childhood injury prevention. Tareka provided oversight of program development, complex projects, and was intricately involved in the development of health communications campaigns funded by 400 and 500 companies. She worked collaboratively with various teams and leadership to ensure the organization was developing impactful programs and resources for a global network of more than 400 U.S. based coalitions and nearly 25 partners around the world. Tareka has also worked within healthcare as she led community-based programs focused on childhood injury prevention and patient safety at Dell Children’s Medical Center, a Level I pediatric trauma center serving 46 counties in Central Texas. She served at Dell Children’s for nearly 10 years, and was known for being a mission-driven professional that focused on improving access to and quality of services, designing patient-centered campaigns and initiatives, and developing evidence-based, creative solutions.