Tara Kunkel, MSW

Executive Director
Rulo Strategies
Arlington, Virginia

Tara serves as the Executive Director of Rulo Strategies and co-directs the Rural Justice Collaborative. Prior to founding Rulo Strategies, Tara served as a Senior Drug Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she led the implementation of the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP). Under Tara’s leadership, the COSSAP program grew from a $27 million grant program in 2017 to $187 million in 2019. Prior to joining the Federal government, Tara served as a consultant for the National Center for States more than nine years leading, managing, and evaluating projects at all points in the justice system from diversion programs, pretrial supervision, courts, probation, and corrections.

Before becoming a consultant, Tara gained invaluable field experience serving as a probation officer, criminal justice planner, and drug court administrator in Virginia. Tara has developed and overseen cooperative agreements and grants with a variety of government agencies, including planning, developing, and implementing multi-year grant proposals. She received a Masters in Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Virginia.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• Stigma, Law Enforcement, and the Justice System

  Monday, April 18, 2022
  2:30 PM – 3:45 PM ET