Tamara Mason, MPH,CHES is a public health professional, consultant, and advocate who works to improve the health and well-being of marginalized communities. Tamara graduated from Brown University in 1998 with a B.A. degree in Health and Society, with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. She earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, with a concentration in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education in August 2003 from the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University. She has held several research and program management positions within Emory University, including serving as the Director of a breast cancer education and outreach program for over a decade. Currently, Tamara is the Director, Maternal and Child Health Collective Impact, at the March of Dimes.  In this role, she leads the efforts in Atlanta to reduce the inequities in preterm births and maternal mortality.  Tamara is also the Founder and Principal Equity Consultant of Mason Consulting, Inc. LLC.  Mason Consulting assists communities and organizations with improving their health outcomes and indicators via a health equity and social justice lens.  Lastly, Tamara is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and certified labor doula.

Tamara is involved with multiple civic organizations throughout the city of the Atlanta. She served as the First Vice President of the National Council of Negro Women—Greater Atlanta Millennium Section from 2006-2010 and has also volunteered with organizations such as the East Atlanta Kids Club, Hands On Atlanta, Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless, and the Atlanta Pajama Program Reading Center. Tamara was recognized for both her professional achievements and community service activities in November 2010 when she received an “Up and Comer" Award from the Atlanta Business Chronicle; this award is given annually to 40 leaders under the age of 40. On a personal note, Tamara has been married to Kenneth Mason, an educational consultant, since May 2008. Tamara and Kenneth reside in the East Atlanta area with their two children, DuBois and Chloe Mason.