Tara Clapp

Tara Lynne Clapp is an instructor with the Department of Community and Regional Planning at Iowa State University, and she is a private consultant. Her practice is primarily with non-profit and community capacity building with clients that include environmental, social, and arts sectors.

She left full-time academic work in 2011 to devote more time to her professional practice. She regularly teaches "Sustainable Communities" from the perspective that a community can only thrive with a healthy economy, a rich and diverse culture, and a resilient environment.

Ph.D  in Planning, University of Southern California, 2003
M.E.Des. in Planning, University of Calgary, 1995
B.E.S. in Environmental Studies, University of Manitoba, 1985