Concord Community Schools

Meet the School Board: Tara Towner

Even before her time as a member of the Concord School Board, Tara Towner could be found serving in Concord schools as a volunteer and substitute.

This work, she said, reinforced her belief that "The only way to help make this difference is to roll up your sleeves and do the hard work, and that is something I am looking forward to being a part of."

Towner will fill the vacant school board seat created by the resignation of board member Kelly Barr who recently relocated to a home outside of the district boundaries. 

She was appointed to the Concord School Board in August of 2022 to fulfill the remainder of board member Kelly Barr’s term. Towner was then elected to the board in November 2022.

Towner has lived in the Concord Community Schools district for nearly 8 years. She and her husband, Joe, are the parents of Elijah, a seventh-grader at Concord Junior High School, and Eden, a sixth-grader at Concord Intermediate School. 

Towner served as a volunteer, secretary, and for two years as the president of the South Side Elementary School PTO. She has also worked as a substitute in the office at Concord High School and Concord Intermediate School. 

"I am a person who wants to help and create a school for my children that encourages them to grow and push themselves beyond what they thought was possible. Not only do I want that for my children -- but for all of the kids who enter the doors of Concord schools," Towner said. 

Towner is employed as a bookkeeper by West on Warren in Middlebury.