Tamara Bauman

Tamara Bauman is a dedicated community organizer and housing advocate with extensive experience in the nonprofit sector. Currently, Tamara serves as a Community Organizer at the Lived Experience Coalition, focusing on the development of a new "Mental Health Advocacy and Wellbeing" Committee. Concurrently, Tamara holds the position of CoC System Performance Committee Co-Chair at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, overseeing the HMIS database and fostering new local metrics for impactful collective work. As a Board Member of the Seattle-King County Continuum of Care, Tamara contributes to the governance of local homeless response systems. Tamara's previous roles include Case Management Coordinator at Lifelong and Shelter Women's Advocate at New Beginnings, with an educational background that includes a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado Denver and a Bachelor's degree in Women's Studies from the University of Washington.