Tamarah Smith

Tamarah Smith is in the Master of Education program with a concentration in Elementary Education at the University of Maryland. She is originally from the Bahamas but moved to the United States to pursue a career in architecture. After graduating Tamarah saw how the field lacked the presence of women, particularly minority women like herself. She wanted to make a change to close the gap in fields that are male dominated so she made the decision to make the career change to teaching which would allow her to make an immediate impact on students' lives. Her prior education was heavily STEAM based, so she drew on the skills she already had and is involved in a STEAM club for girls.