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Tara Jochumsen

Director of Annual Giving

B.A., Wartburg College, 2024
M.A.., Wartburg College, 2026

After earning her B.A. in business administration and computer information systems from Wartburg College in 2024, Tara continued her education in the college’s Master of Arts in Leadership program and will graduate in May 2026.

Her involvement at Wartburg has been both deep and wide-ranging. A five-year member of the Wartburg Track & Field team, Tara has continued to support student-athletes as a volunteer assistant coach. Professionally, she began her career in Institutional Advancement as a graduate assistant before stepping into her current role as Director of Annual Giving.

In her role, Tara leads the college’s annual giving efforts, managing fundraising initiatives that supports the institution’s priorities. She also oversees the Knightcaller student philanthropy program, mentoring callers and guiding their outreach to alumni, parents, and friends of the college.

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