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The Tahoe Transportation District (TTD) announced the promotion of Tara Styer to deputy director, recognizing her decade-long leadership and deep commitment to improving mobility, safety, and access throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Styer, who previously served as TTD’s capital program manager, has been instrumental in advancing key infrastructure and transit projects that balance transportation efficiency with environmental stewardship. In her new role, she will support Executive Director Jim Marino in managing district operations, overseeing project delivery, and coordinating strategic initiatives across the agency.

Since joining TTD, Styer has held several leadership positions, including mobility manager and transit operations manager, before assuming her role in capital programs. She has successfully led project development, grant writing, contracting, reporting, agency collaboration, parking management, and community engagement — contributing to multiple regional improvements under TTD’s long-term transportation vision.

Prior to her time at TTD, Styer worked with the University of California, San Diego’s Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, where she coordinated injury prevention and transportation safety programs. Her professional background reflects a strong connection between transportation, accessibility, and public health.

~ Tahoe Transportation District press release