Tamara Ogle is a Community Development Regional Educator for Purdue Extension. She specializes in local government and coordinates the statewide On Local Government program. Her local government work includes both education and research of the property tax system, farmland assessment and local government structure.

Tamara also serves on the Purdue Extension Succession Planning and as a coach for the Hometown Collaboration Initiative. She teaches sessions for community leadership programs and facilitates community forums and group decision-making processes.