This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the
TED Conferences.
Tamara Taggart is an award-winning
Anchor for
CTV News at Six, a working mother and wife.
Tamara has 3 beautiful children and 1 of them just happens to have an extra chromosome. Tamara has had numerous conversations with healthcare professionals regarding her son
Beckett, and has led her to where she is today, that the conversation needs to change.
As a veteran broadcaster, a third generation
Vancouverite and busy working mother, Tamara comes to the anchor chair with a lot of experience, passion and a deep understanding of what matters to
Metro Vancouver residents
. In the field, Tamara reports on a range of important issues, from women with
HIV to rare diseases affecting children. She’s proud to be the
Chair of the BC
Women’s Hospital’s “
Hope Starts Here” campaign, as well as a board member of The Kettle
Friendship Society, the
Pacific Parkland Foundation and
The Children's
Wish Foundation of
Canada. Tamara is also a founding board member of the
Rare Disease Foundation, and a big supporter of the
Developmental Disabilities
Association and the BC
Centre for
Ability. In her spare time, Tamara enjoys gardening, interior design, hosting parties and playing outside with her family. Tamara's growing family has provided lots of great content for her blog,
Modern Mommy.
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- published: 24 Nov 2014
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