Dr. Tara Collins, Athletic Consultant for Discovery Sports Management, LLC, joins Monique A. J. Smith for A Chat in the Garden

Dr. Tara M. Collins is a Retired United States Navy Chief Petty Officer. She has over 20 years’experience in the sports industry. Her experience began as a command football & basketballcoach, then evolved into becoming an agent advisor. Dr. Collins’s educational backgroundincludes an earned PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in Sports Managementand Leadership (Northcentral University). She researched and defended her dissertation titled“Understanding the Psychological Journeys of African-American Football Players from HighSchool to the NFL and the Player-Agent Relationship”. In addition, she has a Master of Sciencein Sports Management (American Military University) and Master of Business Administration(Columbia Southern University). Along with a Bachelor of Business Administration and twoAssociate degrees.Since retiring from the Navy, Dr. Collins has emerged herself even more into the industry byexploring research topics involving sports agents, college programs, NFL quarterbacks, andsports & society.Dr. Collins is an Adjunct Professor at Grand Canyon University, Southern New HampshireUniversity, and Holy Family University teaching in the Sport Management programs. She hastransitioned into the position of Athletic Consulting with Discovery Sports Management, LLC.Dr. Collins, in junction with Discovery Sports Management, LLC will be launching ‘TheGameplan’ in a few months from now. Finally, Dr. Collins is the proud mother of a Navy Sailor,Ty and Texas Southern University graduate Troy, who is a Special Education Teacher.