Starla Tanner

Starla Tanner currently serves as the Mecklenburg County Intergovernmental Affairs Manager. She is responsible for managing the federal and state legislative agendas for the largest county in the state of North Carolina. Starla previously managed Government Relations and Communications for the Georgia Association of Educators, an organization that represents education professionals and is an affiliate of the National Educators Association. In this role she served as the primary lobbyist, led communication efforts and built collaborative partnerships. Her prior experience includes serving as Director of Government and Community Relations for North Carolina Central University. As a member of the Chancellor's Executive Leadership Team, she provided a link for university initiatives in the community and for other agencies at the local, state and federal levels. Starla also previously worked for the North Carolina Dept. of State Treasurer. As a senior staff member she was the primary lobbyist for investment, retirement and local government financing issues. Starla has over 20 years of experience in government relations which includes senior staff positions in the North Carolina Dept. of Insurance and Dept. of Health and Human Services.