Tamara Harvell is a special events professional from the Bloomington/Normal area who recently retired from a multi-million dollar, FORTUNE 40 company, State Farm after over 30 years of corporate experience. During her accomplished career, she produced events and meetings for 17 years, reaching both corporate and community customers. Additionally, Tamara managed multiple multi-million dollar national and local marketing event sponsorships for over 16 years, navigating all aspects of the activations.

In retirement, she decided to take her skills and knowledge to the next level by launching TLH Events Management and Production business.

As a certified planner, she holds a BA from Monmouth College and MA from U of I – Springfield. Tamara enjoys being a member of the Bloomington/Normal Pub Club Rotary where she can give back to the local charities in the community. She is a board member of the McLean County Arts Center, where she is the Events Committee Chair. A native of Chicago, she is a sneaker fanatic, accomplished fisherwoman and a huge sports fan.