LaTara Harris is director of external and legislative affairs for AT&T for the Mid-Atlantic region, focusing on local legislative and regulatory matters in Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Northern Virginia; and Southeastern Pennsylvania.
She joined AT&T after ten years with the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education, where she held senior roles, including director of partnerships and outreach.
Active in her community, she served on AT&T’s Global Equity & Inclusion Taskforce for External Affairs in 2021. She’s also on the board of the Digital Literacy Alliance in Pennsylvania.
She is a mayoral appointee on the District of Columbia’s Workforce Investment Council and the chairman of the Crittenton Services of Greater Washington board.
As founder and CEO of WeEmpowerWomen Enterprises, Harris spearheads an organization that aims to uplift, motivate, and empower women to reach their full potential.
National recognition includes the National Congress of Black Women–Sisters Empowering Sisters Award, the Washington Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award, and the Maryland Top 100 Women Award. She’s also a two-time U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award winner.
In 2019, Consumers Energy Vice President of Operations Performance Tonya Berry received the President's Award, recognizing her contributions to promoting science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and careers.
The 2020 President’s Award went to Adrienne Somerville in recognition of her contributions to the support of the Naval Air (NAVAIR) Systems Command.
Other winners of the President's Award include Paula Noble, vice president of HR Corporate, The Boeing Company (2016); Romelia Flores, IBM Distinguished Engineer and IBM Master Inventor, IBM Corporation (2012); Denise Pines, former director of business development for the Smiley Group, and Command Master Chief April Beldo, United States Navy (2006).
