Tara McWilliams is graduated from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration in Spring 2025 with a passion for food and beverage and data-driven innovation. She is pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration at Sacred Heart University in Fall 2025-Spring 2026 while playing varsity rugby. Tara also recently studied at the Culinary Institute of America to deepen her love for baking and the culinary arts.

• Teaching Assistant

  Food & Beverages · Cornell University

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

• Pastry Extern

  Restaurants · Restaurant Daniel

  Jan 2025 – Present

• Resident Advisor

  Higher Education · Cornell University

  Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

• Summer Camp Counselor

  Education · Wavus Camp

  Jan 2023 – Jan 2023

• Procurement Intern

  Logistics and Supply Chain · Highgate

  Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

• Server, Runner, Busser, Expo

  Restaurants · Asian Moon of Massapequa Park

  Jan 2020 – Jan 2023

• Rugby

  Varsity

  2025 – Present

• Rugby

  Club · 2 awards

  2021 – 2025

  Awards:

  Most Valuable Player - Upstate NY 7s National Qualifier Tournament , 2x Elected Captain for the 2023 and 2024 Year

• Principal Investigator

  AP Research · Agricultural and Food Products Processing

  2019 – 2020

  Research topic:

  Impact of Animal Cruelty in the Dairy Industry on Consumer Purchasing Habits

• President, Peer Buddy, Event Chair, Advocate

  Advocacy · Best Buddies

  2017 – 2022

  Mission:

  Provide inclusivity and opportunities for individuals intellectual and developmental disabilities

• Coach and Volunteer

  Volunteering · Girls on the Run

  2017 – Present

  Mission:

  Inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running