Tara O’Leary is a graduate of UCC with a BA degree in English and History and a postgraduate degree in Information Technology. She also recently received a diploma in Digital Media from the Cork Chamber of Commerce. Tara has worked as a Communications Manager for a number of large corporate organisations such as BMW, O2 (now Three), Fiat Group, Eircom and Corel. She has a wealth of experience in communications, project management, media relations, PR, event management, communications strategies, digital media and social media strategy.

Since 2018, Tara has been with UCC Academy as a digital marketing executive, working on projects with the international non-EU postgraduate recruitment team for the UCC School of Law, with Cork University Business School and with the UCC College of Medicine and Health.