Meet Ziggy’s Staff

Tamara Cairns | Executive Director

Meet Tamara. Tamara brings nonprofit management expertise to Ziggy’s Art Bus. Previously held roles include Donor Relations Manager at Public Radio International, Director of Donor Recognition at the University of Minnesota, and State Folk Festival Director at the Minnesota Historical Society. Tamara’s skills and enthusiasm lie in building collaborative partnerships, systematizing organizations, designing programs to meet the needs, values and experiences of the clientele with whom she has the honor to work, and demonstrating how art experiences enrich lives through self-expression and community connection. Tamara received her Bachelor’s degree in Communications at St. Olaf College and her Master’s degree in Public Sector Folk Studies at Western Kentucky University.