Tara Baukus Mello

With 20+ years as a professional writer, Tara Baukus Mello has worked as a magazine editor, a corporate communications professional and a freelance journalist. Her mission is to inspire and educate, both personally and professionally.

With over 4,000 articles to her credit, Tara’s writing career has ranged from music and theater reviews to investigative journalism to travel articles. She is also the author of "Smart Phone Monitoring Made Easy: A Guide for Busy Parents Concerned About The Kids' Digital Safety" and 10 non-fiction chapter books for children. She acted as a ghostwriter for the business best-seller, "Love 'Em Don't Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay, which sold 250,000 copies in the first edition and is now in its fifth edition and as consulting editor for “Idea Magnets: 7 Strategies for Cultivating & Attracting Creative Business Leaders.” Tara's articles have been published in such publications as Woman's Day, Parade (Sunday newspaper insert), The New York Times, Bankrate.com (9 million monthly unique viewers), the publications of AAA Northeast (circulation 2.9 million), Autoweek, Woman's World, cNet.com and Edmunds.com, among others.