Tara Mondock

Mondock is responsible for positioning the college as Pennsylvania's premier hub for agricultural research and development, focusing on engagement with alumni, industry partners, legislators and prospective students. Her oversight encompasses the college's three core mission areas: education, research and extension.

Before joining Penn State in 2017, she served as chief revenue officer and senior vice president for strategic partner sales at eSolutions, a health care billing and data analytics company headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

Throughout her 25-year career in health care information technology, Mondock held various service, sales and sales-management positions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and marketing from Western Carolina University and is a graduate of Stanford University Graduate School of Business Executive Program in Leadership.

She is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star; the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; local, state and national Grange; and Pennsylvania Farm Bureau.