Tara Denton joined us in 2022 as our Senior Tax Specialist, bringing over fifteen years’ experience in accounting, tax, financial planning, and client relationship management.  Tara is an Enrolled Agent (EA) who enjoys using her technical background and passion for wealth planning to help clients pursue their financial goals.

Prior to joining Allen Trust Company, Tara spent the previous eight years in wealth management, focusing on trust administration and wealth management with a large national bank and trust company, then moving to wealth and income tax management with another local trust company.  The earlier part of her career was spent in public accounting, working on individual and corporate tax, auditing, financial statements preparation and tax planning.

Tara attended Oregon State University and earned her B.S. in business administration, with an option in accounting, as well as a minor in speech communication.

A native Oregonian, Tara enjoys all the outdoor recreation the PNW has to offer.  She loves spending time with her husband and two children, reading and traveling.

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