Tamara Muhler was born in Ogbomosho, Nigeria, and raised in Oakland, California. She developed Word Works to better service a broad range of individuals throughout the Bay Area. Tamara earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communicative Disorders from University of the Pacific, and a Master of Science degree in Communicative Disorders from San Francisco State University, graduating with high honors. She has attained the Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, and is licensed by the California Speech-Language Hearing Association.

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Tamara has experience working with both pediatric and adult populations in schools, clinics, and home-based programs. She has extensive clinical experience with early intervention, articulation and phonological disorders, language delays and disorders, auditory processing deficits, childhood apraxia of speech, and oral/aural rehabilitation for children and adults with cochlear implants.

For several years Tamara enjoyed teaching courses part-time in the Communicative Disorders Department at San Francisco State University (SFSU) while also supervising student clinicians in the SFSU speech-language pathology student clinic. She has provided clinical fellow supervision and mentorship for numerous newly graduated clinicians in the field of speech pathology and continues to support interns.

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Tamara is proficient in American Sign-Language and Spanish. She has specialized training in providing services for communication disorders associated with developmental delays, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and hearing loss. She loves teaching baby sign-language and providing workshops and education for teachers and parents to help identify and prevent speech and language delays. Tamara is a world traveler who appreciates exploring and learning about different cultures. When she is not working, Tamara seeks adventures with her husband and two children, enjoys photography, playing the clarinet, and reading.