Congratulations Tarrah!
Promoted to Senior Accountant - March 2026
Over a Decade of Excellence, a CPA License, and a Lifetime Singing Streak
When Tarrah joined MPR back in 2012, she could have been an accountant anywhere. By her own admission, she has been. But something about MPR kept her here: the people, the culture, the way this place just fits. Over a decade later, she’s earned her CPA license, become the team’s go-to Excel Guru, and recently stepped into a well-deserved new title: Senior Accountant. We asked Tarrah a few questions to celebrate this milestone and her answers are so very her.
What does this promotion mean to you?
Tarrah is quick to acknowledge MPR’s culture of recognition, but she’ll also tell you there’s something uniquely powerful about a title change. “MPR is great about recognizing staff contributions. That is just the culture here,” she says. “However, there is just something so professionally validating about a title change that feels like your efforts have been ‘seen.’”
Thirteen years in, we’d say that’s pretty well confirmed.
What are you most excited about in this new role?
Ask Tarrah what she’s looking forward to and her answer says everything about who she is as a professional: coaching and leading others. She shared that she’s hoping for more of those opportunities in this new role. “I’m good at leading and I enjoy it.” While formal mentorship pathways in a small department are still evolving, Tarrah sees the potential and she’s ready for it.
What have you enjoyed most about working at MPR?
“This question is so easy. I could be an accountant anywhere. I have been. But hands down this is the best group of people to work with.” What keeps her here isn’t just the work. It’s the culture. She notes that MPR has a remarkable talent for hiring people who simply fit, making every workday genuinely enjoyable.
Who would you like to thank?
Tarrah didn’t hesitate when asked about the people who shaped her career at MPR. Three names came up immediately:
Kristie VanPelt was Tarrah’s first supervisor at MPR. “We just clicked right away,” Tarrah recalls. “She really knew how to relate accounting in such an understandable and workable way. I learned so much from her even though we only got to work together for six months.”
Megan Richardson is someone Tarrah describes as the ultimate advocate. “If there is anyone who knows how to ‘go to bat’ for their employees, it’s this lady.” Megan advocated for her team in rooms they weren’t in, and had a gift for making everyone feel genuinely heard. Whether the conversation was about potty training your kid or a new accounting process, she always made you feel like the star.
Mike Sindel played a pivotal role in Tarrah earning her CPA license in 2015. Before he was running the show, he was the finance director and the two shared a love of talking all things accounting. He wrote Tarrah a recommendation letter for a Becker scholarship and made the grueling four-exam process a little more fun by offering up his own scores as friendly competition. “I miss our accounting ‘talks’ sometimes,” she says.
A Few Fun Facts About Tarrah
Avid reader and proud Romantasy fan. Books are basically her oxygen.
On a lifetime streak of zero days without singing (she describes herself as “spontuneous” that way).
Her first-year office soundtrack? This Girl Is on Fire by Alicia Keys. (Iconic. She was clearly manifesting.)
Unofficial titles earned over the years: Excel Guru, Ambassador of Awesome, Positivity Powerhouse and aspiring Chief Party Officer.
Congratulations, Tarrah. MPR is lucky to have you — and we can’t wait to see what you do next.