{"id":129911,"date":"2024-11-22T18:37:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T02:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/?page_id=129911"},"modified":"2024-11-22T18:40:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T02:40:44","slug":"madd-ambassador-tara-repka-flores","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/madd-ambassador-tara-repka-flores\/","title":{"rendered":"MADD Ambassador Tara Repka Flores"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"129911\" class=\"elementor elementor-129911\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9635e72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9635e72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2304539\" data-id=\"2304539\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3946ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3946ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7f47e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7f47e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c15ed2c\" data-id=\"c15ed2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0117a0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0117a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Tara-Repka-Flores_Headshot-copy.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-129173\" alt=\"Tara Repka Flores\" style=\"width:100%;height:93.75%;max-width:240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a953fa\" data-id=\"6a953fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0946490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0946490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Tara Repka Flores<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c0c71 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6c0c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Tara Repka Flores\u2019 life was forever changed on October 7, 2019, when her 13-year-old son, Alec Flores, was tragically hit and killed by a drunk driver while walking to school. The driver, a fellow parent at the same school, had her three children in the car at the time of the crash and fled the scene. Despite this devastating loss, Tara has channeled her grief into a powerful mission for change. Residing in California, Tara plays a vital role on MADD California\u2019s Legislative Action Team, where she works tirelessly to influence policy and legislation to prevent impaired driving. She is especially passionate about advancing the implementation of the HALT Drunk Driving Act, a groundbreaking law that requires passive impaired driving prevention technology in all new cars, to eradicate impaired driving. In honor of Alec, who was an avid athlete, wrestler and football player, Tara and her family created a nonprofit \u2013 the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alecsportsscholarship.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alec Flores Youth Sports Scholarship Corporation<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 which hosts a fundraiser called the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alecsportsscholarship.com\/10foralec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Fun Run<\/a>\u00a0(originally started as on online challenge during COVID called the 10 For Alec Challenge) that provides scholarships to young athletes. Tara\u2019s proud to have supported over 450 young athletes in playing sports in Alec\u2019s memory and views this endeavor as spreading light and positivity in the community. Professionally, Tara serves as vice president of information technology at Zenith Insurance. She is also an accomplished public speaker, having honed her skills with Toastmasters, a prestigious public speaking nonprofit. 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