Tara Turk-Zaafran

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Tara Turk-Zaafran of Houston is the former vice principal at ILM Academy. Additionally, she led the school’s interfaith program, which connects students at Houston-area Christian, Jewish, and Islamic schools. She actively works with Jerusalem Peace Builders and Interfaith Youth Houston. Turk-Zaafran was previously a chemistry and biology teacher at both public and private schools in Texas and Florida. Turk-Zaafran received a degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Miami Coral Gables and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Houston. She is currently pursuing a third degree, a Master of Arts in Religious Education, at the Chicago Theological Seminary.