Tamara L. Kessler

Tamara L. Kessler, JD/MBA, CIPP/US, CIPM, currently serves as Corporate Counsel at Willamette Dental Group since December 2022. Tamara has an extensive background in legal counsel, having held positions such as VP, Senior Counsel at Umpqua Bank and Director of Regulatory CCO Compliance & Development at DentaQuest. Additionally, Tamara has been a Board Member for the Association of Corporate Counsel - Oregon Chapter since February 2013 and served as Past Chair of the Oregon New Lawyers Division at the Oregon State Bar from 2004 to 2012. Earlier in the career, Tamara was an Associate Attorney at Brophy Schmor, LLP. Educated at Gonzaga University School of Law with a Juris Doctorate degree, complemented by an MBA and a Bachelor’s in Business Management from Southern Oregon University, Tamara combines legal expertise with a strong business acumen.