Tamara Kartal, MS, MPP; FOUR PAWS International
Senior Manager, SAC Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact at FOUR PAWS International
Tamara Kartal joined FOUR PAWS International in 2021 leading the monitoring and evaluation of the combined Stray Animal Care and Community Engagement Programmes internationally. Her work focuses on developing frameworks and protocols to measure the impact cat and dog management projects achieve and the development of evidence-based programme strategies. Before joining FOUR PAWS International, Tamara led the data analysis and programme recommendations at Humane Society International’s dog and cat welfare programme globally, advising on humane dog population management and rabies programmes. Tamara’s work has supported programmes in Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
With a research background, Tamara has a M.S. in Palaeontology and Geology from the University of Hamburg, Germany and graduated with an M.S. in Animals and Public Policy from Tufts University, USA in 2015. In addition to her monitoring and evaluation work, she is studying dog and cat population dynamics, the human-dog relationship and how evidence-based dog population management can improve the lives of millions of dogs, cats, and people across the world.
