Meet Dr. Quarles
Twenty years in uniform. Five degrees. One mission that never changed.
Dr. LaTasha Carroway Quarles is a retired United States Army veteran, a Doctor of Social Work, an author, and the founder of four organizations built around a single conviction: no one should have to navigate a hard transition alone.
Her career began in service to country and continues in service to community. Where the military gave her discipline, structure, and a bias toward getting things done, her doctoral work gave her the clinical language and evidence base to do that work well. Clients get both: the precision of a soldier and the compassion of a practitioner who has lived the transition she is helping them through.
- 5
- Earned degrees
- 20+
- Years of service
- 4
- Organizations led
- 1
- Published book
The Work
Four roles, one throughline: showing up with excellence.
Retired U.S. Army Veteran
Two decades in uniform shaped a standard of discipline, accountability, and calm leadership under pressure — the same standard she brings to every client engagement.
Doctor of Social Work
Five earned degrees culminating in a doctorate, with clinical grounding in mental health, trauma-informed care, and the realities facing service members and their families.
Founder & Operator
Leads four organizations spanning notary services, housing advocacy, travel planning, and women veterans' advocacy — each built to close a gap she saw firsthand.
Published Author
Author of “From the Housing Project to a Doctorate Degree,” a first-person account of resilience, education, and the long road from where she started to where she serves.
Her Story
From the housing project to the doctorate.
Dr. Quarles served on active duty in the United States Army, where she led soldiers, mentored junior service members, and learned what it costs a family when a mission call comes at 2 a.m. That experience is not a line on a résumé for her — it is the reason she does this work.
She earned every one of her five degrees while serving and raising a family, finishing with a Doctor of Social Work. Today she pairs that clinical foundation with real operational experience: intake, advocacy, documentation, housing systems, VA processes, and the human conversation that has to happen before any of it works.
- Clinical & counseling support
- Veteran transition guidance
- Housing advocacy & navigation
- Mobile & loan-signing notary
- Wedding officiant services
- Travel planning & group logistics
- Women veterans' advocacy
- Leadership & organizational strategy
The Path
A career built one deliberate step at a time.
Service
U.S. Army
Active-duty service, mentorship of junior soldiers, and mission leadership across two decades.
Study
Five degrees
Associate, Bachelor's, two Master's, and a Doctor of Social Work — earned while serving and raising a family.
Practice
Counseling & advocacy
Translating clinical training into direct support for veterans, women, and families in transition.
Build
Four organizations
Notary on the Go, H.A.L.O., HALO Travel, and the Women Who Served Alliance.
Write
Author & speaker
Sharing the path publicly so others can see it is walkable.
Her Services
What Dr. Quarles personally provides.
Her Mission
Nobody should have to navigate the hardest chapter of their life alone.
Dr. Quarles builds services around the moments where people usually fall through the cracks: the week after the uniform comes off, the housing appeal nobody explains, the document that has to be signed tonight, the woman veteran who was never asked how she was doing. Her mission is to make those moments navigable — with clarity, dignity, and follow-through.
“Do it right, do it on time, and leave people better than you found them.”
Scholarship & Community Impact
Education is the lever — she hands it to other people.
Education & Mentorship
Mentors first-generation students and transitioning soldiers through the application, funding, and follow-through of higher education.
Community Programs
Convenes women veterans through the Women Who Served Alliance for wellness sessions, professional development, and peer support.
Storytelling as Service
Her book and speaking work put the full path — housing project to doctorate — on record so others can see it is walkable.
Achievements & Recognition
Credentials earned the long way.
Every title below was earned while serving, working, and raising a family — which is exactly why she treats each one as a responsibility rather than a decoration.
- Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
- Retired U.S. Army Veteran
- Licensed mental health professional
- Commissioned Notary Public & loan signing agent
- Ordained wedding officiant
- Published author & public speaker
In Their Words
What clients say after working with her.
Work With Dr. Quarles
Start with a conversation. Leave with a plan.
Every engagement starts with listening, moves quickly to a clear plan, and ends with follow-through you can verify — whether that is a notarized signature, a housing appeal, a counseling session, or a travel itinerary.