Tamara has more than 15 years of proven success in public relations and marketing. Throughout her career, working for privately held start-ups to billion dollar enterprises, Tamara has expanded and perfected her public relations repertoire from public relations basics to managing international, million-dollar campaigns. In her most recent role, seven years with BMC Software, Tamara managed public relations for the Enterprise Service Management (ESM) business unit, which comprised 51 percent of BMC’s overall $1.489B annual revenue (FY’07). Tamara gained international public relations and marketing experience first-hand on location in England through a long-term work assignment. She has held positions with Remedy, Peregrine, Applied Materials, and Network Equipment Technologies. Tamara has a bachelor’s degree in public relations from California State University, Chico.

In her spare time Tamara provides pro bono public relations services for small businesses located in her town. She is a member of her local Chamber of Commerce.