Tamara S. Peters is the President and Owner of Tammy Peters & Associates, Inc. located in Albany, New York. The company was founded in 1987 and has served various not-for-profit organizations as well as corporations. Ms. Peters has extensive experience in organizational administration; campaign planning; implementation of both capital and annual campaigns; special event development; communications; public relations; feasibility studies; marketing and advertising campaigns.

Ms. Peters has 25 years of development experience and is a tested performer in a full range of fund raising, public relations and marketing services. She has directed feasibility studies and capital campaigns; designed leadership giving programs; annual giving and membership development campaigns; trained volunteers; designed communications and marketing programs as well as advertising campaigns.

Ms. Peters has developed a unique combination of skills and talent through her professional and community service experiences. She has turned around ineffective development operations by researching, organizing, developing and implementing new and revised program components. She has worked under the guidelines of limited budget constraints and has creatively made the organizations run effectively and efficiently. She has a keen sense for recruiting volunteers and positioning them in appropriate roles. She has designed and implemented comprehensive marketing campaigns that have enhanced the overall community image of many organizations or corporations.

Ms. Peters volunteer work has been extensive. She served as the Chairman for the City of Amsterdam, New York's, Centennial celebration in which Kirk Douglas served as Honorary Chairman. She has been an active board member with the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce; the Montgomery County Chapter of the American Red Cross and Catholic Family and Community Services. She has also served as chairman or committee person for numerous charities over the years. In 1997, Ms. Peters was instrumental in organizing Amsterdam's inaugural First Night Celebration.

Ms. Peters was nominated for the 1998 NYS Governor's Awards Small Business Person of the Year. Ms. Peters was presented the 1997 Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Thomas B. Constantino Entrepreneurial Excellence Award. Ms. Peters was the first woman Rotarian in the Rotary Club of Amsterdam and has been honored with both the Distinguished Citizen of the Year and Rotarian of the Year awards. In 1994, she was nominated by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce for the Capital District Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Award. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Ms. Peters holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degrees in Political Science and Business Administration from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, North Adams, Massachusetts. She has attended numerous workshops and seminars on fund raising, public relations and marketing. She resides in Clifton Park, New York.