Before starting at Hepatitis Foundation International, Tamera was a Meeting Manager for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and prior to that an Assistant Director of Convention Services for the National Medical Association (NMA). Tamera was also an Event Planner contractor for D. R. Valentine & Associates in Los Angeles, California and Exhibit Specialist for the American Institutes for Research in Silver Spring, Maryland; duties were planning all tradeshow logistics for The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). She has been in the event and meeting planning industry for over 18 years. Tamera is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP).