Tamara Martin took office as Region 10 Coordinator on Aug. 1, 2024.
She is a Legal Assistant II at the New York State Attorney General’s Office in Manhattan and the Council Leader of PEF Division 187.
She is a fierce advocate and organizer and also serves as a steward helping her union siblings navigate all things PEF. She sits on the local Health & Safety Committee, is the Chair of the Statewide Labor/Management Committee, Co-Chair for Region 10’s Political Action Committee (PAC) and Assistant Chair of the Joint Affirmative Action Advisory Committee.
She negotiated the current statewide telecommuting agreement for the Law Department, which has been used as a template for telecommuting agreements at other state agencies.
She works with PEF’s Political Director and other members of the region’s PAC to engage elected officials on PEF’s budget priorities and other issues that affect PEF members.
While attending the Union Leadership Institute at Cornell, she streamlined the complaint/review process for discrimination cases filed by PEF members and created the form that PEF members currently use to file discrimination complaints.
Tamara has a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management and a Master’s in Public Administration.