Tammy Bleier Email & Phone Number

United States

Brockport, New York

I was a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow in the Office of International Activities in NOAA Research where I supported the US Co-chair to the Galway Statement, assisted in engagement with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, and coordinated outreach for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Rochester, New York, United States

• Organized monthly cleanups in summer/fall throughout Rochester, NY. Since establishment, over 2000 pounds of debris have been removed during 10 cleanups with the help of over 300 volunteers.
• Communicated findings and raising awareness via local schools, television networks, and radio stations to educate public about plastic pollution and solutions
• Installed seven cigarette butt receptacles at Ontario Beach Park with funding from the Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Prevention Program
• Coordinated 60 faculty and students across four academic departments to contribute research, art, and outreach to Forever Plastics, a plastic pollution exhibit at SUNY Brockport
• Facilitated creation of 30-foot-long sculpture made from debris collected by Plastic Lakes Project cleanups to raise awareness of Great Lakes plastic pollution
• Received $1,850 grant from American Democracy Project to host Dr. Sherri Mason from Penn State University Behrend to give seminar about her research on plastic pollution and solutions prior to unveiling of exhibit

Brockport

Wilmington, NC

• Processed transfer and non-degree seeking applications for undergraduate admission
• Recruited students by traveling to 50+ community colleges in and out of state
• Met with students daily to advise them on admissions requirements and create a path forward unique to each student
• Managed over 1800 students' emails, calls and applications
• Delivered admissions presentation to prospective students 1-3 times per week
• Managed and edited Transfer Admissions website using Cascade

Wilmington, NC

• Processed uShop and purchasing orders for faculty and staff
• Tracked faculty and staff's grant spending in Excel
• Answered and fielded phone calls from current students, prospective students and the general public
• Processed reimbursements and petty cash requests for current students
• Created document of all courses taught each semester and collected syllabi for each course
• Created how-to guidebook for all daily and weekly tasks for future receptionists and for training purposes

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Processed adoption applications for potential adopters
• Acted as receptionist on a rotating, weekly schedule
• Handled transactions upon adoption of pet
• Sold products in retail store to increase funds for animal’s care

• Managed two-year research project for Department Chair of Biology and Marine Biology
• Built oyster reefs to study effect of seeding on oyster recruitment to reefs
• Coordinated field work amongst three lab representatives in order to build reefs
• Kept inventory of lab supplies and ordered supplies when needed
• Organized all data into Excel spreadsheets for presentation at a national conference

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Science & Ecology

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marine Biology

Activities and Societies: Tau Sigma National Honor Society (Philanthropy Chair), Scuba ClubIn addition to coursework focused on biology.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

I conducted an independent study concerning diurnal versus nocturnal coral activity on San Salvadorian reefs and presented my research at.