Pamela has been employed by the State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families for over 19 years with direct social work experience, including serving as a case manager, trainer, counselor and contract manager. She currently serves as a Program Supervisor for the Department. She graduated from Prairie View A & M University in Prairie View, Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism-Media Broadcasting and also received a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Connecticut.
Pamela has served on the Town of Manchester Human Relations Commission, the Manchester Scholarship Foundation and on search committees for the Town Manager and Assistant Superintendent of Schools. She has been active in the local Students of Color organization. Pamela is the proud mother of two sons who are products of the Manchester Public School system, one a recent college graduate of Morgan State University and the other a Junior at Manchester High School.