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Pam was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended Wester Michigan University. In 1977, Pam moved to Foster City as a new widow with a three year-old child and a newborn. It was at that time that her love affair with Foster City began. Over her 45 years as a Foster City resident, Pam has been involved volunteering for various groups. She served on the Little League and AYSO boards, along with coaching Little League for 10 years. Pam also served as president of Friends of Sea Cloud Park as they pursued making the dream of a multi-use park come true. As a results, Pam was inducted into the Foster City Wall of Fame in 2005.
Pam's other volunteer involvements include serving as a board member of Samaritan House during which time she created the volunteer coordinator job and filled the position herself for the following five years. In 2005 Pam successfully ran for the Foster City Council, serving two terms as mayor before she termed out in 2013. She is extremely knowledgeable about our Foster City community: its needs, how the city runs, its evolution, and how we all can be part of the solution to keep our community vibrant.
Currently, Pam serves on several other boards including, the SM Police Activities League, Country Commissioner on First 5 of SM (ending in December 2021), and on the JPA of HEART board (affordable housing.). As a 20-year member of the Foster City Rotary Club, Pam is excited to bring her non-profit experience, fundraising skills, mediation strength and gift of institutional knowledge of Foster City, to the Foster City Village Board of Directors.
