Biography
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Brief Biographical Information
- Third generation Arizonan with strong ties to north Phoenix
- Sunnyslope High School graduate
- Attended and graduated from all three Arizona universities
- District 3 resident for a total of more than 25 years
- Long-time family connections to the Maricopa District
- Pam’s mother graduated from Phoenix College in 1935
- Pam’s uncle, Robert Jaap, served on the original 1962 Maricopa Community College District Governing Board and was the
Governing Board’s first president. - Pam and her family have a strong educational background, and she is very familiar with the education issues facing all of us today.
- Her mother was an elementary school teacher in North Phoenix.
- Both of her adult children teach in Arizona high schools
- Pam has over 30 years high school and college teaching and educational leadership experience
Teaching Experience
- History Faculty, 10 years, Chandler Gilbert Community College
- Classroom Teacher, over 20 years, Glendale Union High School District.
Leadership Experience
- Chair, Division of Social and Behavioral Science, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 2002-2006
- Chair, Instructional Technology Committee (TLT Ocotillo Roundtable), Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 1998-2002
- Chair, Organization of American Historians, Committee on Teaching, 1994
- State Board for National History Day in Arizona, 1988 - 1997
- College Board Consultant - Advanced Placement U.S. History, Table Leader and Reader, 1990-2000
- Social Studies Department Chair, Independence High School, 1980s
Other Past and Present Professional Service and Affiliations
- Coordinating Committee for History in Arizona
- Southwest Oral History Association
- Organization of American Historians
- MCCCD Women’s Leadership Group
- MCCCD Faculty Association
- Phoenix-Metro Women’s History Study Group, 1982-present.
- State Board and Judge for National History Day in Arizona, 1980s and 1990s
- School Desegregation Committee, Glendale Elementary School District, 1980s
Education
- B.A. History, University of Arizona
- M.A. History, Arizona State University
- Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Northern Arizona University
Awards
- National Endowment for the Humanities/DeWitt Wallace Teacher-Scholar for Arizona, 1991-92.
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