Meet Pam
Pam James has been rooted in Wake Forest for 16 years. She is a devoted wife, mom of two adult daughters, ‘grammy’ to five granddaughters and, after embracing two children whose parents died tragically, became an adoptive parent. She loves Wake Forest deeply.
When faced with the question of retirement, Pam chose to stay here and dig into alleviating our beautiful town’s issues including overdevelopment, traffic congestion and the need for more services for seniors and children.
Pam is a faithful member of Richland Creek Community Church where she and her husband of 37 years have dedicated countless hours to mission trips, ministries and service. Her husband Rob is a veteran naval submarine officer and deacon at the church. Pam attended Appalachian Bible College and Southern West Virginia Community College.
Helping folks is part of Pam’s nature. Pam’s employment has been focused on customer service in Wake Forest, including currently helping the new GO Wake Forest Community Mobility Service.
Pam is known to so many Wake Forest residents for her philanthropic nature, whether it is helping residents with meals, going to doctor's appointments, grocery shopping, or household chores. She has also coordinated blood drives, school spirit nights, a benefit for a family who lost their loved ones and food and clothing collection or victims of house fires or natural disasters. Her family has opened their home to numerous students at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Why is Pam running for Wake Forest Commissioner?
Pam has witnessed the effects of our Town’s decisions that are morphing our once storybook forest town into to an overdeveloped and congested city. The Commissioners running for reelection have ignored the cries of fellow residents and, rather than respecting the will of the people, have continued to foster sprawl, even to the point of supporting a toll road on US1. Pam recognizes that no growth is not an option, however; responsible oversight to keep the bucolic nature of our town, ensure traffic alleviation, and a moratorium on apartment rentals which keeps folks in a loop not leading to home ownership is crucial.
As an advocate for seniors and children, Pam is very concerned about seniors living on a fixed income being forced to move from their homes because of rising taxes, and students graduating college not being able to live and raise a family of their own in Wake Forest. These are her motivating factors for running.