Pamela Pilon can be described as a mother, teacher, friend, wife, and citizen of the global family.

Very quickly when talking with Pamela you will come to realize that she is passionate about thinking globally and acting locally. She firmly believes we each play a role in global health, wealth and welfare, and she is aligned to act and make a difference.

Pamela connects with the natural world in her woodworking shop fashioning her own design of cheese boards. She can observe a piece of wood and see its natural personality and identity, and she finds the experience of creation very powerful. This might be why she taught 14 of her students how to make their own boards. The kids fashioned their boards, then sold the product to fund a field trip. Pamela understands how empowering it is for the kids to go from raw product to experiential outcome from the product they created.

Pamela volunteers on the Logistics Team and decided to give Hearts for Ethiopia her volunteer hours, because she sees everyone as global citizens, and she believes we are blessed to live where we live. She strongly believes we are duty-bound by our good fortune to share our riches and treasures, minds, materials and hearts with those less fortunate. Pamela is inspired by the grass roots nature of this organization, and she values Shelley Green as a leader and visionary. For Pamela, Shelley has a brilliant mind, is aware of the skills in others, and understands that there is power in numbers. Group work makes magic happen. This leader gets right in the muck, working along side the people she directs. That’s inspiring to Pamela.