1. Pamela Garramone
31 Windsor Road ■ Somerville, MA 02144 ■ (617) 921-­‐‑3658 ■ pgarr11@comcast.net
Career Profile
Entrepreneurial Leader, Speaker and Trainer with strong management, business development and
mentoring skills combined with unwavering passion for serving the greater good. Areas of expertise include:
■ Management/Leadership ■ Public Speaking ■ Program Development
■ Teaching/Training ■ Sales/Marketing ■ Community Outreach
■ Project Management ■ Fund Raising/Development ■ Coaching and Mentoring
Professional Background
Positive Psychology Speaker, Coach, Consultant 2014-­‐‑present
Self-­‐‑Employed, pamgarramone.com
■ Teach Positive Psychology to teachers, students, corporate employees; Coach individuals; Lead
workshops; Consultant for Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Executive Director 1998-­‐‑2014
Greater Boston PFLAG
■ Manage the Greater Boston PFLAG Speaker'ʹs Bureau, including the recruiting and training of speakers
and the development of tailored speaker training workshops.
■ Design, implement and evaluate the Safe Schools and Communities Program through targeted outreach to
schools, corporations, and organizations.
■ Present over 140 workshops annually to schools, corporations and community organizations on topics
such as Addressing Anti-­‐‑LGBTQ Name-­‐‑Calling and Bullying, How to be an Ally, and Inspiring Leadership.
■ Create and organize community events on such issues as Family Acceptance, Addressing Bullying, Religion
and LGBTQ People.
■ Recruit, train and manage staff and volunteers, ensuring professionalism through participation in
workshops and courses to further the cause of PFLAG.
■ Secure funding through grant writing, fundraising events and development efforts.
■ Build and maintain strong relationship with influential community leaders and donors.
■ Provide information, resources and referrals to individuals and organizations as well as counseling and
support to individuals and families.
■ Coordinate advocacy actions and speak for the PFLAG Board at media and political events.
Director of Operations 1996-­‐‑1998
Pallotta Teamworks Boston-­‐‑New York AIDS Ride, Boston, MA
■ Personally coached and empowered 1123 riders to raise over $1,122,000.
■ Raised $76,800 speaking at fundraising events through New England and New York.
■ Successfully selected, trained, managed and motivated a team of 60 volunteers and 8 staff members to
recruit riders and volunteers.
■ Presented at 17 event orientations to recruit volunteers and participants, persuading 85% of all attendees
to register for the Ride.
■ Spoke at such leading companies as Lotus, Fidelity and Bank Boston, which led to the recruitment of over
5000 participants in the ride.
Sales Representative 1994-­‐‑1996
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA
■ Consistently ranked in the top 5 in sales out of a team of 30 representatives

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Additional Experience
Motivational Speaking
■ Delivered keynote speech for Raytheon Corporation'ʹs "ʺCelebrating Our Allies"ʺ dinner event
■ Delivered keynote speech at Pride in our Workplace LGBTQ Breakfast at Bank of America
■ Spoke at Bank of New York Mellon’s Kickoff of Greater Boston PFLAG’s Workplace Support and
Education Program – “Conversations of the Modern Family”
■ Panelist Taiwan Chamber of Commerce Event at MIT “Parenting LGBTQ Children”
■ Creator and Presenter of "ʺGoalGetters"ʺ Workshop – “How to Get What You Want”
Training and Facilitation
■ Social Workers Conference, Western New England College
■ Boston College School of Social Work, Emerson College, Urban College of Boston, MIT, Northeastern
University, Tufts University, Regis College, Boston College
■ Grand Rounds at Massachusetts General Hospital and staff training for McLean Hospital
■ Faculty and student training in hundreds of Massachusetts middle and high schools
■ Corporations including National Grid, MetLife, Electric Insurance, Staples, Frito Lay Company, SunLife
Financial, State Street Corporation, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Environmental Protection Agency, MA
Department of Justice, TJX Companies, Inc., P&G Gillette, Ernst & Young
Teaching
■ Developed and taught public speaking courses for college students as a Speech Communication
Instructor at Dean College.
■ Taught social studies for fourth graders, resulting in students earning the highest scores achieved in the
district on the MCAS test.
■ Implemented innovative process writing and reading program for entire fourth grade.
■ Originated and supervised student-­‐‑run school newspaper as well as a student-­‐‑run juice-­‐‑machine
business and town scavenger hunt.
■ Coached junior high girls in basketball (two undefeated seasons) and softball (three winning seasons).
Education
M.Ed., magna cum laude, 1989
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
B.S., cum laude, 1983
State University of New York, Oswego, NY
Additional Professional Development and Continuing Education:
■ Wholebeing Institute – Certificate in Positive Psychology, Dr. Tal Ben-­‐‑Shahar, Instructor, 2013
■ Boston University School of Management – Certificate in Non-­‐‑Profit Leadership, 2013
■ Boston University School of Social Work – Certificate in Life Coaching, 2014
■ Wholebeing Institute – Certificate in Positive Psychology Coaching, 2015
Professional Affiliations and Awards
North Shore Pride Professional Achievement Award, 2014
The Greater Boston Business Council Individual Award for Excellence, 2009
The Grace Sterling Stowell Award for Excellence in Advocacy and Service to GLBT Youth, 2008
The Greater Boston Business Council Individual Award for Excellence, 2003
Gay Officers Action League'ʹs Community Service Award, 2002