Pamela Williard

Membership Chairperson, Pamela Williard

Pamela Williard moved back to Reno in 2000 after spending the previous 15 years living in San Francisco and being active in the gay community.Pamela worked in the Castro for 7 years as a massage therapist/esthetician after 12 years working in credit and finance.She believes strongly in volunteerism and was involved with SF Kairos House (for AIDS caregivers) and held 2 terms as an officer of the SF Libertarian Party helping create and pass initiatives.In Reno, Pamela has tutored with the Adult Basic Education program at TMCC, volunteered at A Rainbow Place, was on the steering committee of the Conscious Community Campaign and encouraged her company to participate for the first time in 2006 at Reno Gay Pride.She wants to make more of a difference in the GLBTQ community in Reno and be an active participant in making SPECTRUM more visible, united and accessible in our community.Pamela is Human Resources Manager for Great Basin Federal Credit Union and lives in Reno with her partner, Teresa and their dog, Harley.

Back row, left to right: Jim Dickey, Jennifer Denoo, Pamela Williard, Richard Bennett, Gino Del Carlo,
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Pamela Williard - Human Resources Manager

Pamela Williardpamelaw@greatbasin.orgPhone 775.789.3129Fax 775.996.7116

Agrees Pamela Williard, human resources manager at Great Basin Federal Credit Union, which had opted for the customized training version for both "Workplace Spanish" and "Spanish for Customer Service."The customized version has been great, she says, though it costs about $3,000 for 30 hours. With Hispanic population increasing by the day in northern Nevada, there is hardly a business, other than tiny mom-and-pop shops, that do not have Hispanic colleagues or customers, Williard says.With 30 percent of Great Basin's members being Hispanic, she says, it was a strategic marketing decision for all its English-only employees to learn some basic Spanish, such as "Can you please take your seat," and "Someone will be with you shortly."

Pamela Williard

Membership Chair - Pamela Williard