RESUME



PAMELA KATHRYN NORTH

P.O. Box 157
Rollinsville, CO  80474
(303) 642-3162


EDUCATION

Associate Degree from Austin Community College - Austin, Texas.
Graduated in May, 1987, on Scholastic Honor Roll.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Present - Free-lance writer, currently writing for magazines and
newspapers.  I write weekly for the Mountain-Ear (Nederland, CO)

1/99 to 9/04 - Free-lance writer for Gilpin Gazette-Crusader (now
defunct).  Wrote weekly full-length articles and a regular cooking
column, along with occasional extra features.

3/92 to 5/03 - Chief Appraiser with Gilpin County Assessor's Office
(Central City, Colorado).  Responsible for all phases and aspects of
appraisal process; valuation of residential and commercial property
and vacant land; sales analysis and setting of values for tax roll;
defense of values in taxpayer protest hearings (Board of Equalization,
Board of Assessment Appeals and District Court); taxpayer interaction
and communication.

8/90 to 3/92 - Came to Colorado and worked in real estate, insurance,
and retail sales fields until a position opened in tax appraisal.

2/90 to 8/90 - Employed with Travis County Public Improvements and
Transportation Department, Right-of-Way Section (Austin, Texas) as a
review appraiser for a 6-month bond project.  Responsibilities
included reviewing appraisals submitted in the process of right-of-way
condemnation; communicating with appraisers when their reports were
erroneous or lacking in required content, and assisting them in the
correction and completion of their appraisals; recommending final
acquisition values to the county commissioners.

12/88 to 2/90 - Over one year with the Travis County Tax Office (Austin,
Texas) as a tax analyst involved with the property tax collection process.
Responsibilities included interaction and communication with taxpayers
in resolving tax debts; keeping detailed records of payment agreements, 
and following up to make certain that contracts were fulfilled.
Developed diplomatic and respectful ways of dealing with people in the
process, so that county's objective of collecting delinquent taxes
was attained, and taxpayers were satisfied with the manner in which
they were treated.

3/83 to 10/86 - Over 3 1/2 years with the Williamson County Appraisal
District (Georgetown, Texas) as an appraiser, with residential
appraisal as my main area of involvement, and some additional
experience in vacant land, commercial and personal property.  Also
defended values in county taxpayer protest hearings when required.

11/78 to 4/83 - Over 4 1/2 years with the City of Austin Tax Department
(Austin, Texas) as a clerk, with my primary area of responsibility
being the calculation of real property square footages and values.

I have had additional experience over the years in administrative
assistance, management, customer relations, light bookkeeping,
record-keeping, retail sales, journalism, publicity, merchandising, and
advertising.  I have excellent communication skills, both verbal and
written.  I have familiarity and experience with computers, and am
proficient in several programs, such as WordPerfect and Excel.

ADDITIONAL

I have been actively involved in wildlife rehabilitation for 25 years,
caring for orphaned and injured wildlife with the goal of eventual
release back to the wild.  I founded a nucleus group, Wildlife Rescue,
Inc., in Austin, Texas in 1977, and served as its first president.  I
assisted in its growth during which its membership increased to
approximately 150 members, aiding between 3,000 and 3,500 mammals and
birds annually; the group is still in existence today. In the process
of forming this group I acquired good organizational abilities, and
added to my verbal and written communication skills by writing press
releases and educational material, and giving lectures and classes to
civic groups, schools, city and county recreation departments.

I served for ten years on the Gilpin County Planning Commission,
working with many key areas of concern, such as zoning and growth
issues, developing the county's Master Plan, subdivision regulations,
and various county codes.  My main reason for being involved in this
commission was to be of service to the community.