Pam oversees LASP technology and business development to enable growth by strategically identifying, assessing, and implementing ongoing and new research opportunities with federal agencies and other partners. Before joining LASP, Pam worked for three decades at NASA, including five years as the director of the Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) within the Earth Science Division at NASA Headquarters. She previously served as the program manager for three ESTO programs and as the head of the Laser Remote Sensing Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. She has multiple degrees in electrical engineering, including a doctorate from Rice University, and has fostered a community of women scientists and engineers through workshops and mentoring throughout her career.