HERstory In The Making
A Creative Living Her Dreams
Dr. Pamela Gurley is a Content Strategy Expert, International Speaker, and World-Renowned Best-Selling Author, and Media Journalist who understands the power of words (both verbal and written). As the Founder/CEO of Clark and Hill Enterprise and IAMDRPGURLEY and Founder/President of the Brown Girl and Brown Boy Literacy Foundation, she is on a mission to empower, grow, transform, and motivate others, as well as lead and challenge social norms and false narratives.
Dr. Gurley’s 26-year career includes working as a civil servant for 14 years for the United States Federal Government across the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, Department of State, and the Merit Systems Protection Board. Dr. Gurley’s budget, management, and leadership experience extend domestically and internationally across several continents and countries. She resigned from her federal career as a GS-15 to become a full-time entrepreneur on November 7, 2020.
In November 2019, Dr. Gurley released her first book, “I Am Not A Stereotype: I Am H.E.R.,” and it lit a different path in her love of writing. In March 2021, she released her second book, Bl@ck Girl Activist, becoming an Amazon Best Seller; and on June 3, 2021, she released the first three sets of books in her Brown Girl and Brown Boy multilingual children’s books series. She has since published five additional titles totaling 18 books. She has also been a part of three anthologies – one with Dr. Gurley as a Visionary Author.
She is a retired United States Army Veteran and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Master’s in Health Service Administration, and a Doctorate in Management with a concentration in Organizational Development and Change.
A Storyteller & Literacy Advocate.
Dr. Pamela Gurley is an exemplary force in the world of writing and creativity as a whole. With her accomplishments that stretch far beyond one specific area, her talents are integral to others’ everyday lives.
An acclaimed writer and literacy advocate whose work has made a major impact in the community, Dr. Gurley has dedicated her time and energy to teaching, motivating, and inspiring young minds to reach their fullest potential as readers and writers.
A unique blend of passion for education and knowledge of the power of literacy and effective approaches has granted her success with children at all levels through her Brown Girl and Brown Boy Kid’s Red Carpet Book Tour and Literacy Festival.
