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Re-Elect
Leading with Integrity,
Serving with Passion
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About Pam
As a fourth-generation Bradenton resident, I recognize the need to plan for progress and partner with community members and businesses to make Bradenton work for all.
FAMILY + CAREER + LIFE
My family’s roots in the community go deep. My father, Jesse "Milkman" Mitchell, knew everyone on his milk delivery route in the black neighborhoods of Bradenton, Palmetto and Sarasota. My mother, Rosie "Nurse" Mitchell, worked for many years as a caregiver at Manatee Memorial Hospital.
I am an alumna of Manatee High School (Go, Hurricanes!) where I was honored to be recognized as an outstanding student and leader. After graduating, I attended the University of South Florida where I earned a Master of Science degree in Speech and Language Pathology with an undergraduate minor in psychology.
I am the proud mother of two sons, and the grandmother of four beautiful granddaughters.
For more than 30 years, I have worked in the field of speech pathology. My first job was working in nursing care facilities in Hillsborough County for National Speech and Hearing Services. That experience affirmed in me the importance of taking care of elders in our community. After that, I spent 10 years working with elementary and middle school students in the Pinellas County School District. From there, I accepted an opportunity to work with young children at the Special Needs Preschool Program in Fulton County Georgia.
After a decade in Atlanta, I returned “home” to Bradenton in 2004 to take care of my terminally ill mother. From 2004-2010, I was deeply engaged with Bradenton’s youth during my work as a high school coordinator and supervisor of a pre-trial intervention for first offenders, Teen Court program for the Manatee County Clerk of Courts. While there, I learned first-hand the importance of having an advocate for people in our community who feel like their voices aren’t heard. For the last 10 years, I have served as a Speech and Language Pathologist for the Manatee County School District, currently assigned full-time at Electa Lee Magnet Middle School.
In addition to working and spending time with family, I am an active member of Ward Temple A.M.E. Church. I have been a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority since 1990.
For the past three and a half years, I have been serving the citizens of Bradenton in policy making and working to resolve the needs of individual citizens who contact me with specific concerns of their own and the surrounding community.
Pam Coachman Working For you
Re-established CCRA Advisory Board.
Advocated for:
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Public works employee’s salary raise and Bradenton Police Department raise.
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Redesigning MLK and Love parks
Encourage a deeper look at Community Outreach such as CDBG and SHIP and other grants to seek citizen input.
Encouraged meetings between residents, city and law enforcement of a specified area of safety concerns. Resulted in a significant reduction in criminal intimidation and other violence and drug-related activities.
Continues to meet with communities that wish to work together for a better city.
Promote continued efforts to improve connectivity in neighborhoods without safe passage, installing sidewalks street curbs, and drainage problems
Advocating for a community center to be included in the design of the City Park vision project.
Support Pam's Campaign
Checks can be sent to:
Pam Coachman Campaign
1820 76th Street West
Bradenton, Florida 34209
I am dedicated to being a voice for the people, ensuring that every resident is heard and protected. My commitment to progress and equity for all drives my passion for public service.
Pam Coachman, Candidate for City of Bradenton Ward 5