kFierst brings hospitality and Chamber experience to project manager position

Change can be hard, but as we know it’s necessary for growth, improvement, and success. The Chamber has been going through a few changes of our own this year and one I’m very excited to announce is the promotion of Pam Fierst to project manager. Pam started back in 2017 as the Visitor Center office manager and bookkeeper but was no stranger to the Chamber. During her 11-plus years with the Red Lion Hotel she was a dedicated volunteer and Ambassador throughout all those years. Pam is a true Washingtonian. She grew up outside Tacoma in the Puyallup, Sumner and Orting area. She was raised fishing, camping, hunting, and riding horses and still owns two horses today. Pam has been instrumental as the manager of the Visitor Center guiding and navigating guests through the many trails and outdoor activities Washington has to offer. As a former leader of hunters’ education courses, specifically conservation, Pam is a wealth of knowledge on the delicate forest ecosystem and shares that passion with our visitors.

kSince joining the Chamber six years ago, Pam has assisted with all Chamber events including the first sQuatch Fest. It was a natural progression that she would become project manager having experience with event planning, budgets and accounting, membership development and sales and marketing. Pam worked her way up to general manager of the Kelso Red Lion Hotel. She knows what it takes and is not afraid to put in the hard work to make the organization she works for and herself successful.

When Pam isn’t doing all things Chamber, you will find her at festivals, events, traveling the states and beyond and spending time with her two kids and their families. She has a real fascination for the supernatural – aliens, poltergeist, Bigfoot and the unexplained – which plays into her constant search to bring new and creative events to the Chamber. Pam is working on our next big fundraiser as we speak and it’s going to be out of this world! Join me in congratulating Pam.

Cowlitz Economic Development Council

Ted Sprague President