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About Pamela McBride

Pamela McBride, a career management and military family programs expert, has parlayed years of experience in career counseling and as a military spouse into a rewarding passion and profession. Accidentally discovering her skill for writing in her late twenties, she has penned hundreds of internationally published articles on career management, job search skills and strategies, education, parenting, military life, and more. She contributes to mainstream, military, and online publications. Despite working full time, extensive business travel, and freelance writing during her husband's 15-month deployment to Iraq, the mother of two co-authored two books: "Work It, Girl! The Black Woman?s Guide to Professional Success" (Parker Publishing, September 2007) and "The Mocha Manual to Military Life: A Savvy Guide for Wives, Girlfriends, and Female Service Members" (Amistad/HarperCollins, June 2009). As part of a Well-Being Program team for the Army, she monitors and shapes policy for a broad system of support services for soldiers and their families. She is drawn to taking on projects and speaking engagements that help people and organizations reach their full potential by using what they have to get what they want.www.pamelamcbride.net