A Voice of Wisdom~Mrs. Pamela Y. Loving-Copeland

A view of A Life

Her Personal Purpose is: Life long learning; to Walk by Faith, Know Yourself, Never Hurt Anyone Who Hurts You and Servant Leadership.

Her Personal Life: Married at age 16, she was a teenage wife and mother. She lived in severe poverty for seven years, while suffering weekly physical and mental abuse as she was married to a practicing substance abuser. She was divorced twice, however, she has now been married to Mr. William Copeland for 32 years. Together they have 4 children, 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

Education: She attended middle School in Bangalore, India, and graduated from Flint Community Schools. She received her Associates Degree in Nursing from Flint Junior College, with Honors, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology with Honors, from the University of Detroit, and completed Graduate studies at Central Michigan University,University of Wisconsin and Harvard University. She participated in multiple personal and professional development programs including, Dale Carnegie, Landmark Education, DeColores Ministries, and Bible Study Fellowship.

Her Professional Experience ranges from Drug Store and Grocery clerk, Window Display Designer, Butcher, Sweeper, Shelf Stocker and Telephone Solicitor, to Public Health Nurse, Chief Labor Relations Negotiator, Health Center Director, Immigration Director, Vice-President then President and Chief Executive Officer, to Business Owner and Executive Coach.

Community and Political Life: Very active in the community, Mrs. Loving, served on many Boards and Committees, including the United Way of Genesee County, Urban League of Flint, Flint Public Library, Hurley Board of Managers, Flint Board of Education, Incarcerated Youth Ministries, and the Huron Valley and Milan Prison Ministries.

Through her many years of personal experiences as well as municipal, public, private, corporate, non-profit, for profit work as well as her work in ministry, Mrs. Pamela Y. Loving-Copeland, has a story to tell and is willing to share the wisdom learned from her life's journey. And yet, there is more to this story..... Come and here as she shares more at Martha's Place.