PAM DORR

Hale Empowerment & Revitalization Organization (HERO)

A native of the Bay Area, Pam Dorr spent the first 18 years of her career in product development and management for companies like Esprit, Victoria•s Secret Catalog and BabyGap. Seeking a more meaningful contribution, she escaped to rural Alabama in 2003 to join the Auburn University Rural Studio as an Outreach Fellow. Her architectural fellowship soon led to a job with the Rural Studio and the creation of the Housing Resource Center at HERO.

HERO supports sustainable housing development and positive change for over 400 families a year in impoverished Hale County. In addition to working with HERO, Pam founded Habitat for Humanity Hale County in 2006. Community development capital and equity for both organizations now totals over $8.5 million. In her spare time, she volunteers for the West Alabama Youth Services and Girl's Group Home, sharing horticultural therapy with at-risk youth.