Congratulations to Ms. Pamela Emrick of the Clinton-Peabody Tenant Association Board (TAB), recipient of our 2024 Resident Leadership Award!
The Resident Leadership Award recognizes a person who:
Has shown incredible volunteerism and involvement in their community and/or community initiatives.
Goes above and beyond typical resident action to sit on boards, head committees, and/or encourage the engagement of other residents.
Works to challenge the status quo in the St. Louis region.
A resident of Clinton-Peabody since she was four years old, Ms. Pamela Emrick was born into a life of volunteerism and community-building work. Ms. Pamela’s parents were “always the parents that helped anyone”, giving out lunches, helping people obtain jobs, and getting young people out for activities in the community. Caring and service are deeply embedded in who Ms. Pamela is. “Love is all I was ever taught. I was taught nothing but to love.”
Ms. Pamela has an impressive list of service projects and accomplishments as a resident leader for Clinton-Peabody. From starting the Girl Scouts troop in 1987 and serving as a leader for young girls, serving on the Tenant Association Board (TAB), and serving as an advocate for Clinton-Peabody on several issues, to offering low-cost or free tutoring to young people, securing donations and distributing Christmas gifts to families, and organizing bingo nights, Ms. Pamela dedicates her time to caring for her community. Ms. Pamela’s efforts have been instrumental in securing funding for the Clinton-Peabody’s redevelopment plan, and she has garnered community support and engagement in the process. Ms. Pamela’s “passion for people” has kept her motivated through her decades of service to Clinton-Peabody. Ms. Pamela exemplifies resident leadership from the heart, and her service goes beyond volunteerism into the relationship-building that is at the core of community-building work: “I’m willing to have an open ear, a leaning shoulder…I feel that's what I can do.”
