Born and raised a Hoosier and later a resident of Chicago, Boston, and San Francisco, Pam has been a West Virginian by choice since 1997. She’s drawn to the deep love West Virginians feel for their home, unlike any other state she’s lived in. Holding degrees in economics and journalism, Pam is a podcast buff, an energy geek, an occasional homebrewer, and an aspiring (read “frustrated but always optimistic”) polyglot.