Pamela Miller brings a broad range of experience and expertise to her organizational development work. Dedicated to the growth and development of individuals and organizations, she is a dynamic facilitator, trainer, and coach.
Her prior local government and non-profit executive leadership experience, along with her ability to forge strong relationships, allow her to create client experiences that are meaningful and relevant.
Pamela values the power of the human experience and the strength that each individual and organization has within them to meet the challenges of today’s dynamic world. She helps clients access that strength
through facilitating honest and authentic conversations; providing interactive, inquisitive, and
experiential learning; and aiding in developing the skills necessary for them to be compassionate,
authentic, and effective leaders in local government. Her work as a consultant focuses specifically on
local governments in the areas of training and development, organizational culture transformation,
coaching, governance, and strategic planning.
Pamela has been providing organizational development and training for state and local agencies for
over two decades and has extensive experience in creating, facilitating, and leading Leadership
Academies throughout California. In addition to her work with agencies, Pamela currently serves as
the co-director of the Contra Costa County and Alameda County Local Government Leadership Academies and is co-founder of the Sacramento Valley Local Government Leadership Academy and
the Marin-Sonoma Counties Leadership Academy.
Prior to starting Miller Management & Consulting Group, Pamela served as the Executive Director and
Program Director for Continuing Education for Public Officials, Inc. (CEPO, Inc.), a nonprofit organization
that provided leader development and training to current and emerging leaders in the public sector in
California. She also served as Institute Director for the California Master Municipal Clerk/Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors Institute and Instructor of Record at UC Riverside for over a decade.
Pamela served as the Executive Director for the California Association of Local Agency Formation
Commissions (CALAFCO) from 2012 to 2022. Prior to returning to California in 2012, she lived in
Benton Harbor, Michigan, where she worked as Vice President for The Consortium for Community
Development, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Her work there included systems and individual
capacity building as well as community development.
Her public sector experience includes serving as Administrative Manager for the County Executive
Office and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors for Napa County, as Deputy City Clerk for the City of Vallejo
and as a consulting analyst to the Contra Costa County Flood Control District’s clean water program.
Pamela earned a master’s degree in organizational leadership and bachelor’s degree in business
management. She is certified in a variety of instruments and assessment tools to improve workplace
culture including Everything DiSC®, Working Genius, Sparketype®, and Success Signals. She is also a
Gallup® Certified Strengths Coach and conducts coaching and training using Gallup’s CliftonStrengths®
for all levels (individual, manager and leader) and for teams. Pamela successfully completed the
Negotiation Essentials course at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. She’s served on
numerous boards and committees and currently serves as the Public Member on Yolo County’s Local
Agency Formation Commission. Pamela is an affiliated consultant with Municipal Resource Group LLC
(MRG)
