The One Show

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One Show 2014 Design Jury

Pam Dorr

Executive Director

Hero Housing

Greensboro

Pam Dorr in an entrepreneur living in rural Alabama creating affordable housing and economic development. She runs 2 non-profits and 5 small businesses. She is busy creating others. Pam is the Executive Director of the Hale Empowerment & Revitalization Organization, Inc. (HERO) and Habitat for Humanity Hale County, Inc. As a grass roots non-profit, HERO creates community development opportunities that celebrate rural communities in the Alabama Black Belt. HERO builds affordable housing to help families achieve their dream of homeownership and economic development to create jobs and job training. Renovating abandoned buildings provides new life to downtown areas. Pam was the founder and now leads Habitat for Humanity, Hale County, Inc creating homeownership opportunities for very low-income families.

Pam grew up outside San Francisco and enjoyed a successful 18-year career in the apparel industry prior to dedicating herself to community development work. Joining Auburn University’s Rural Studio in 2003, she studied innovations in architecture as an Outreach Fellow and stayed in Hale County to found HERO Housing Resource Center at HERO in 2004 and Habitat in 2006. She has lead completion of over $15,000,000 in community development assets.

 

 

 

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