After spending several years as a missionary in the Province of Quebec, Pam Braley graduated from Berkshire Christian College in Lenox, MA with a degree in Theology and Elementary Education. She has since earned a Master's degree in Instructional Technology from Appalachian State University, as well as National Board certification in 2001. She taught middle grades language arts and social studies in New Hampshire for ten years, then middle grades language arts and science in Alleghany County, North Carolina, for another ten years before coming to MCA in 2007. She and her husband reside in Hillsville, VA. She has four grown children and eleven grandchildren