ECSU grad takes helm as city’s first public information officer
Elizabeth City has hired its first public information officer in an effort to strengthen transparency and community engagement, city officials said. The job is a homecoming of sorts for Pamela Tolson Turner, who graduated from Elizabeth City State University in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in English and news media. Those studies led to 20 years in communications leadership roles at Virginia State University, Florida A&M University and Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh. She most recently worked as an executive assistant for the German chemical company BASF, according to her LinkedIn profile. According to a city press release, Turner holds a Human Resources Essentials Certification from Cornell University’s ILR School. Her honors include the CASE District III Award of Excellence for Media Relations Programs, the BASF Human Resources CORE Award and the WRVS-FM Best Public Affairs Program Award. City officials said Turner will serve as the city’s chief spokesperson, handling internal and external communications and overseeing media relations, public information campaigns, digital communications and community outreach. “We are excited to welcome Pamela as Elizabeth City’s first Public Information Officer,” City Manager Reggie Goodson said. “Her experience and strategic approach to communications will be an asset as we continue to enhance
