Pamela Zimba
Advisory Council

Pamela Zimba graduated from Bard College through the Bard Prison Initiative in 2017 with an Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts. Shortly after her release in 2018, Pamela was accepted for a fellowship position at the Ford Foundation in partnership with BPI. She was hired directly by the Ford Foundation in 2020 and is presently employed full-time as a Program Assistant within the Gender, Racial, Ethnic Justice department. Her current areas of focus are Reproductive Justice and Mass Incarceration. Pamela's personal experience inspires her to advocate for criminal justice reform and to be a voice for all formerly and currently incarcerated women. Pamela's future plans include more direct advocacy, policy change and addressing the lack of transitional housing available to individuals returning home.