Born and bred in Chicago, with a Bachelor and Masters degree in Journalism/Advertising from Northwestern University, Pamela began her writing career at Leo Burnett/Chicago. The world of advertising took her back and forth across North America with stopovers at ad agencies such as Benton & Bowles/NYC, Y&R/Montreal, then back to Chicago at FCB and Burrell Communications Group. For the past 18 years, she’s been running her own company, Radke Creative Communications, LLC. Her clients have included McDonald’s, Coors Beer, Procter & Gamble, Sears, Kellogg’s, Illinois Lottery, OfficeMax, and various healthcare/hospital accounts, such as Scripps Health, Centegra Health, Carle Clinic, Geisinger Health Systems and US Labs. An award-winning Creative Director with over 25 years experience, Pamela takes pride in helping her clients grow their business through smart strategic thinking, strong relationship-building communication, and imaginative, creative marketing that touches an emotional chord. Although her career keeps her busy, she’s also a poet, lyricist/music publisher, and has worked on the “other side” of the microphone as a voice-over talent for TV and radio commercials as well.