MeetPam Oakes.:
* ASE-Certified Technician (AutomotiveService Excellent), since 1995.
* Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology (EETAS)
* Fourth generation automotive technician: Her great-grandfather Leonard Smith, grandfather, Ralph Smith and father Jerry Oakes were all automotive technicians. Pam’s dad has more than 45years as a tech; worked with Pam from 1996 to 2004
* Founder and original operator of Pam’s Motor City Automotive – a numerousaward winner throughout the 20 years Pam owned the facility. This includesmulti-national, regional and local accolades.
*Contract instructor for various, national automotive and non-automotive companies
*International/National Automotive Speaker
* Accredited Author of /”Car Care for the Clueless: Or How You Can ‘Make Money’ While Maintaining Your Vehicle”; “Car Care for the Clueless: Successful Used Car Buying101”
* Car Care for the Clueless Daily Edition every morning – Coast-to-Coast – onCBS Radio stations: New York City WINS 1010AM, Boston WBZ 1030AM, Dallas-FortWorth KRLD 1080AM, WNPV-1440AMin Philly, Los Angeles KNX 1070AM, Anthony Duva Show (nationally syndicated),KJAX, Lubbock TX, WLOB, Portland ME, James Lowe Show (nationally syndicated),KRMS, Osage Beach MO, Fort Myers Beach Radio, Fort Myers, FL, WWRL, NYC, WGBB,Nassau, NY, WJVC Suffolk, VA, Wide Open Radio (online and terrestrial radio)Washington DC, WMWX, KCAA Loma Linda CA, Miami town OH, WKCX, Crittenden KY,WYNS, Waynesville OH, WPTF Horsepower Half-Hour, Raleigh NC, WTIM, Boston
*Car Care for the Clueless’ weekly show on KMET – Inland Empire/Redlands, CA
*Car Care for the Clueless mornings videoshort featured on: WTAE Pittsburgh, WXYZ/WMYD Detroit, KSAZ Phoenix, WAGAAtlanta every Tuesday
* Hosts a semi-monthly car care clinicfor women, since 1996
* Former Newspaper reporter and editor
* Rotary Member and Paul Harris Fellow1999 – present
* Estero Island Chapter of the Daughtersof the American Revolution (DAR), 2003-present
* Florida Gulf Coast University SBDCadvisory board member since 2015