Pamela Bordner Gable

2017 Distinguished Citizen

WHS Class of 1968

Government/Education

Professional

• Translator/Language Analyst/Cryptanalyst for Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Ordained United Methodist Minister
• Early Childhood educator, administrator, and community educator for The United Methodist Church and the Fairfax County (VA) Office for Children

Honors/Awards

• Tiger Cheerleader - 1965-1968 (Captain, 1967-68)
• Senior Speaker - Class of 1968
• Analysis system used in kidnapping and terrorist investigations - 1976
• Merit letter from FBI Director Clarence Kelley for developing innovative language
• Outstanding Performance Award - Fairfax County (VA) - 1996
• Past President, Northern Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children
• Past President, Norfolk (VA) District Clergy Association

Community Involvement

• Guest Preacher
• Multiple domestic and foreign mission trips, including Cuba (1999)
• Team Medical and Worship Translator - El Salvador - 2004-2012
• Salvadoran Methodist Pastors Speaker
• Ecumenical Tornado Recovery Team Leader - Moore, OK - 2013
• Rebuilding and Recovery Team Leader - Iaeger, WV
• Columbiana County Counseling Center Board of Directors - 2012-2014
• Ordination Mentor and Coach for East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church
• East Ohio Conference Committee - Disabilities Concerns

Education

• Washington High School - 1968
• Heidelberg College, Tiffin OH - BA Spanish/English - 1972
• (Junior Year at University of Valencia, Spain - 1970-71)
• George Mason University, Fairfax VA - M.Education - 1981
• Wesley Theological Seminary - Washington DC - M.Divinity - 2003

2017 Distinguished Citizens