Council Members

Education: High Point University, BS in Accounting

Professional History: Certified Public Accountant with Lynn Montgomery, CPA. Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.

Family: Married with one daughter

Community Involvement: She has served on the Town Council since 2011 and is a past Mayor Pro Tem. Past President and Vice President of the Jamestown Business Association. Volunteer with the GO FAR (Go Out For A Run) at Jamestown Elementary School. Member of the GO FAR Board of Directors. Served on the Planning and Zoning Board and Master Pedestrian Plan Steering Committee. Former Finance Committee Chairman for the Historic Jamestown Society.

Council liaison to the Planning Board.

Education: Ragsdale High School; BA in English from North Carolina State University; MA in Women's and Gender Studies from UNC Greensboro

Professional History: Co-owner of the Jamestown-based Engage North Carolina, a nonprofit consulting and training business; Former civic engagement/advocacy and program director with nonprofit organizations including the YWCA Greensboro, YWCA High Point, and Equality North Carolina

Family: Married (Cory) with one daughter (Katherine)

Community Involvement: Current board member for the Old Jamestown School Association (Jamestown Public Library); Jamestown Elementary School PTA Community Liaison and JES Leadership Team member; Community Clinic of High Point board member; Girl Scout Troop leader. Previously served on boards of directors for the Triad Health Project and Guilford Coalition on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (GCAPP); Former Loaned Executive and Program Review Team Member, United Way of Greater High Point; Former President, UNCG Women’s and Gender Studies; Former Guardian ad Litem, Guilford County; Leadership Council Member, NC Institute of Political Leadership

Education: Attended Kean College (University)

Professional History: Councilwoman Burgess worked in the Financial Investment Industry on Wall Street and as a Network Operations Manager for a Telecommunications company in New Jersey. She worked in Wealth Management after moving to North Carolina. She is currently semi-retired.

Family: Pam is married with one son and is a doting dog mom.

Community Involvement: Pam served on the Town’s Planning Board as an alternate and on the Town’s Livable Community Committee. She was an active member of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. Prior volunteerism outside of the Town channels includes a board member and campaign chair for YMCA Camp Weaver.

Education: BA in Psychology from Bowdoin College, Masters in Social Work (MSW) and Masters in Special Education (M.Ed.) from Boston University

Professional History: Licensed Clinical Social Worker currently working within the NC Medicaid system as an administrator, former instructor at GTCC and Forsyth Tech, former therapist for children with behavioral disorders and adults with substance use disorders, cycle instructor extraordinaire at the Ragsdale YMCA

Family: Sometimes happily married and occasionally the proud parent of two kids

Community Involvement: 11 years on the Jamestown Planning Board, including serving as the chair and vice chair, volunteer soccer and basketball coach at the Ragsdale YMCA for 6 years

Education: Graduated from Ragsdale High School. Attended Colorado State University and GTCC.

Professional History: Licensed Real Estate Broker and worked in the family real estate business for 14 years. Town Clerk for the Town of Jamestown for 21 years. Received CMC and NCCMC designations from the NC School of Government Chapel Hill. Jamestown's representative on the PTRWQ Partnership and Partnership Secretary for 13 years.

Family: One son, Gray Wolfe and daughter-in-law Sidney Wolfe and two grandsons, Oakley and Easton Wolfe.

Community Involvement: Martha was born in Jamestown and has been active in community events. She was involved in the Jamestown Rotary Club Christmas Parade for 17 years. She organized the Jamestown Fall and Spring Littersweep campaigns and the Jamestown National Night Out. She has been active in the JBA over the last 20 years and has participated in the Christmas on Main and Jamestown Day events. Martha organized the Jamestown Christmas Tree lighting which was held at Town Hall and then moved to the Jamestown Public Library. She served on the Centennial Celebration Committee for the Old School Celebration as well as numerous other community events.

Martha received the Greensboro Airport Rotary Club Service Above Self Award, Jamestown Rotary Club Volunteer Award, Certificate of Appreciation from the Jamestown Veterans Committee and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Martha served on the Board of Managers for the Ragsdale YMCA and a past Board Member of the American Red Cross. She also served as the Town's United Way Representative coordinating the employee gift giving campaign.