State Representative Pam Marsh

Pam was appointed by the City Council to fill a vacant position in December 2012.
 
Pam has lived in Southern Oregon since 1994, when she and her husband, Diarmuid McGuire, moved their four children from Palo Alto, California, to the mountains above Ashland. In Palo Alto Pam served on the Planning Commission, worked as district representative for a state legislator, served as executive director of the Santa Clara County Cities Association, and participated in a variety of nonprofit and public school organizations. 
 
For ten years after moving to Oregon Pam was actively involved in management and operation of Green Springs Inn. As parent of a student at Pinehurst School, she participated on the school site committee and Pinehurst School Foundation. Her family continues to own Green Springs Inn, which is currently managed by her husband and son.
 
In 2003, when her youngest daughter entered Ashland High School, Pam and her family moved to a home on Siskiyou Boulevard.  Since that time she has worked at a local nonprofit providing drug and alcohol prevention and treatment and as manager of Ashland Emergency Food Bank. 
 
Before joining the Council, Pam served as a member and chair of the city Planning Commission and as a member of the Ashland Charter Review Committee, and volunteered for a variety of community organizations including Ashland High School Booster Club and Down Syndrome Association of Southern Oregon.  Currently she serves as a board member of the Family Nurturing Center. 
 
Pam applied for the council position because she believes that local government offers an opportunity to positively affect the lives of community residents.