Co-Founder and former Secretary, Pamela Havens, is a native of Los Angeles Calif. She retired to Asheville in 2016 after 37 years working as a Motion Picture Costumer. Pam studied fashion at the Otis Parsons Institute in Los Angeles and began her career at Western Costume Company in 1979, later leaving Western to work at Universal Studios. Pam worked as a Costumer primarily on episodic TV at Universal including: Murder She Wrote, Knight Rider, and Simon & Simon. Work elsewhere includes six seasons on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Frasier, Everybody Loves Raymond, Criminal Minds and finishing up with Modern Family. While at work in the industry, Pam volunteered and supported Actors and Others for Animals throughout her career.