Pamela Nabors
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPamela Nabors is a workforce champion and an integral force for introducing positive change and employment solutions at regional, state, and federal levels in workforce development.
As president and CEO of CareerSource Central Florida, she leads Florida’s second-largest local workforce development board, overseeing a budget of approximately $38.5 million and 250 employees to serve the 2.8 million residents that live across CareerSource Central Florida’s five-county region, including Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, and Sumter.
Pamela’s passion for the workforce industry spans decades of experience, and her strategic leadership in workforce development has been instrumental in connecting talent with sustainable jobs and supporting economic growth. She believes fostering partnerships in the community is essential to pave the way for career training and technical skills development and innovative opportunities opening doors to higher-wage jobs.
Her transformative leadership has helped modernize the region’s workforce program, increased value to regional business partners, and expand investments that address high-volume employment needs for high-growth industries such as healthcare, advanced manufacturing, and construction.
The National Association of Workforce Development Board has recognized her with their top honor as a visionary leader making exceptional contributions to the industry. She is currently a trustee and past president emeritus of the United States Conference of Mayors’ Workforce Development Council, the national advisory board that represents workforce development issues to U.S. mayors, congressional leaders, and members of the Administration.
In the regional community, Orlando Business Journal has recognized her as “CEO of the Year” and recently named her on the “2023 Power Players” in Central Florida. In addition, she has been named in Orlando Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful People. She is active on numerous civic boards of directors, including the Orlando Economic Partnership, Project Opioid Leadership, Osceola Council on Aging, and Junior Achievement of Central Florida.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the State University of New York College in Buffalo and a master’s degree in Personnel Psychology from Florida Institute of Technology.