Pamela Jones-Morton has been a guide for Dragonfly Expeditions since 2006 and what drew her towards working with us was the prospect of teaching others to experience the world around us in an eco-friendly, yet challenging way.  After growing up in Maryland, she received her undergraduate from Frostburg State College, her MA from Michigan State University and finally her PhD from the Ohio State University. In addition, she holds a Florida Master Naturalist degree from the University of Florida and a Certification for Birding Biology from the Cornell School of Ornithology.  Her initial career as a teacher led her to several positions around the world: Tokyo/Japan (5 years), Wilmington/Delaware (1 year), Düsseldorf/Germany (4 years), Rio de Janeiro/Brazil (3 years), and London/UK (1 year).  After holding an assistant professor position in West Virginia, Pam moved into the corporate world, working for Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc. as a Manager in the Expatriate Administration and the Integrated Human Resources Departments.

Currently residing in Estero, the proximity to the Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve allows her to spend her free time kayaking, hiking, photographing, bird watching and playing with her black lab Margee.  As an activist, she shares these passions by volunteering with Lovers Key State Park as an interpretive guide for beach walks, birding tours, dolphin and manatee talks, as well as wading and photography trips.  In addition, she also volunteers with the Labrador Retriever Rescue of Florida where she oversees the “Senior Dogs for Senior Citizens” program.

Pam loves the variety of habitats and wildlife that are her fortune to experience on a daily basis, both through guiding, volunteering and in her spare time.  What a lot of people don’t know about her is that she is also a certified High Ropes instructor, but these days stays closer to “terra firma” by guiding multi-day excursions on our Estero River History Paddle!