BREAKING: Pam Gould resigns from Shepherd's Hope

The nonprofit's president and CEO's last day will be Jan. 31, 2023.

By Michael Eng
| 10:53 a.m. January 20, 2023

Shepherd's Hope Immediate Past Chair Jamie Lynch, founder Dr. Bill Barnes and Pam Gould.

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Pam Gould, president and CEO of West Orange nonprofit Shepherd's Hope, has resigned. Her last day will be Jan. 31, 2023, the organization announced Friday, Jan. 20.

"Pam Gould has decided to chart another path of service, which cannot be pursued while at Shepherd’s Hope," Shepherd’s Hope Board Chair John Miller said in a prepared statement. "Pam’s leadership has been instrumental to guiding Shepherd’s Hope through the challenges the pandemic presented the last several years. On behalf of our Board of Directors, I thank Pam for her many contributions and wish her the very best in her next chapter of community service."

The Shepherd's Hope board will begin a search for a permanent president immediately. Founder Dr. Bill Barnes will serve as interim CEO.

Shepherd’s Hope provides free health care access for the uninsured through urgent and specialty care and connecting where appropriate to ongoing care. It provides services in West Orange from its Winter Garden headquarters, 455 Ninth St., Winter Garden.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.