Founder and Managing Principal Pamela Monastra built her communications career at the intersection of real estate, development and the built environment, public safety, law enforcement and emergency management.

With more than 35 years of experience, Pamela's career includes senior communication leadership roles at major national and global construction firms, and at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Georgia Emergency Management Agency. Her landmark credential is developing and executing the State of Georgia's crisis and media response plan for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games, managing media response through the Centennial Olympic Park bombing under Governor Zell Miller's State Olympic Law Enforcement Command.

Next Step Strategic Consulting serves clients who need integrated approaches across strategic communications, crisis readiness, community engagement, and business growth plans built by a leader who has operated at the highest levels when the margin for error is zero.

Next Step Strategic Consulting, LLC is a Female-Business Enterprise (FBE) Certified firm.