Pamela R. Frazier is the grandmother of nine, great-grandmother of two, and mother of five. Pam is a National Certified Addiction Counselor and is also certified in Domestic Violence and HIV Awareness. Pam worked in the field of addiction for over 30 years and retired in 2012 from The Women’s Treatment Center after working there for over 21 years. Ms. Frazier was named Addiction Counselor of the year in 1995 by The State of Illinois Addiction Certification Board. Ms. Frazier felt that addiction counselors should be acknowledged for the work they do; working with people struggling with addictions and helping them rebuild their lives and relationships with family, so in 2002 she initiated National Addiction Counselor Day, and on September 25, 2002, The First National Addiction Counselor Day was celebrated across America, today it is referred to as National Addiction Professional Day and is celebrated every year on September 20, during Recovery Month.
The vision came because of her own recovery (34 years) from addiction and her spiritual teachings from The Johnnie Colemon Institute, where she has a Master and Master Plus Certificate. In 2002 she founded N’ The Spirit Transformational Living “Where Miracles Happen” (NTS) Recovery Home for women, which is licensed and funded by the Illinois Department of Substance Abuse (DASA), she has helped over 350 women, who have lived at NTS.
Ms. Frazier is presently Vice President of The Black Ensemble Theater Auxiliary Board, she has been the Vice President of The Jessie “Ma” Houston Prison/Jail Outpost Ministries of the Rainbow/Push Coalition, where she continues to minister to women and men in jails and prisons throughout the State of Illinois. She is the Past President and current Board Member of the Illinois Association of Addiction Professionals (IAAP), The Illinois affiliate of the National Association of Addiction Professionals (NAADAC). Ms. Frazier was presented with The Harriet Tubman Trail Blazer Award in 2014 by The Creativity United “We Dream in Color” Organization. Ms. Frazier’s belief is that there is a great need to heal holistically and that her assignment is to always be there to help women and men on their journey. Ms. Frazier is a Motivational Speaker and has spoken at Today’s Black Women Expo. She also has a tape “Empowerment, moving on to a Higher Level of Consciousness” and has done Workshops on “Healing the Child Within.”
