Board of Directors
Brooks Health System
Dr. Pamela S. Chally is the Dean of the Brooks College of Health and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of North Florida. She oversees the administration of the Department of Public Health, the Department of Athletic Training & Physical Therapy and the School of Nursing. Prior to serving as Dean, she was the Associate Dean of the College and is a professor of nursing. Other academic positions held by Dr. Chally include: Acting Provost and Academic Dean of Concordia University and West Suburban College of Nursing, Acting Associate Chair at Northern Illinois University, and Director of the Baccalaureate Nursing Program at Kennesaw State College.
Dr. Chally has a Ph.D. from Georgia State University, M.N. from Emory University, and a B.S.N. from the University of Illinois. Dr. Chally has worked as an academic administrator and nursing faculty member for over 30 years
In addition to serving on the Brooks Board, Dr. Chally serves on the Ronald McDonald House Board of Directors, WJCT Board of Trustees, Haven Hospice Advisory Board, and Women's Giving Alliance Education Committee as well as numerous other community and professional organizations. She was appointed by Governor Bush to serve on the Board of Nursing from 1999-2004 and was Chair from 2001-2003.
Dr. Chally’s research interests are in the areas of ethics, moral decision making, eating disorders, and binge drinking. She was named one of Northeast Florida's Great 100 Nurses in 2000, an Eve Award finalist in 2004 and a Health Care Hero Super Nurse finalist in 2004. In 2006, Dr. Chally was honored as a "Women of Influence" by the Jacksonville Business Journal.
Pam and her husband, Rod, have two adult children and two granddaughters.