Pamela​ ​was​ ​born​ ​and​ ​raised​ ​in​ ​the Appalachian​ ​coal​ ​mining​ ​region​ ​of Pennsylvania.​ ​She​ ​is​ ​a​ ​founder​ ​and​ ​the current​ ​Creative​ ​Director​ ​of​​ ​​Skylight​,​ ​which​ ​for 30+​ ​years​ ​has​ ​been​ ​dedicated​ ​to​ ​creating artistic​ ​documentary​ ​films,​ ​digital​ ​media projects​ ​and​ ​labs​ ​that​ ​advance​ ​awareness​ ​of human​ ​rights​ ​and​ ​the​ ​quest​ ​for​ ​justice.
Yates​ ​is​ ​the​ ​Academy​ ​Award​ ​winning Executive​ ​Producer​ ​of​ ​​Witness​ ​to​ ​War​,​ ​The​ ​Emmy​ ​Award​ ​winning​ ​Producer​ ​of​ ​​Loss​ ​of
Innocence​,​ ​the​ ​Sundance​ ​Special​ ​Jury​ ​Award​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​​When​ ​the​ ​Mountains​ ​Tremble,​​ ​and the​​Overseas​​Press​​Club​​Award​​winner​​for​S​​ tate​​of​​Fear​,​​which​​went​​on​​to​​be​​broadcast​​in​​156 countries​ ​and​ ​translated​ ​into​ ​48​ ​languages.​ ​Her​ ​film​ G​​ ranito:​ ​How​ ​to​ ​Nail​ ​a​ ​Dictator​​ ​was​ ​used as​ ​key​ ​forensic​ ​evidence​ ​by​ ​the​ ​prosecution​ ​in​ ​the​ ​genocide​ ​trial​ ​which​ ​led​ ​to​ ​the​ ​conviction​ ​of former​ ​dictator​ ​General​ ​Ríos​ ​Montt​ ​in​ ​Guatemala.
She​ ​is​ ​a​ ​member​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Academy​ ​of​ ​Motion​ ​Pictures​ ​Arts​ ​and​ ​Sciences,​ ​the​ ​Writers​ ​Guild​ ​of America,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​International​ ​Documentary​ ​Association.

[Tłumaczenie na język polski: Magdalena Birna]