Background
Putnam, Pamela Kay was born on February 27, 1946 in Hot Springs, South Dakot.
Putnam, Pamela Kay was born on February 27, 1946 in Hot Springs, South Dakot.
Bachelor of Science, Black Hills State University, 1968; Master of Science, Chadron State College, 1972; Juris Doctor, University of Minnesota, 1981.
Teacher, Oelrichs (South Dakot) Public Schools, 1968-1970; teacher, Hay Springs (Nebraska) Public Schools, 1970-1972; guidance counselor, Bureau Indian Affairs, Pine Ridge, South Dakot, 1972-1978; deputy states attorney, Fall River County, Hot Springs, 1981-1982; private practice, Hot Springs, 1981-1992; states attorney, Fall River County, Hot Springs, 1984-1992; private practice, Kadoka, South Dakot, since 1993. Board directors Dakota Plains Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Mission, since 1983. Special judge Oglala Sioux Tribal Court Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, since 1991.
Chair Fall River County Representatives, 1990, 91. Member American Association of University Women, South Dakot Bar Association, Business and Professional Women (local chair 1990-1992, state treasurer 1990, state vice president 1991).
Daughter of H. Donald and Lois M. Evans, P. Married Louis J. Twiss, December 9, 1972 (divorced 1978). Children: Jami D. Reaser, Dustin L., T'mara E.