Ms. Pollard holds a BS and MS in Public Health from North Carolina Central University. Memberships and areas of community service include:

• Chatham County Commissioner.
• Member of the Mental Health Board for Orange, Person and Chatham Counties.
• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill School of Public Health.
• Director, Public Health and Wellness Education, Wake Area Health Education Center.
• National Council on Aging, Health Promotion Council.
• North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
• Chatham County Department of Social Services.
• Hospice of Wake County.
• Wake County Health Services.
• Community-based Public Health Initiative, UNC-CH School of Public Health.