Pamela Rust started playing piano, saxophone and handbells in grade school. She played all three throughout high school where she played in various competitions, recitals and church functions. While at Hastings College she studied saxophone, piano and biology. Pamela performed individual senior recitals for saxophone and piano for her Bachelor's degree. She continued her biology studies, earning a Master's degree and various Anatomic Pathology certifications she uses in her work today. She picked up handbells again with St. Mark’s Heaven’s Echoes in 2015. Pamela also enjoys reading, baking and traveling with her family.