Patty Patterson and Shelly Galloway receive Girl Scout appointment in Sumter County
August 25, 2014
Girl Scouts Appoints Emerald Circle Co-chairs
Columbia, SC – Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands has appointed Patty Patterson and Shelly Galloway as 2014 co-chairs for its Emerald Circle – Sumter County. The Emerald Circle is a new women’s philanthropic group in Sumter County who annually support the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and is united with Circles in other counties through a common ideal: helping girls become leaders in their families, schools, churches and communities.
Patty Patterson is the Director of Public Safety and Welfare for the City of Sumter. The retired Chief of Police for the City of Sumter with a 32-year tenure in law enforcement, Patty holds a Master of Criminal Justice from the University of South Carolina, is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has earned Policing and Public Safety credentials from the Kennedy School of Harvard University. Patty is a very engaged civic advocate who currently serves in various roles with the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, the SC Victims Assistance Network, Sumter FORUM and Leadership Sumter Alumni. She was awarded the Strom Thurmond Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement, inducted into the SC Black Hall of Fame, received the NAWLEE/Motorola Women Law Enforcement Executive of the Year (WoLEEY) from Motorola and the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE), the Law Enforcement Lifetime Achievement Award from SC Law Enforcement Officers Association, and was recognized as a Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands.
Shelly Galloway is the Public Information and Strategic Partnerships Coordinator for Sumter School District. A native of Sumter, Shelly graduated from Sumter High School and earned a Bachelor of Science from Appalachian State University. She has served in her current position for the past 14 years. Shelly is a member of the South Carolina Public Relations Association, the Sumter Downtown Board of Directors, the Sumter Downtown Promotions Committee, and the Sumter Chamber of Commerce Education Committee. Shelly is a graduate of Leadership Sumter, secretary of the Rotary Club of the Sumter Palmetto, and a sustaining member of the Sumter Junior Welfare League where she served as president. She is also a member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
As the first co-chairs for the new Emerald Circle in Sumter County, Patty and Shelly are enthusiastically sharing the mission and message with other visionary women. “Girls need the opportunities Girl Scouting opens to them,” Patty shares. “They can learn about science and technology or visual and performing arts. Girls discover unique aspects of their own communities as well as looking wider in the state, nation and the world. They identify needs and take action to improve the lives of others and literally make the world a better place. It is so exciting to be a part of making it all possible for today’s girls!”
Shelly explains, “That’s where the Emerald Circle comes in. Through our combined giving power, women can help girls grow and develop skills for life. When your invitation arrives in your mailbox, I encourage you to become a founding member of our Emerald Circle of women empowering girls.”
For more information on how to support girl leadership development through Emerald Circle, please contact Lee Ann Maley at Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands at 800.849.4475 x2709.
For more than 102 years, Girl Scouting has helped girls develop positive values and become active, responsible leaders in their communities. With emphasis on personal growth and leadership development through service to others, Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of South Carolina-Mountains to Midlands serves more than 12,400 girls, grades K5-12, and 5,100 adults in 22 counties of central and western South Carolina, including Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Union.
