Girl Scouts Appoints Emerald Circle Co-Chairs
August 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands has appointed Rossie Corwon and Patricia C. Hartung as 2014 Co-chairs for its Emerald Circle – Greenwood County. The Emerald Circle is a new women’s philanthropic group in Greenwood 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.
Rossie Corwon is Special Projects and Airport Manager for Greenwood County. She is formerly the Assistant County Engineer for Greenwood County. An Engineering graduate of Clemson University, she also holds an MBA from Texas A&M University and is a South Carolina Registered Professional Engineer. Rossie has previously worked as Project Engineer, Greenwood Mills; Operations Manager and Interim General Manager, Greenwood CPW; Environmental Engineer, International Paper Company; WRS, Inc., a Wal-Mart Development Company; and owner/operator of Stormwater Specialists, LLC. Rossie currently serves as President of the Board for the Upper Savannah Land Trust, Steering Committee Member for the Aviation Expo, and member of the Kiwanis Club. She and her husband, Mike, have two sons and seven grandsons.
Trish Hartung serves as Executive Director of the Upper Savannah Council of Governments. She received her BA in political science and MBA from Clemson University. Trish currently serves as a board member of the National Association of Development Organizations and is a trustee of Francis Marion University. She was a founding board member of Community Capital Corporation/Capital Bank, serving as its chair until the bank merged with ParkSterling Bank, headquartered in Charlotte, NC. She currently serves on the ParkSterling (PSTB) board of directors. A member of the Greenwood Rotary club, Trish served as its president in 1994-1995. She and her husband, Stefan, have six-year-old twins, Mason and Samantha.
As the first Co-chairs for the new Emerald Circle in Greenwood County, Rossie and Trish are enthusiastically sharing the mission and message with other visionary women. “Girls need the opportunities Girl Scouting opens to them,” Rossie 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!”
Trish 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.
