Having served nine years as director of recruitment & retention for the district following a career in banking, I was selected in March 2009 as executive director of the Gwinnett County Public Schools Foundation.

A proud graduate of Gwinnett Schools and the University of Tennessee, I’ve enjoyed being active in the community.  The following are examples of past or present participation, Leadership Gwinnett; Partnership Gwinnett Education Committee; Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Recruitment Committee; Gwinnett County Revitalization Task Force; JM Tull YMCA Community Board; Center for Pan Asian Community Services Grant Advisory Board; United Way Executive Committee; Rotary Club of Gwinnett; Primerica Foundation Board; Gwinnett Coalition Great Days of Service Advisory Board; Leadership Gwinnett Regional Day Committee; Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Advisory Board; Gwinnett Medical Foundation Women’s Advisory Counsel.

Ms. Herndon Patterson is a non-voting member of the Foundation Board.