Staff and Board

Patricia A. Ferguson

Coordinator

Trident Regional Education Center

PO Box 975 Charleston, SC 29402-0975 843.805.3017 pferguson@scpathways.org

Biography of Patricia A. Ferguson

For more than 12 years, Patricia A. Ferguson has organized and managed personal, academic, career and financial development programs and services for adults and children. The constant intent of these endeavors was aimed to help the participants, as Patricia believes, “Create Beyond The Standard” and improve their quality of life.

Patricia has served as a corporate engineer, counseling and guidance professional and student services administrator. She has also served as financial officer, grant writer and evaluator for several nonprofit organizations. Each role allowed Patricia to teach audiences in several formal and informal settings to include faith-based, nonprofit, collegiate and commercial.

In addition she has extensive experience in developing leadership conferences, seminars and marketing initiatives, such as alumni career networks, career expositions, diversity seminars, bible bowls and royal destiny conferences.

As an advocate of volunteer and community service, Patricia has provided support services to such organizations as: South Carolina Professional Association for Access & Equity; South Carolina Council of Educational Opportunity Programs Personnel; Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Sunday School Convention; Intercommunity Development Organization and March of Dimes.

Patricia earned a B.S degree in Industrial Engineering and a M. Ed. degree in Counseling and Guidance Services from Clemson University. She has also earned an Education Administration graduate leadership certificate from the University of South Carolina with research interests in poverty, at-risk students and dual-enrollment.