Gainesville Woman of Distinction 2025
November 04, 2024
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia Announces 2025 Gainesville Woman of Distinction
GAINESVILLE, GA — Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia is proud to announce that Carol Burrell has been selected as the 2025 Gainesville Woman of Distinction.
The Girl Scouts Woman of Distinction award honors a woman who reflects the values in the Girl Scout Promise and Law and who serves as an excellent role model for girls. Burrell, who is the president and chief executive officer of Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS), was selected for her positive contributions to the community.
Burrell has served NGHS since 1999, first leading NGHS’ network of primary care clinics before being named chief operating officer in 2004 and CEO in 2011. Under her leadership, NGHS has grown from a single hospital in Hall County to a network of five hospitals across the region, including a Level I Trauma Center. The system also includes Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, the sixth largest multispecialty physician group in the state, and Georgia Heart Institute, the state’s most forward-thinking heart and vascular program, as well as one of Georgia’s largest medical education programs.
Burrell will be honored during the Gainesville Woman of Distinction luncheon on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at the Chattahoochee Country Club. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Questions about this annual event may be directed to Lindsay McCuen, community engagement manager at Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, at 888-689-1912. ❧
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ABOUT GIRL SCOUTS OF HISTORIC GEORGIA: Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia is rich in heritage and purpose. The council extends from the North Georgia mountains to the Okefenokee and from the Atlantic coast to the Chattahoochee Valley. Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia serves more than 7,000 girls and 3,000 adults in 122 counties in Georgia, two counties in South Carolina and one county in Alabama. The council is also the home of our organization’s founder, Juliette Gordon Low, who founded Girl Scouts on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia, where her birthplace and the historic First Headquarters still welcome thousands of Girl Scouts every year. Girl Scouting gives girls a wide range of experiences to define leadership their way. To join, donate, or learn more, visit www.gshg.org.
