From staff reports
The Zonta Club of Beaufort presented Pat Harvey-Palmer with its Leadership Award on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
According to Zonta, Harvey-Palmer’s business acumen and success for so many years makes her a role model for other women to enter the business world.
In it’s release, Zonta says, “Harvey-Palmer has been a quiet leader in our community, her church and in her professional life. One of the first women in Beaufort to have her own real estate business, she leads by example. She was named REALTOR of the Year multiple times by her peers at Beaufort-Jasper Realtors over the past 45 years. Pat was President in that organization in 2006 and 2007, Treasurer in 2009.”
Harvey-Palmer is a founding member of the Lady’s Island Business & Professional Association, chartered in 1981. She has served in various leadership roles for this organization and is currently Treasurer.
She is also the chairperson for the Beaufort Lions Club, which assists adults in need of glasses and hearing aids. As a Lions Club member, she has organized the Beaufort Water Festival Parade and the Christmas Parade for several years. Recently she was asked to take the lead for the Veterans Day Parade as well.
As a member of St John’s Lutheran Church, Harvey-Palmer has served in many capacities over the years, including on the Pastoral Search Committee. She also organizes fellowship outings.
In addition to serving on the South Carolina Realtors Grievance and Professional Standards Committee for many years, she provides free mediation services to the public or Realtors, to assist in resolving issues. Pat is also a Lady’s Island/St Helena Fire Commissioner and Treasurer.
Pat was awarded the first Beaufort Person of the year award in 1986 given by the Beaufort Regional Chamber of Commerce, and in 2023, she was presented with a Civitas Lifetime Achievement Award.
