Angela Patton(IV)
- Director
- Producer
Angela Patton is the Chief Executive Officer of Girls For A Change (GFAC) and the Founder of CAMP DIVA, one of GFAC's flagship programs. A native of Richmond, Angela has been a strong advocate and champion of Black girls for over 20 years in the non-profit sector. In her work as a fearless visionary, Patton has overseen the creation of social change projects conceptualized by girls in Richmond, Virginia. One of those projects was the subject of her 2012 TEDWomen talk, describing a daddy-daughter dance for incarcerated dads and their daughters, which has been viewed over 1,000,000 times to date. This talk and work has inspired the documentary, DAUGHTERS, where Angela has taken the role of Executive Producer and Director with filmmaker Natalie Rae. The documentary follows the lives of four young girls who prepare for a dance with their incarcerated fathers as part of the rehabilitation program Date With Dad.
Angela has been an in-demand speaker at conferences and colleges and universities throughout the country. She is also a published author. She co-authored the book Finding Her Voice: How Black girls in White spaces can speak up and live their truth, with Faye Z. Belgrave, PhD and Ivy Belgrave. The book is available on Amazon, at Target, and at many small, Black-owned bookstores across the country.
As the leader of Girls For A Change (GFAC), Angela has been recognized in the local Richmond, VA press as Top 40 Under 40 (2010), by a coalition of girl serving groups in 2015, by President Obama as a White House Champion of Change (2016), has received the Nonprofit Partner of the Year (2018 & 2023) from the Metropolitan Business League, and Richmond Times-Dispatch 2019 Person of the Year Honoree. In 2022, Angela was recognized by The International Alliance for Women as a World of Difference Award winner in the Non-Profit/NGO Awardees category.
Angela has been an in-demand speaker at conferences and colleges and universities throughout the country. She is also a published author. She co-authored the book Finding Her Voice: How Black girls in White spaces can speak up and live their truth, with Faye Z. Belgrave, PhD and Ivy Belgrave. The book is available on Amazon, at Target, and at many small, Black-owned bookstores across the country.
As the leader of Girls For A Change (GFAC), Angela has been recognized in the local Richmond, VA press as Top 40 Under 40 (2010), by a coalition of girl serving groups in 2015, by President Obama as a White House Champion of Change (2016), has received the Nonprofit Partner of the Year (2018 & 2023) from the Metropolitan Business League, and Richmond Times-Dispatch 2019 Person of the Year Honoree. In 2022, Angela was recognized by The International Alliance for Women as a World of Difference Award winner in the Non-Profit/NGO Awardees category.