SENATOR J, GREGORY HEMBREE SENATE OFFICE: PHONE. (603) 212-6016 committees: DISTRICT OFFICE: June 17, 2013 RE: Recommendation of Amy Ayers Please allow this leter to serve as my highest recommendation of Amy Ayers for employment with your school. Amy Ayers has worked with the Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office since March 31, 2008. At the time of her initial employment I was the elected Solicitor for the Fifteenth Circuit and I hired her to serve the citizens of Horry County as a victim advocate. In that role her responsibilities included working with victims of crime and helping them through the complex vagaries of the criminal court system. Amy grasped a difficult and complex job very quickly. She mastered the legal terms and the ‘overall workings of the legal system, and most importantly demonstrated a superior ability to ‘communicate with law enforcement, lawyers and particularly victims. This is significant because in the criminal justice system we must meet our vietims where we find them. They are a diverse ‘group that has suffered crime and its aftermath. They are often highly emotional and many times direct that emotion at whoever is available, In late 2008 our office formed a special criminal sexual conduct and child abuse prosecution unit. Victims of criminal sexual conduct and child victims are the most sensitive and challenging victims we work with in the prosecutor's office. Because of her outstanding ability and her ‘genuine concern for those she serves, Amy Ayers was promoted to Victim Advocate for this special unit upon its formation. Amy has done an excellent job in a very difficult role and she has done a great service for the Fifteenth Circuit Solicitors Office and the citizens of Horry County. As to her general qualifications as an employee, Amy was prompt, knowledgeable, stayed ahead oon her paperwork and worked well with the team. Most importantly, Amy Ayers is a person of integrity that can be trusted with the most important and sensitive of tasks. Although I left the Solicitors Office in December 2012 to assume my new responsibilities in the South Carolina Senate, I am available to discuss Ms. Ayers’ employment with my former office and encourage you to contact me at 843-222-1001 if I may provide additional information. Sincerely, 2 Day LC J. Gregory Ffembree, Senator Horry and Dillon Counties