CAPI PECK

OWNER, TRIO’S RESTAURANT WARD 4 CITY DIRECTOR, LITTLE ROCK

What lessons from your Girl Scout days do you incorporate as a woman leader today?

The most important lessons I learned as a young girl revolve around empowerment, leadership, compassion, community involvement and the power of girls together. I have carried these life lessons with me since becoming a Brownie in the second grade at Forest Park Elementary School.

I was always so proud to don my uniform and gather with my troop for adventures and new experiences. The troop system introduced me to girls from various schools and neighborhoods distinctive from my own. In what specific ways does participation in Girl Scouts foster and develop leadership traits?

I learned many valuable skills that have served me well as a successful restaurateur and elected official. I believe that at a young and impressionable age, part of the road map for my professional future was laid. Specifically, I learned that we had a responsibility to help make the world a better place for all. I strive to do that by working with many different organizations, especially the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance.

What is your favorite memory as a Girl Scout?

All of the field trips and projects our troop did outdoors in our city parks and neighborhoods are my favorite memories. I believe that is one reason I am so involved in Little Rock’s Parks and Recreation Commission, now serving as the city board liaison. Capi’s Favorite Cookie: Thin Mints!