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Camp CEO 2021 Amy Dosik As CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Amy Dosik leads the largest youth-serving nonprofit in the state of Georgia, serving 36,000 girls and 17,500 adult volunteers. At Girl Scouts, Amy has developed partnerships with the business and philanthropic communities that focus on addressing the biggest challenges facing Atlanta, including leadership development, workforce development and the lack of qualified female STEM professionals. From a partnership with Google that provided thousands of Atlanta girls with their first coding experience to Girl Scouts’ sponsorship of the first all-girl robotics team from Georgia to advance to the international robotics championship, Amy’s leadership is making a difference in creating a strong pipeline of female STEM leaders. Amy believes that Girl Scouting needs to move at the speed of girls, and she is working to ensure that Girl Scouts continue to innovate to meet the needs of today’s girls. From the development of an innovative digital mapping tool that led to Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta’s performance as the #1 council in the US in online cookie sales for two consecutive years, to a transformation of the council’s business processes and technology platforms, Amy is constantly focused on delivering on Girl Scouts’ promise of building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.

Amy leverages her experience as a former Big 4 accounting firm partner and attorney to bring much-needed business acumen to the work of Girl Scouting. Amy also has a strong focus on corporate governance and accountability, leading to Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta’s selection as the 2016 Managing for Excellence Award winner by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.

Amy believes that leadership is a profound privilege and duty, and that the best form of leadership comes from the desire to serve others first. Amy was named one of the 50 most influential nonprofit leaders by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta.

What I am most looking forward to at Camp CEO: The best part of my job is being inspired by our amazing volunteers and girls. I love watching friendships, mentorships and relationships form among our participants in Camp CEO and seeing our girls being inspired to take the next step toward college and careers.

Camp CEO 2021 Erika L. Alexander Erika L. Alexander is the Chief Global Officer, Global Operations, for Marriott International. As the chief executive responsible for hotel operations globally, she leads Marriott’s efforts to create, deploy and sustain global hotel systems and programs that meet the ever-evolving needs of travelers.

The disciplines under Erika’s leadership include: Food + Beverage; Rooms + Hotel Systems; Meetings + Events; Program + Brand Operations; Procurement; Sustainability + Supplier Diversity; and Global Quality. In addition, Erika oversees the day-to-day operations of Marriott’s U.S. and Canada Continent Lodging Services organization, which supports over 5,000 hotels.

Erika’s 31-year career at Marriott comprises a unique path across multiple disciplines that has shaped and defined her holistic approach to hotel operations. She has held a variety of positions, including: Chief Lodging Services Officer, Americas; Area Vice President, Americas – Eastern Region; Account Manager and Director of Sales; Director of Operations; and General Manager. In addition, Erika has extensive experience in leadership roles for several of Marriott’s largest brands, having served as Regional Vice President for Select and Extended Stay brands as well as Brand Director, Residence Inn and Brand Vice President, TownePlace Suites.

Erika has been named an International Women’s Forum Leadership Foundation Fellow, and was a member of the 2011 class of Leadership Atlanta. In addition, she was recognized by the Atlanta Business League as one of the Top 100 Influential Women in Atlanta and by the YWCA as a Corporate Woman of Achievement. A past recipient of Marriott’s Diversity and Inclusion Trailblazer Award, Erika was also recognized by Diversity Women Media in its first-ever Elite 100 list.

Embodying Marriott’s commitment to “Serve Our Communities,” Erika has served on multiple nonprofit boards, including Leadership Atlanta, the Atlanta Children’s Shelter, the International Women’s Forum ofGeorgia, The Ron Clark Academy and the executive committee for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Erika holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from George Mason University.

She resides in Atlanta with her husband, Vincent Barbour, and their dog, Payton.

Camp CEO 2021 Nazia Ali

Nazia Ali has more than 18 years of experience as an original thinker, change agent, and doer, driving top and bottom-line impact and business acceleration. She has spearheaded global supply chain innovation efforts to digitize processes, enable complex fulfillment networks to be more collaborative and profitable, and transform supply chain disruption management.

Nazia has led enterprise-wide continuous improvement efforts and applied a strong strategy and operations background, as well as a systems thinking approach, to help organizations transform through Lean and Agile principles and practices. She has expertise in and passion for strategy development, transformational change, organization/culture design, supply chain management, and agile delivery and adoption.

At Cox Automotive, Nazia leads a central team in Enterprise Technology that is focused on enabling the organization to build a culture of innovation, accelerate the business, form trusted partnerships with stakeholders and create a compelling employee experience. Her team’s goal is to help Enterprise Technology achieve better outcomes with an Agile approach to strategy development and execution, DevOps and Agile practices, modern ways of working, technology business management, and innovative people and culture programs.

Nazia received her MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and her B.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University in Boston.

Camp CEO 2021 Susan Krendl-Armstrong Susan Krendl-Armstrong is the Executive Director of Operational Process and Change Management Leader for Cox Communications.

In her current role, her team works on large strategic initiatives that impact customer experience.

She has more than 20 years of experience in Process Improvements, Project Management, and Operations.

Susan started her career as a member of the GE Capital Management Development Program. Susan held multiple roles in GE Energy in Supply Chain, Process Improvement, and Operations.

Susan completed her Six Sigma and Black Belt Certification while working at GE. At GE, she supported Hurricane Katrina efforts to reestablish power in the Gulf as well as handling the power needs of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turino.

She briefly left GE to join The Home Depot, where she led projects to standardize operations across multiple call centers. These efforts yielded higher sales and cost out opportunities. She was promoted to lead an internal process improvement team, where she was responsible for a team of internal process improvement specialists and a remote team of service provider managers.

Susan returned to GE in 1998 to run the Inspection and Life Extension Services (I&LES) business for GE Energy. In this role, Susan was responsible for six domestic centers and one international center and more than 200 employees. Susan later moved to the America’s Parts Leaders, where she was responsible for the quote and order fulfillment of more than $1B of sales.

Susan left GE to build a Client Lean Team at Equifax. The team leveraged lean skills sets to help improve client’s processes and drive utilization of Equifax products. The team worked with more than 40 clients in marketing, mortgage, wealth management and compliance processes.

She was promoted to Sr. Vice President of Global Process Improvement, where she led a team of global process improvement leaders and drove cost out, sales and business initiatives. She also grew the co-op programs and developed an entry-level leadership development program for college graduates.

Susan is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and a graduate of Northwestern University.

Camp CEO 2021 Angela Baker

Truist Bank, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is the sixth-largest bank created from a historic merger of BB&T and Suntrust in December 2019. With approximately 12 million households served, Truist has a shared purpose to inspire and build better lives and communities.

At Truist, Angela Baker is responsible for small business credit product innovation, product development, and profit/loss management focused on business clients within retail and business banking segments. Angela is also leading the multi-year credit card conversion efforts to consolidate BB&T and Suntrust into one combined credit card division. With over 15 years of payments experience, Angela has held various credit card and lending positions at Suntrust Bank, KeyBank, PNC Bank and National City Bank.

Angela received a B.S. in finance from University of Missouri – Columbia and an MBA from University of Phoenix, summa cum laude. She is also a graduate of Emotional Intelligence at Case Western Reserve in Ohio, and of the CBA Retail Banking Program at Furman University in South Carolina.

Angela enjoys living in sunny south Atlanta, GA, with her husband, two daughters and Labrador, Coco Chanel. Angela is a veteran Girl Scout since Brownies, completing her Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards in the Girl Scouts of Greater St. Louis Council. She is passionate about leading her daughter’s multi-level Girl Scout Troop of eighteen girls—six received their Bronze Award last year and are starting work on their Silver Award; eight additional girls are beginning work on their Bronze Award.

Camp CEO 2021 Joselyn Butler Baker Joselyn Butler Baker was named president of the Grady Health Foundation in the fall of 2018, bringing to the position over 25 years of experience as a strategist, communicator and fundraiser for a number of Georgia’s leading organizations and individuals.

Prior to this role, she worked with clients seeking to affect change in areas including health care, transportation, education and conservation through her consulting practice, Butler Baker Communications.

Baker served as senior vice president for External Affairs at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the state’s largest business advocacy organization, from 2008 to 2015. During that time, she worked with key business leaders and other stakeholders to create and maintain a competitive business environment.

Baker was responsible for message development, public and media relations, branding, digital marketing, investor communications, and events and programs.

As assistant general manager for communications at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) from 2004 to 2008, Baker successfully led efforts to extend the Authority’s one-cent sales tax and implement the nation’s only 100% smart card fare collection system.

Responsible for both external and internal communications, as well as marketing, customer service and government affairs functions, she saw the Authority through two management transitions, multiple crises, and numerous improvements to its customer and employee communication programs.

Baker was honored to serve as press secretary to Georgia Governor Roy Barnes, proving her ability to craft compelling messages, develop quick responses and manage media relationships.

It was during this time that she was named one of “40 under 40” by Georgia Trend magazine.

Joselyn Baker has had the privilege of working with many of Georgia’s finest leaders including United States Senator Johnny Isakson, Attorney General Thurbert Baker, and former Governor and United States Senator Zell Miller. Her career accomplishments also include serving as communications counsel to some of Atlanta’s most prominent business leaders, managing two gubernatorial inaugurations, raising millions of dollars for political candidates, and serving in various capacities in statewide political campaigns.

While Joselyn loves her Georgia home, she is proud of her roots in New Orleans, Louisiana, which she left to attend Oglethorpe University, for which she now serves on the Board of Trustees. She and her husband, former Georgia Public Service Commissioner Bobby Baker, are active members of the Cathedral of Christ the King and reside in DeKalb County.

Camp CEO 2021 Tjuan Dogan Dr. Tjuan Dogan serves as Global Director of Social Impact at Coursera, where she develops strategies to impact global societies and transform lives through learning. She has held previous leadership positions in corporate social responsibility, philanthropy and social impact with Emory University, IBM, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, and the Southern Education Foundation.

Dogan is passionate about education and curious about the intersection of art, science, and technology. She serves on the boards of Atlanta Partners for Education and Science ATL. She is an alumna of the American Israel Education Fellowship, Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute, Institute for Educational Leadership’s Education Policy Fellowship, Leadership Georgia, and the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ Marshall Memorial Fellowship.

She is a native of Greenville, SC, and earned her B.A. in journalism, and M.Ed and Ph.D in education, with a concentration in business management, at the University of South Carolina.

She completed a year-long fellowship at Harvard Business School after earning her Ph.D. She enjoys live theater, golf, patio gardening and making stained glass art. In this virtual environment, she enjoys binge watching biopics.

Camp CEO 2021 Carley Ferguson Carley Ferguson is the Vice President – Internal Audit for Mohawk Industries. Mohawk Industries is a $10 billion global flooring manufacturing and distribution company based in Calhoun, Georgia with operations in 18 countries worldwide.

Carley’s auditing career started in the EY Dallas, Texas office where she progressed to the level of Senior Manager before moving into industry practice. She transitioned to internal audit with a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon in 1995 and then joined Dal-Tile Corporation in November 1997 as the Director of Internal Audit.

After Mohawk Industries’ purchase of Dal-Tile in March 2002, Carley took on finance and accounting roles as Director of SBU Finance and Director of Internal Controls. She was appointed to her current corporate position in April 2006.

Carley holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas.

She has served with various community and charitable organizations including The Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, the Institute of Internal Auditors – Atlanta Chapter, Boy Scout Pack and Troop 15 and is currently a Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta Fund Development Committee member.

What I am most looking forward to at Camp CEO: •

Using technology to overcome physical distance and get to know my Girl Scout and find ways to lift her up, support her and shine a light on her dreams.

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Connecting with all the other mentors and mentees to make connections that empower and excite them to move forward.

Camp CEO 2021 Sabrina Green Sabrina Green is a Human Resources professional with 30+ years of progressive experience in private and public companies. She currently serves as the Vice President Human Resources at The Home Depot, Inc. In this role, she is responsible for developing and implementing human resources strategies that enable her customers’ strategic goals and objectives.

Throughout her tenure with the company, Sabrina has developed and implemented initiatives that support the strategic growth of the organization. Some examples include opening and closing of new concept stores, developing talent management strategies, and creating learning and development programs.

Sabrina’s goal is to create a diverse and inclusive work environment where all associates can fully contribute to the company’s objectives.

Sabrina is also passionate about community service. She has served on several nonprofit boards focusing on women and children. These organizations include Atlanta Girls Foundation, Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council, Quality Care for Children, DeKalb Workforce Board, and the Atlanta Women’s Foundation.

Camp CEO 2021 Vivian Greentree Vivian Greentree, Ph.D., is a Senior Vice President and Global Head of Corporate Citizenship and President of the Fiserv Cares Foundation at Fiserv, where she oversees the strategy and implementation of employee and community engagement, diversity and inclusion programming, and strategic philanthropy. Before assuming this role, Vivian joined First Data, now Fiserv, as the Head of Military and Veteran Affairs in February 2014. In recognition of success under Vivian’s leadership, in 2017, 2018 and 2019, First Data was ranked #1 on Military Times’ Best for Vets: Employers.

Before joining First Data, Vivian co-founded Blue Star Families (BSF), the largest chapter-based military support organization in the country, where she served as Director of Research and Policy. While at BSF, Vivian created and oversaw BSF’s groundbreaking Military Family Lifestyle Survey, which examines a broad spectrum of issues affecting modern-day military families and includes a military community civic health index. The survey was referenced in Presidential Directive-9 “Strengthening Our Military Families,” the precursor to the Obama Administration’s Joining Forces initiative and continues to be cited in military policy discussions nationally.

She is also the creator of the Blue Star Spouse Employment Toolkit, the first-of-its-kind military spouse employment resource, written and tested based on the unique career needs of military spouses. The Spouse Employment Toolkit has since evolved into a suite of military spouse professional development initiatives known as Blue Star Careers, including educational, employment and mentoring programming, and has been adapted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce into an online military spouse resume engine, Career Spark.

Vivian served as a Supply Corps officer in the Navy, on active duty and in the Reserves. After serving in the Navy, she used her G.I. Bill to attain her Ph.D. in Public Administration and Urban Policy from Old Dominion University. She holds a master’s degree from the University of Maryland University College and undergraduate degrees in Journalism and Public and International Affairs from the University of Georgia.

Vivian’s research on civic engagement, the military community and public policy has been published in peer-reviewed journals like Public Administration Review and the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, along with mainstream media outlets. She has appeared as a subject matter expert on panels, advisory boards, conferences, and national media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, FOX News and NPR. Vivian is a Senior Research Fellow of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University.

In 2018 Vivian was named to Washington, D.C.’s “Hill Vet 100” 2018 cohort, and in 2019 she was accepted into the prestigious Presidential Leadership Scholar program, designated a City of Alexandria “40 Under 40,” and was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as a “Veteran Who Means Business.” Most recently, she was awarded the “Corporate Citizen of the Year” award by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in February 2020. A strong supporter of civic engagement, Vivian serves on the Board of Advisors for Dog Tag Bakery, the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, and UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs Alumni Association.

Vivian is married to a Naval officer, and they have two boys, ages 13 and 15.

Camp CEO 2021 Kate Hewitt

Kate Hewitt is the President & Executive Director of 21st Century Leaders, a non-profit organization in Georgia that connects, transforms, and inspires high school students from diverse backgrounds to become the next generation of leaders. Kate became only the second person, and first female, to assume this role in the organization's history since, following the retirement of 21st Century Leaders’ founding executive director of 29 years in 2018.

She has served in nearly every position within the organization since 2014 from marketing to program management to fundraising and operations. In her role as Executive Director she is instrumental in working with the Board of Directors and staff to develop strong, outcome-based programmatic initiatives, generate resources and create long-term strategy in support of the organization’s mission.

Under her guidance, 21st Century Leaders has doubled the organization’s individual giving, launched the organization's first Advisory Council and Junior Board of Directors, and created its fourth summer leadership institute focused on Healthcare & IT Institute.

Kate is passionate about youth development, education, servant leadership. She was selected for LEAD Atlanta Class of 2022 and is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta and serves as the Chair for Member Retention. She also is a member of Junior League of Atlanta.

She has a BA from Butler University, and worked as a news reporter in Indiana before moving to Atlanta in 2011. While working as a journalist, Kate was nominated for a Regional EMMY for her work.

Kate is married to her high school sweetheart, Cole Hewitt, co-owner of a family owned and operated business, The Mosquito Masters, in Atlanta. They reside in the East Atlanta Village area with their two young boys, a dog, and a cat.

Camp CEO 2021 Carole Sams Hoemeke

Carole Sams Hoemeke is a Customer Success Manager for New Relic, an innovative company offering solutions for Observability across digital applications. She is also the Atlanta “Champion” for New Relic’s nonprofit foundation, NewRelic.org.

Carole has spent 30 years managing and empowering people, processes and training to drive customer success in nonprofits and in high tech industry. She is driven by finding efficient solutions and passionate about building relationships and empowering the customer. Success comes from collaborative efforts across disciplines and often requires that facilitator to communicate to all that is Carole! She brings the unusual combination of strong technical aptitude with high-level relationship building skills and thrive in dynamic work environments with a technical base. She is a strategic solution specialist and a master multi-tasker -- no duty is too small.

Carole firmly believes that it is essential that a tech-based business connect its customer with information and resources to be more efficient and effective and that is through customer training and support. She has a strong talent for translating the technical to the non-technical user. Carole has designed, developed, implemented and supported multiple training programs for a variety of enterprise software applications that coordinate with relational database systems. Her commitment is that the customers are taught in a way that allows them to apply the technology immediately thus contributing to instant Customer Success, increased satisfaction and ultimately an increased investment by the stakeholder. It is simple: the relationship is paramount to customer dedication to the brand and continuity of service. As the product evolves, it is essential that updates be communicated proactively with all training tools in place, so it is seamless, and value-added for the customer. Carole loves live music, art, being on the water and fresh flowers.

Carole has two children, Amy who is 23 and works for a finance company in the Bay Area in California and Tommy who is 25 and works for Home Depot in Atlanta. Carole has two rescue dogs, Lulu and Maya (named for a strong, thoughtful woman - the amazing Maya Angelou). She was a Girl Scout - starting with a pilot trial “Pixie” program (now the Daisies) up to a Junior and her favorite Girl Scout Cookie is the Trefoil. Carole went to Stanford University where she graduated with a bachelor’s and master’s degree. She was the mascot, The Tree, for one year.

Camp CEO 2021 Zenith Houston Zenith Houston is an inspired nonprofit leader and fundraising professional with more than 25 years of experience in nonprofit senior leadership and fundraising, who joined The Posse Foundation in December 2011 as the Director of Posse Atlanta.

The Posse Foundation identifies public high school students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential who may be overlooked by traditional college selection processes. The Foundation extends to these students the opportunity to pursue personal and academic excellence by placing them in supportive, multicultural teams (Posses) of 10 students. The Foundation’s partner colleges and universities award Posse Scholars four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships. From Atlanta, Posse Scholars have attended Bard College, Boston University, Brandeis University, The College of Wooster, The George Washington University, Syracuse University and Texas A&M University. Highlights of Zenith’s tenure at The Posse Foundation include the selection and support of more than 660 Atlanta high school students who have earned more than $110 million in full-tuition, merit and leadership scholarships and 28 prestigious fellowship awards, including five Fulbright Fellows.

Zenith's nonprofit tenure includes leadership roles at National Jewish Health in Chicago as the Regional Development Director in Chicago/Midwest Region, Meharry Medical College and the Center for Women's Health Research, Doris and Alex Jewish Community High School (where she led a $24 million capital campaign), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) leading corporate development, and numerous consulting roles with national and local nonprofit organizations including The Wonder Foundation (Stevie Wonder).

Zenith has served on several national and local boards including Hands on Network (now Points of Light Institute), Holyfied/Warren Boy and Girls Club, Association of Fundraising Professional (Chicago Chapter), Friends Against AIDS – Cromer Children’s Hospital, University of Chicago, Circle Urban Ministries, Chicago Council on Planned Giving, Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy, and the Friends of East Lake First Tee. In 2014, she received the Harvard Business Club of Atlanta Scholarship to attend the week-long Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) program at Harvard Business School. Recent honors and recognitions include the 100 Black Men of North Atlanta Image Award, United Way Volunteer Improvement Program (VIP), and Golf Women Mean Business for Outstanding Work in Youth Leadership Development, as well as the Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Award. She currently serves on the advisory board for the Harvard Debate Council Diversity Project, Vice Chair-Leadership Buckhead, as a member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter, Second Century Circle and Camp CEO with Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. Her leadership extends to being selected in 2018 for the Atlanta Regional Leadership Institute and in 2019 by the Schusterman Foundation as Nonprofit Changemaker for the REALITY Impact in Israel. She has been featured in Kenny Leon’s True Color Theatre Company’s 52 Weeks of Women, featuring women leaders of color in the education, arts, politics, religion, law and nonprofit fields. She was recently recognized in the 2020 Atlanta Business League’s “Top 100 Women of Influence.” She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and Leadership Atlanta Class of 2020. Zenith is a native of Columbia, South Carolina, and holds both a bachelor’s in science and master’s degree from the University of South Carolina in Criminal Justice.

Camp CEO 2021 Amy Jones Amy Jones is the Vice President of Finance supporting the Global Housing Operations area within Assurant. Assurant is a leading global provider of lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases.

Assurant is a Fortune 500 company with a presence in 21 countries. The Global Housing Operations area supports renters insurance, lender-placed insurance and other specialty insurance products. Amy provides enhanced reporting and analysis on expense and staffing metrics, planning and forecasting and partnering on strategic priorities.

Amy has 28 years of experience in finance and accounting on both the public and corporate side. Amy started her career in tax accounting with Arthur Andersen LLC in Kansas City. From there, she worked with a variety of companies and industries including Manheim Auto Auctions, AT&T, and ING before moving to Assurant. Amy has a proven track record in process improvement and team building. She created metrics-based reporting for all levels of management to more effectively view and manage actual results versus forecasted expectations. Amy is a trusted advisor for her business partners, helping to make financial topics more accessible for non-finance people.

Amy grew up in Iowa and Colorado. Amy has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting as well as Business Administration from the University of Kansas. She met her husband while in college, and they are both proud Jayhawk alumni. Her job with Manheim Auctions brought them to the Atlanta area 24 years ago. They have a 17-year-old daughter who is a sophomore in high school. As a family, they enjoy traveling and all things Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Harry Potter. They also love cheering on Atlanta United as season ticket holders.

Amy was a Girl Scout Brownie when she was growing up. She is currently the co-leader for her daughter’s troop. This is her second time serving as a troop leader. She previously worked with another troop, taking them from Cadettes through Ambassador. Amy supports her Service Unit as the Annual Fund chair. She also volunteers as the president of the congregation at her church.

Camp CEO 2021 Kyla Juniel Kyla Juniel is a Manager, Software Engineering for Cox Automotive. An experienced technology leader, she is responsible for driving a software test engineering practice in support of Enterprise Platform Oracle EBS applications. She has over 20 years’ experience contributing to testing, business analysis and process improvement positions with leading companies in the telecommunication and automotive industries. Kyla is a committed advocate and mentor to engineers and partners who promotes an environment for the team to think critically, innovate and have a mindset for continuous improvement.

In addition to time as a Brownie and Junior, Kyla credits involvement in church youth programs for creating an early appetite for service and leadership.

The support, modeling and confidence poured into her by a supportive village throughout her matriculation through school and early career was a constant push to conceive and achieve goals.

Kyla holds a B.A. in Business Information Systems from Ashford University, Forbes School of Business & Technology.

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She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and lived in New York, Arizona and California before moving to Georgia as a high school senior.

She enjoys traveling and exposing her nine-year-old son to new adventures, cultures and experiences. They have traveled to several places within the US and as far as Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Kyla enjoys staying active with playing tennis and participating in races — 10k is the maximum distance!

Camp CEO 2021 Soon Mee Kim

Soon Mee Kim is executive vice president and Global Diversity and Inclusion Leader for Porter Novelli, part of the Omnicom Public Relations Group and wholly owned by Omnicom Group, the global leader in marketing communications. She is responsible for evaluating, implementing and developing policies, practices and programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion at Porter Novelli. A dreamer and a doer, she is passionate about workplace culture, developing talent, counseling clients, and creating innovative campaigns and services that make an impact. Her passion for inclusion extends to the communications industry and beyond.

In 2018, PR Week and the PR Council named Soon Mee “Agency Diversity Champion of the Year,” while Porter Novelli earned top honors for Best PR Firm Diversity Initiative for substantive progress in representation and culture. She initiated an industry-wide diversity pledge, and today chairs the PR Council’s newly formed diversity community. As a member of the Atlanta Comfort Women Memorial Task Force, she helped establish a memorial spotlighting one of history’s largest instances of sex and human trafficking to address modern-day slavery. Soon Mee serves on the board of directors for ColorComm, a business community for women of color in communications, and Synchronicity Theatre, an award-winning producer of smart, gutsy and bold theater to uplift the voices of women and girls. She serves on the board of advisors for GAIN, the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network. She is an active member of Leadership Atlanta, co-chairing the women’s affinity group and supporting race education programming and service efforts. She is also a member of Atlanta Magazine’s editorial advisory board.

Soon Mee’s forte is in uncovering and articulating the reasons why people should care about complex issues. She is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to diversity, race and gender. Formally and informally, her favorite roles are those of mentor, coach and student. She works with women and girls in the greater community to align with their purpose. She and her husband Kevin have two daughters, Madeleine and Chloe. The Kim girls are all proud former Girl Scouts.

Camp CEO 2021 Jennie Kroge Jennie Kroge is a Vice President of Enterprise Risk and Compliance at Equifax, where she has been instrumental in building a standardized framework to support the identification, assessment and mitigation of risk across the enterprise. She currently oversees the organization’s Risk and Compliance monitoring program and is responsible for partnering with business stakeholders to evaluate the effectiveness of the controls in mitigating key risks.

Jennie has accumulated more than 15 years of experience between her career experiences at both Equifax and General Electric (GE). Her domain expertise includes Enterprise Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, Product Management, Change Management, Quality and Process Improvement, Supply Chain, and Program Leadership.

Additionally, Jennie is a graduate of two GE Corporate Leadership Programs, both entry-level and advanced.

Jennie earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a master’s degree in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She also holds certifications in Professional Engineering, Lean Six Sigma, and Agile methodologies.

Jennie enjoys being an active coach and mentor for aspiring female talent within the organization. She also has a passion for STEM disciplines, which has provided her with the foundation to build a successful, enriching and diverse career.

Jennie lives in Atlanta with her husband and two young daughters, who are aspiring Girl Scouts in strength and spirit. In her free time, she enjoys keeping active, whether it be running, cycling or hiking, especially when it involves connecting with nature.

The influence of serving in Girls Scouts in her early years and having strong female role models throughout her personal, academic and professional life has greatly impacted her confidence, drive and career growth. Jennie is excited to serve as a mentor through Camp CEO and to give back and inspire young minds as she was inspired throughout her life. She is also looking forward to supporting Girl Scouts of Atlanta programs more broadly to empower girls, teens and young women to make the world a better place.

Camp CEO 2021 Susan Lazaro Susan Lazaro is an Atlanta native and began her career with Coca-Cola Enterprises Bottling as a Procurement Sr. Buyer. She has held various roles at Coca-Cola with increasing responsibility across Supply Chain, Procurement, HR Information Systems, Shopper Marketing, and Commercialization.

bottlers and customer teams.

She currently leads the Coca-Cola North American visual merchandising team, whose mission is to convert shoppers into buyers by creating irresistible shopper experiences for key consumption occasions. This is done through the development and deployment of Merchandising Materials supporting brands,

She also devotes a lot of her time both internally and externally with initiatives that empower and uplift girls and women. She serves on the Boards of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, Atlanta Women’s ERGs (AWE), and the Women’s Governing Board of Shop!, which aims to bring businesswomen together from all aspects of the in-store merchandising and retail environments industry. She is also a 7x mentor with Pathbuilders, an organization whose approach builds strong, confident women who make a difference.

Camp CEO 2021 Sarah Lippincott Sarah Lippincott is the United States Digital Strategist for ABB. She develops and manages the U.S. digital efforts and properties including the website, social media channels, online paid advertising, and search engine optimization. She works with multiple stakeholders (Corporate, Business, Marketing, Media, Government Relations, and Branding) to develop content and build brand awareness.

Prior to ABB, Sarah was the Digital Director of a national DC-based agency, where she developed inbound marketing strategies, social media, design and digital advertising accounts for clean energy companies. Sarah has led campaigns for Fortune100 companies, national associations and government agencies. Sarah managed a digital outreach program for a veterans’ commemoration event featuring President Barak securing hundreds of hits.

Sarah has also judged the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and was accepted into NASA’s exclusive social media program for the Orbital-1 Antares Launch. Sarah was a finalist for the Washington Women in Public Relations Emerging Leaders Award.

Camp CEO 2021 Valerie W. Mackey Valarie W. Mackey has more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of Technology and Talent. Her passion for expanding the capability of people and companies coupled with her technology skillset inspired this Fortune 100 Leader turned entrepreneur to establish a company that is transforming the Technology Talent Landscape.

Valarie launched her career as a Consultant with Ernst and Young. While at EY, she was on the forefront of emerging technologies, designing, developing, and deploying cutting edge systems to clients across distinct industries and domains. She later had a progressive and impactful 12-year career with The Coca-Cola Company. As a Technology Leader at the $37 Billion multinational beverage giant, Valarie orchestrated the delivery of international customer centric technology platforms averaging $50MM annually for enterprise functions including Human Resources, Legal, Sustainability, Public Affairs, and Communications. In addition to business enablement through technology, she created and executed strategies to enhancethe employee pipeline and prepared talent for succession planning.

Her results oriented, forward thinking mindset now fuels her success as Founder and CEO of WrightNow Solutions, a Talent Development Consultancy where she has complete responsibility for operations. Because the future of technology innovation begins with changing the workforce that inspires that innovation, Valarie introduces underrepresented populations to growing, thriving technology careers by providing education, certification opportunities and unprecedented access to leading corporations. Her holistic approach provides learning experiences for company leaders to increase Emotional IQ while focusing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This has resulted in companies improving their access to and retention of talent with proven ROI while increasing the salaries offered to non-traditional entry level talent by an average of 480%.

Over the years, Valarie has become a sought out strategic advisor to many Fortune 500 companies, Non-Profit organizations, Educational Institutions, and Foundations for both her technical and business acumen and her diverse, global perspective.

Valarie holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University. She has cultivated Board Leadership experience across numerous community, professional and civic organizations. These boards have annual operating budgets ranging from $1MM - $40MM. She has served on countless committees and led several key functions on the Boards including Governance, Human Resources, Technology, Long Range Planning, and Marketing.

Valarie is highly respected in the Technology and Entrepreneurial ecosystems, amassing awards and recognition from esteemed organizations including the National Woman of Color STEM Conference Special Recognition Award, Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) Pathfinder Entrepreneurship Award, Atlanta Technology Professionals (ATP) Startup Disruptor Award Finalist, Technology Association of Georgia Diversity Advocate Finalist, and Women in Technology (WIT) Woman of the Year Finalist.

Camp CEO 2021 Kathleen Marran Kathleen Marran enjoys living in a world where people push themselves to experience life’s diverse possibilities, expect more from each other and help others reach their highest heights.

As UPS’s VP Marketing for Pricing and Revenue Management, she uses her 26-plus years of experience in Marketing and Logistics to advance UPS’s global efforts to be the logistics partner of choice for enterprises of all sizes and industries. With experience in launching products and campaigns, overseeing critical revenue plans, project management and leading marketing teams globally, she is driving this strategy to mutually beneficial growth.

Her career has been fostered by the exposure to a myriad of business challenges and solutions and benefited by living and working in cities in Asia, Europe and the US. She delights in supporting customers’ growth objectives in new and unique ways. Reward for her comes from the team members she has helped promote and develop, the charitable groups she has sponsored, and confidence in her ability to adapt to changing situations and environments. She has taken specific pride in establishing UPS’s first Diverse Customer Segment team focused on successfully creating access and solutions for underrepresented and diverse entrepreneurs and fostering their growth.

When she is not working, you might find her with her high school sweetheart husband traveling, cooking, volunteering or supporting her alma maters (University of Georgia and University of South Carolina). If not there, she will be with Leadership Atlanta friends or Board colleagues of the Greater Women’s Business Council or the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta.

Her passions are in creating new experiences for herself and her teams while continuing to work on ways to advance the position of women in business, politics and society as whole. Never letting the isolation of being the only woman at the table hold her back in a male-led industry, she has accomplished much and feels compelled to share those experiences with both genders to embolden equity actions and mutual respect.

Find her on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/in/kathleenmarran) or email her at KMarran@ups.com.

Camp CEO 2021 Veronika Mix Veronika Mix serves as Sr. Director Member Experience of the Georgia Market for Centene Corporation, a diversified, multinational healthcare enterprise that provides a portfolio of services to government-sponsored healthcare programs focusing on underinsured and uninsured individuals. Veronika leads Member Retention and Community Outreach teams for Centene’s subsidiary Peach State Health Plan in Georgia, serving more than 1.3 million Georgians. Mrs. Mix is responsible for member journey, retention, partnerships and membership growth statewide for Medicaid, Medicare and Marketplace insurance.

Mrs. Mix joined Centene in 2013. Prior to assuming her current position, Mrs. Mix served as Vice-President, Community Outreach and Marketing for Centene’s subsidiary IlliniCare Health Plan in Illinois. In that role, she led implementation of a text messaging campaign that provided health information and resources to members. Mrs. Mix also directed the implementation of member value added benefits, including free after-school care, school uniforms and free gym memberships.

Mrs. Mix earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management from Robert Morris University and a Master of Business Administration from Strayer University with a concentration in Marketing.

Camp CEO 2021 Errika Moore Errika Moore is the inaugural Executive Director for the national STEM Funders Network. Previously she was the Senior Program Officer at the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta leading the team focused on creating equity in education and workforce development. Prior to this she served as the Executive Director of TAG-Ed (Technology Association of Georgia Education Collaborative) focused on K-12 STEM Advocacy throughout the state of Georgia, Vice President of Member Services and External Affairs for IT Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) - the only national organization focused on increasing the representation of black professionals at senior levels in technology, the Vice President of Operations for the Gifted Education Foundation, Southwire, BMC Software and IBM. Currently she serves the community as the co-lead for the state of Georgia for the National Million Women Mentors initiative, the Board Chair for Ferst Readers and the incoming Chair for Lab Atlanta. She also serves on the Georgia Department of Education Computer Science Advisory Council, the Tech for All Alliance Advisory Board, the Literacy for All Steering Committee, Junior Achievement of Georgia Leadership Council, Georgia’s CTAE Industry Advisory Council, Atlanta Technical College’s Industrial Engineering/Systems Technology Advisory Committee, the Leading Women @ Tech (Georgia Tech) Professional Development Advisory Board, as the Co-Chair for the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta’s Camp CEO 2021 initiative, and the Inspiredu Education Advisory Council. She is a member of IT Senior Management Forum, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and the Atlanta Diversity Managers Affinity Group (ADMAG).

Previously she has served on the American Diabetes Association, Georgia’s southeast regional board, Georgia Tech’s Industrial Engineering Advisory Board, the Southeast PremierCIO Advisory Council, the STEM Learning Ecosystem National Advisory Council, on the boards of STE(A)M Truck, Out Teach, Gifted Education Foundation, Literacy Action, Georgia Tech’s Alumni Association, Per Scholas Atlanta, the Lockhart Morgan Foundation, Whitty Technology Solutions, the National Society of Black Engineers and Arbor Montessori School. She’s also served on the CareerRise Leadership Council, CS4GA leadership committee, the Georgia Chief Science Officers Steering Committee, Georgia Tech’s Women Alumnae Network Executive Board, President of Georgia Tech’s Business Network Executive Board and as the national President for the Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization. And she has proudly served as a White House Fellow and as a track coach for middle school students.

She has been honored as an Outstanding Georgia Citizen by the Secretary of the State, a Woman of the Year by Atlanta’s Women in Technology, as an Ecosystem Builder by the Tech for All Alliance and Georgia Tech’s AASU organization, as an honorary volunteer of the year by the Midtown Rotary Club,as one of the Top 40 Inspirers in America by InSpire Magazine, Who’s Who in Black Atlanta and with several distinctions from Georgia Tech (the ANAK Society, Alumni Trailblazer, Distinguished Women of the Year, “Woman Out Front”, Young Alumna of the Year and Mentor of the Year).

Camp CEO 2021 Ellie Morris Ellie Morris is a partner in the Atlanta Assurance practice of EY focusing on consumer product companies. Currently, Ellie serves as the lead engagement partner on the integrated audit of a Fortune 100 consumer products company, coordinating all aspects of the global audit of more than 20 in scope locations around the world. Prior to this role, Ellie was a partner in EY's National Assurance practice in New York, where she was responsible for consulting with engagement teams and clients, monitoring standard-setting activities, and developing EY’s interpretive guidance on the topic of revenue recognition. Throughout her career, Ellie has also served other public and private clients in various industries including manufacturing, consumer products, service and healthcare, and spent three years in EY's audit and capital markets practices in Europe.

In addition to her client service responsibilities, Ellie is one of the assurance recruiting campus coordinators for the University of Georgia, where EY has hired over 100 students annually in recent years. Ellie is active in the community, having served in increasing leadership roles on the Artemis board of the Fernbank Museum of Natural History and as a formal mentor in various programs to both college students and professionals. She is also a member of the Network of Executive Women, a learning and leadership organization aimed at advancing women in the retail and consumer products industry, and the United Way Cole Society.

Ellie graduated magna cum laude with honors with her BBA in International Business from the University of Georgia and received a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Virginia. She is a certified public accountant in New York and Georgia and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Georgia Society of CPAs. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her two boys and her husband, reading a good novel and exercising.

Ellie was a Girl Scout up until eighth grade, and treasured the experience, especially camping with her troop at Camp Timber Ridge, and spending summers at Camp Pine Acres, first as a camper and later as a Counselor-in-Training. She still remembers fondly her role model counselors with their camp names, learning how to sail in the lake, singing by the campfires, and even mucking the horse's stalls. Perhaps this experience will help her pass on those experiences to new girls!

Camp CEO 2021 Tricia Mulcare

Tricia Mulcare, CFP®, CDFA®, CPA, PFS is an experienced client service leader at Homrich Berg who was named to the 2015 U.S. “40 Under 40” list of top financial advisers by Investment News for her service to clients, leadership and contributions to the industry.

Tricia joined Homrich Berg in 2003 after spending four years with Ernst & Young (EY). While at EY, she became a CPA and led teams within the federal tax consulting group to determine research and development tax credits for major corporations throughout the Southeast. Originally from New Jersey, Tricia earned the Girl Scout Gold Award before attending Indiana University. While in Bloomington, in addition to earning her bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting, she became an avid college basketball fan.

While Tricia works with a wide range of clients, she has a passion for working with women (older, single, widowed and divorced). Tricia enjoys speaking with groups about the lessons she has learned after years of working with women who have navigated a recent transition and find themselves “suddenly single.” In addition to writing multiple articles for Atlanta Woman magazine, Tricia has given a "Financial Planning 101" presentation to various women’s groups and student groups. Tricia served on the Advisory Board for Visions Anew (a local nonprofit that empowers divorcing women to successfully create and achieve a new vision for their lives) for many years, and has appeared on the Visions Anew radio show, "Divorce Resource."

Tricia graduated from the Georgia Society of CPAs Leadership Academy in 2007 and served on the Leadership Committee of the Estate and Financial Planning Section. After serving as President for several years, Tricia currently serves on the Advisory Board of ProWIN, a women's networking group in Atlanta with the mission of "Building Business by Building Relationships.”

Tricia has also served on the March of Dimes Executive Leadership Team. She was the Treasurer for the Atlanta Chapter of the Indiana University Alumni Association for 10 years and is an active member of the Buckhead Chapter of P.E.O., a philanthropic education organization.

Tricia participated in the annual Breast Cancer multi-day walks for many years and volunteered with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta chapter.

Tricia, her husband Nicholas, and her daughters Gianna and Lucy are active members of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church community in Sandy Springs and enjoy following the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. Tricia serves as the “cookie mom” for her daughter’s Girl Scout troop and enjoys working with the girls to develop sales goals, practice sales techniques, and ultimately create a financial plan for spending the proceeds generated from the sale on a group activity.

Camp CEO 2021 Condace Pressley Condace Pressley is an award-winning journalist. She is a two-time Hall of Fame member, inducted in 2019 into the Georgia Association of Broadcasters and in 2016 into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame. As Director of Community Affairs for WSB-TV, Condace drives the Family 2 Family Project and leads the station’s community efforts across its broadcast platforms, including WSB-TV and the company’s four radio stations. She is executive producer of People 2 People on WSB-TV and interviews community leaders weekly during the People 2 People “One on One” segment.

Condace began her career in radio, first in Athens while studying journalism and political science at The University of Georgia and later in Atlanta at WGST, the Georgia News Network, WSB, KISS104.1 and B98.5. For more than 30 years, she’s hosted the Sunday morning public affairs program “Perspectives,” where she’s interviewed hundreds of community and thought leaders.

The University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication honored Pressley with the John H. Drewry Outstanding Young Alumna Award in 1992. In 2015, The Grady College named Pressley to its Centennial Class of Journalism Fellows — the college’s highest honor. She has been profiled by The HistoryMakers, the world’s largest African American oral video history archive for her significant contributions to media. Condace is a former President of both the National Association of Black Journalists (2001-2003) and the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists (1991-1995). She was the chapter’s 2012 Pioneer Black Journalist. She is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta.

Condace has a passion for community and is strongly committed to the empowerment of women and girls. Her volunteer efforts include service on the boards of the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Crime Stoppers Atlanta, Project Healthy Grandparents and Day 1 - The Alliance for Christian Media. Condace loves travel and supports the arts.

Camp CEO 2021 Julie C. Seitz Julie Seitz is a global senior business executive with a diverse business background spanning sale, marketing, operations, supply chain and real estate at IBM, The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines and Gensler.

Julie joined the privately held professional services global design firm Gensler in 2021 as a Client Strategy Director, responsible for the growth strategy of East Coast business.

At Delta Air Lines, as Managing Director, Corporate Real Estate, she oversaw all aspects of the office space portfolio, led the design direction for passenger-facing spaces, and led the airport facility maintenance and condition programs that drove customer experience and impacted the overall reputation of the airline.

Prior to Delta, Julie built, led and scaled the Global Workplace function at Coca-Cola to over 100 countries and was responsible for strategy through day-to-day operations of their global real estate office and R&D portfolio. Leading a 132-year-old company into the future of work was a challenge Julie signed up for in 2010, starting with a major initiative she led to reimagine and transform Coca-Cola’s world headquarter campus, which has been described as “industrychanging.”

Because Julie has a passion for developing young people. She is on the Executive Council for Student Affairs at Clemson University, is prior board chair of Youth Villages and is a graduate of the 2013 class of Leadership Atlanta. Julie was recognized among the YWCA’s Academy of Women Achievers in 2016. In 2015, she received the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s “Women Who Mean Business” award.

She’s a graduate of Clemson University and is an avid football fan and sports car enthusiast and loves to travel.

Camp CEO 2021 Andrea N. Smith

Andrea N. Smith has over 19 years’ experience in nonprofit fundraising and development. She began her career with a national healthcare nonprofit organization and transitioned to working with large nonprofit health systems after nine years in the industry. She has successfully managed multimillion-dollar campaigns, special events, fundraising programs and special projects that have led to the creation of new trauma, cardiac and stroke centers, and other expansions and improvements to Atlanta nonprofit health systems.

In 2017, Andrea became the Vice President, Development for Scholarship America, a nonprofit organization that works directly with students, parents, colleges, businesses and communities to help students fulfill their college dreams. Prior to Scholarship America, she was Managing Director, Major Gifts for the Piedmont Healthcare Foundation. She also served as Executive Director, Director of Business Development and Coordinator of the Atlanta Labor Telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association before working at the Grady Health Foundation, where she was the Director of Development.

Andrea currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) as Governance & Nominating Chair, at Whitefoord, Inc. as Board Chair, and on the Advisory Board for Chris180. She has served as Past President of the Atlanta chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA), Chair of the Governance Committee, Secretary and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Whitefoord, Inc., Board Member for Literacy Action and the Atlanta Speech School and 2019-2020 President of The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. In 2013, she was named one of the top 20 Influences under 40 for Tastemaker Magazine and is a graduate of the ARC Regional Leadership Institute (RLI). Andrea is a graduate of Georgia College & State University and holds a BBA with majors in both business management and information technology. She is a lover of international travel and is always up for taking a dance class. Andrea resides in Vinings.

Camp CEO 2021 Denise Smith Denise Smith is a Global Enterprise Technology Program Executive with 20+ years of proven experience in translating project and product requirements into viable, cost-saving business solutions, driving organizational performance, growth and employee adoption. With a focus on the management of complex business challenges, she has established a firm track record as a skilled strategist and project leader who has coordinated enterprise-wide projects for domestic and international accounts involving some of the most recognized brand names in both technology (including Verizon, Amazon and Blackberry) and consumer products (including Black & Decker, Coca Cola, Home Depot, Michelin, Wachovia, McGraw-Hill and Western Union). Her expertise includes business strategy development, project estimating, scope determination, gap analysis, business process reengineering, issue mitigation, configuration, custom code specifications, testing, training and post-implementation support. She readily transforms a company’s strategic roadmaps and objectives into workable solutions and benchmarks performance against key operational targets and goals to aid the development of key internal processes and technology-driven services. She is known for leveraging her crosscultural skills and international experience to lead high-performing teams.

After commencing her collegiate education at Northeastern University, Denise ultimately transferred to Spelman College, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in May 1999.

In December 2014, Denise obtained a Master of Business Administration with a focus in the innovation of technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Denise is currently a Senior Director in Product Management at Cox Automotive. She is active in several organizations: Technology Association of Georgia; Women In Technology (“WIT”); United Way Women Of Cole Cabinet: Advisory Chair; Most Valuable Kids: Advisory Board Secretary; Every Girl Shines: Chief Engagement Officer; and Civic Dinners: Corporate Board Member.

Denise has always prided herself on being an active member in each community in which she has lived, a penchant that found its start when she was growing up in Guilford, Connecticut. A resident of Atlanta for over fourteen years, she has been an active participant in a wide variety of community service programs. Along with her husband, son and daughter, she can be found spending time with family while enjoying an outdoor activity.

Camp CEO 2021 Jeryn Alise Turner Jeryn Alise Turner has been with Citibank for more than 10 years. She is a Senior Vice President serving as the Citi Retail Services Client Communication Strategy & Delivery (CCSD) Lead. Her team manages communication governance for all customer touchpoints, including letters, verbatim and email. She is responsible for establishing corporate strategy and execution plans for communications to ensure business, legal and regulatory standards are met. Previously, she worked in the Retail Services Chief Operating Office. In that role, she was responsible for Chief of Staff duties, including supporting Operations management rhythms, driving strategic projects for the Chief Operating Officer (COO), and supporting COO executive presentations on both the Business and Operations side of Retail Services. Additionally, she has worked in the following team roles at Citi: Governance/Change Management for both Citi Branded Cards and Citi Retail Services, Chief Administrative Office, Home Depot Marketing and Retail Services Risk Management. She uses her detailed project planning skills, strategic thinking and relationshipbuilding expertise to bring value to all organizations.

Jeryn joined Citi as a Management Associate after completing her MBA at Clark Atlanta University in 2008. The Management Associate Program is Citi’s prestigious development program designed for high-potential recent MBA graduates with identified leadership and management capabilities. She is a proud graduate of Spelman College, where she graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. She remains active with Spelman College by recruiting for Citi, volunteering and mentoring, and was selected as a keynote speaker for the Spelman College Sister to Sister mentoring Program. As a former Girl Scout, she is excited to participate in the Camp CEO program and looks forward to any opportunity to give back to this wonderful organization. Jeryn supported the launch of the Citibank Retail Services Girls Man the Shark event and is involved in this program every year.

The passion she exhibits professionally is also seen in her hobbies. Jeryn is the author of two books, The Biggest Star and A Dream Come True, an Amazon Best Seller. In 2017, she was selected by the Author Show as one of the 50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading. She is also a certified yoga instructor who specializes in restorative yoga. She likes this type of yoga because it focuses on mindfulness and relaxation, two things she believes everyone needs in these uncertain times.

Camp CEO 2021 Lissa Versteegh

For the first 20 years of her career, Lissa Versteegh’s focus was sales and sales management in corporate America. Her experience ranged from direct sales at a local then national level, to sales management of a $40 million region for a national managed care company. Seeking more flexibility, she became a Sandler franchise owner and worked with presidents, CEOs and business owners, helping them acquire and retain sales teams with consistently superior performance for 14 years. Today, she serves as the SVP of Sales Strategy & Development for Randstad US. Lissa continues to be responsible for delivering Sandler sales training within the organization in addition to developing sales strategy. Lissa holds a Psychology degree from the University of Georgia. She serves on the board of RevvedUpKids, a local nonprofit educating children on self-protection and predator avoidance, and is actively involved with Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. She and her husband of 23 years have a 19-year-old son who attends Clemson University.

Camp CEO 2021 Bre West

Bre West is the Director of Financial Services for RHA Health Services, where she has worked her entire professional career and oversees all payroll, treasury and payables management for the company. She has been employed in the financial services office with RHA for well over a decade working in various departments, which allows RHA to provide much-needed care and services to a mostly adult population with a variety of intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as mental health and substance abuse services. As a member of the Junior League of Atlanta since 2008, she has served in a number of roles on the Board of Directors and Community Council, Advisory Planning Chair, and has served as the PresidentElect this past year. She also serves on the board of directors for Innovative Solutions for Disadvantage & Disability, an organization focused on creating healthier outcomes for vulnerable children and families, and serves on their governance committee. Last year, as the PresidentElect of the JLA, she also served on the Board of Trustees for Literacy Action, Inc and as a member of the Atlanta Speech School Guild board. She is also a graduate of the Leadership Buckhead class of 2020.

Bre holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Auburn University. She enjoys trying the amazing restaurants of Atlanta, spending time with her family and friends, and college football.

She and her husband Steven live in Marietta with their daughter and two cats.

Camp CEO 2021 Brenna Aleshire Brenna Aleshire: Did you ever think that you would earn a Girl Scout badge? You can! Let’s go! Come with me to the open spaces of Oklahoma, where I was born on a 100-degree day in late May. Now yeehaw with me in Texas, and see the vast wheat-framed blue skies of Kansas, where my Girl Scout journey, literally and figuratively, begins as an energetic and curious Daisy. Next, follow me to Maryland and see my early beginnings in music, as I start piano lessons at age five, and learn how to play the violin as a Girl Scout Junior in third grade.

By now I am also an avid reader and love school. On to South Carolina, where I excel in my school’s Gifted program and ride my bike to school to rack up over 200 miles. Here, I bridge to Juniors and expand my love of music by joining chorus. We participate in the Carowinds Music Festival and are awarded all Superiors. After fifth grade, my military family continues our adventures in Georgia, and I enter the whole new world known as middle school as a Girl Scout Cadette. I remain in chorus in sixth grade, and I go to the state-level performance. During seventh grade, I join my school's band and learn to play my first woodwind, the oboe. Although new to the instrument, I perform with other local players in the Augusta University Conservatory.

Scouts BSA opens up for girls, and I sign up as a charter member, gaining a new opportunity to connect with my community and Eagle Scout dad. I also earn the Georgia Reader of the Year award for middle school and visit the home of Girl Scouts in Savannah with my troop using our cookie funds. In eighth grade, I audition and am accepted into the District Honor Band for the oboe. I complete my Silver Award by building two mobile lending libraries in my community that continue to thrive. Despite the devastating pandemic, I adapt to virtual learning and finish middle school on a high note by receiving one of the top school awards, the Patriot Award. During the quarantine, I advance to the level of Girl Scout Senior and teach myself to play my second woodwind, the clarinet, so that I might be a part of marching band in my freshmen year. My school is fortunate enough to be able to hold marching band practices, and we even compete once. I love playing at football games because I can spend time with my friends and make an impact in a historical year. All this, while maintaining an A average in AP classes and serving at my church! I have strong plans for my Gold Award project to use the common language of music to unite an increasingly diverse community. In the future, I will secure a degree in cybersecurity to help form the growing profession that protects our nation. Congratulations!

You’ve completed your badge on Brenna Aleshire!

Camp CEO 2021 Shweta Awasthi

Shweta Awasthi: I was born in Marietta GA, so I am a native Georgian. My big brother and I grew up in Acworth, GA, before we moved to Milton, GA. Having been a part of Fulton County Schools since childhood, I am currently attending Cambridge High School focusing on the Law and Justice Program in order to pursue a career in Forensics. My parents are both of Indian origin, though my dad was raised in New York City and my mom in New Delhi, India.

Having their diverse life experiences as a backdrop has shaped my world view immensely. I enjoyed athletics at an earlier age, was initially in competitive gymnastics and found my way into both Soccer (Select) and Basketball (on my high school Junior Varsity team). Along the way, I earned my Black Belt in Taekwondo. My athletic life took a major hit in January 2020 when I tore my ACL during a JV basketball home game. Due to Covid-19, my surgery was not done until May. The long road back to sports as well as “normal” life has been an ordeal that has instilled in me the value of living life to the fullest — not taking for granted everyday things such as the ability to walk. In my life, I believe in exposing myself to different things that can lead to a broader world view. Therefore I was in the Middle School Debate Club until eighth grade and have every summer participated in the STEM-based Camp Invention program — recently as a Leader in Training (LIT). And I chose to pursue five years of French in school along with nine years of Hindi language and culture studies outside of school — both have been a rewarding experience. Since Forensics is my focus, I attended High School CSI Camps throughout middle school. As a part of my high school’s SkillsUSA club, I participate in yearly competitions, and last year got the Gold Award. The next Gold Award I would like to achieve is my long-term love — the Girl Scouts, which have been a consistent part of my life for nine years. Oh, by the way, I am currently working on convincing my parents to add a dog as a member of our family. I will say that this is one of the hardest tasks I have ever encountered.

Camp CEO 2021 Chloe Blacknall

“Ready, Set, Go!” Chloe Blacknall has lived by this mantra since birth, as she was always moving as a baby, and walking since she was nine months old. And at 15 years old, she is still at it as she sets off to jog around her neighborhood or sprint around the track in the 400-meter dash. Chloe is a first-year student in the International Baccalaureate program at Douglas County High School, where she is on the A- Honor Roll, track team, swim team, Student Council, News Crew and Theater Tech Crew.

When not running, Chloe is always staying active because she loves to learn new skills and to express herself artistically. Over the past nine years, Girl Scouts has been an amazing outlet to learn new skills, meet new people and just have fun. Chloe was able to earn her Service to Girl Scouting Bar because she was able to do one of the things she loves, which is to plan parties and events.

Chloe worked with a committee of older Girl Scouts to plan special events and fundraisers for the Sisters of Heritage Service Unit. Chloe contributed to her troop’s Bronze Award project by planning an auction fundraiser to raise proceeds to help the Salvation Army.

Lately, she has taken on the challenge of planning outdoor physically distanced parties for herself, her friends and her siblings, because being social is still important during this time when we must be physically distanced.

Chloe loves to volunteer, especially with children. She is a volunteer childcare provider at church, the Douglas County Special Olympics, and at various other events. After high school, Chloe plans to attend college and work in an environment where creativity and moving will be encouraged and she will be highly compensated for doing what she would do for free!

Chloe is the second oldest of four children and the daughter of Eric and Olivia Blacknall.

Camp CEO 2021 Leila Braggs

If you are looking for a great friend and total crack-up, Leila Braggs is your girl! The youngest of the two Braggs daughters, she is the comedian of her family, who loves to laugh and hang out with friends. Because school is a must, Leila feels that she might as well do it right. So, she is an honor student at Dutchtown High School who also takes marketing and education classes at the Henry County Academy for Advanced Studies. If that is not enough, Leila also takes dual enrollment classes at Clayton State University. Whew! Yes, Leila keeps busy and is very active at her school, where she was selected to serve as a Student Ambassador. She was one of only two freshman selected for this honor when she first started, and has been filling this role ever since coming to DHS. Leila enjoys interacting with her friends in the Beta Club, DECA Club and Culture Club, where she is the vice president. She loves being outside and plays on the DHS Varsity Ladies' Lacrosse Team. Leila also gets together with friends to play volleyball on most weekends just for fun. Now 16years old, Leila has her learner permit and is learning how to drive. She also just started her first job at a restaurant called Chicken Salad Chick. The funny thing is, she really doesn't like chicken salad that much. Outside of school, Leila is a member of Girl Scout Troop #831 and the Jack and Jill of America – Lake Spivey Chapter. Through these organizations, she does community service and stays connected to what's going on in her neighborhood. Leila describes herself as outgoing, talkative, and "smiley" (because she smiles a lot). She is very interested in Marine Biology and LOVES going to the beach. Blue is her favorite color, and she just cannot get enough of learning about the ocean and its creatures. Leila is also a history buff, which is kind of unusual for a young person, but she really enjoys visiting historic sites and going antique shopping. A huge Harry Potter fan, Leila was sorted into the Ravenclaw House and enjoys learning about the Harry Potter world.

She cannot wait for COVID-19 to end so that she can visit the Harry Potter World at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. That is how she plans to celebrate the world and her life getting back to normal. Leila has found a new interest in agriculture and is amazed at how much more it is than farming. One day, she would like to become an educator and at some point bring all of her interests together in a nonprofit organization that teaches children about environmental issues, especially those that involve our world’s oceans and agricultural environment. Leila plans to attend a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) after she has completed high school. She is not quite sure about what her major will be, but she is leaning toward education with a minor in agri-business.

Camp CEO 2021 Megan Cobley

Megan Cobley: I was born and raised in Loganville, Georgia.

School has never really been easy for me, especially in language arts, and in middle school I was diagnosed with ADHD and Disorder of Written Expression. Growing up, I have been involved in many extracurriculars over the years, which sparked my interest in trying new things. From an early age, I was drawn to the performing arts, specifically dance and theater which has led me to wanting to go into the film industry for a career. I think that all of these little things put together have shaped me into the person that I am today.

Camp CEO 2021 Marissa Copeland

Marissa Copeland is a ninth grader whose favorite subject is science. Science has been her passion since middle school.

Her aspirations are to attend Emory University and Emory School of Medicine to become a pharmacologist. Marissa loves the idea of creating lifesaving medications and distributing them to patients in need.

Marissa is in the International Baccalaureate program at Campbell High School, where her foreign language of choice is Spanish. Marissa has been taking Spanish since she was three years old and likes to speak the language whenever she can.

She also likes to listen to Hispanic music and watch Hispanic television shows to continue to grow her Spanish speaking skills.

Her hobbies include competitive dancing, Girl Scouts and reading. Marissa has been in Girl Scouts since kindergarten and is now in her 10th year. She has earned her Bronze and Silver Awards and is currently pursuing the Gold Award, which is the highest award that can be earned by a Girl Scout. She has also participated in several Journey Take Action projects. The most memorable Take Action project was the Breathe Journey as a Girl Scout Cadette. In this project, Marissa and her Girl Scout peers were able to educate their community on different types of pollution. Marissa has been dancing since the age of three in the genres of ballet, jazz, and tap. If you were to ask what her favorite dance genre is, she would definitely say her passion and specialty is tap. She has participated in several dance competitions and won numerous awards. Marissa loves to read and has known how to read since the age of three.

She enjoys fantasy, science fiction and dystopian books, but will read anything. Her favorite book series are the Harry Potter series, The Red Queen series, and the Lunar Chronicles series.

Camp CEO 2021 Isabella Dean My name is Isabella Dean. I am 16 years old and in 10th grade and I am homeschooled. I have been homeschooled for about four years now, and I really love it. My personality is very quiet; however, I have become a lot more sociable being involved in Girl Scouting. I enjoy shopping and have realized that Girl Scouts has inspired me to pursue cooking. I started out with baking in the Gwinnett County Girl Scout Bake-Off. I have participated every year and even won a few times. I enjoy having fun and making the world a better place. I'm in the planning stages of working on my Gold Award and am excited about one day becoming a lifetime member and sharing all my great journeys I have experienced with other girls.

Camp CEO 2021 Maeve Doyle

Maeve Doyle is the youngest of five children and has a twin brother. She got involved with Girl Scouts by watching her older sister sell Girl Scout cookies, and was the troop mascot the first five years of her life, attending her sister's meetings because her mother was a co-leader.

She has been in Girl Scouts since she was a Daisy. She loves selling Girl Scout cookies, and has been the highest seller in her troop every year. Her troop has been on some amazing trips to Savannah and Costa Rica, has gone white water rafting, and is currently planning their trip to the Girl Scout Chalet in Switzerland.

Maeve loves to sew, knit and create. She spent the first few months of the pandemic last year honing her mask-making skills and made masks for her family, friends and social workers that her mom works with, helping her feel less helpless in a situation that was beyond her control.

She also roller skates and enjoys gardening in her spare time outside of school. At school, in addition to Girl Scouts, Maeve is in concert choir, musical theater and drama, and Latin club, and plays the cymbals in the Blessed Trinity Battery, which plays at football games, basketball games and pep rallies. She works during the summer as a lifeguard at her local pool and volunteers throughout the year collecting food for her church's food pantry and delivering food to those in need.

Camp CEO 2021 Margaret Edmonds

Margaret Edmonds: Ever since I was little, no matter where I was, I always seemed to be the most curious person around. I constantly wondered about the nature around me, what was happening behind the scenes in our country, why people were treated the way they are, and most importantly, what I can do to help my community. As I've gotten older, I have been actively seeking out the answers to all the deep questions that I can't seem to get off my mind. Because of this, I've become extremely engaged in my school community, in extracurriculars where the hard conversations are constant (like debate and mock trial), and in politics, which is probably my biggest passion. I know that inevitably, I will never have the answers to every single deep, convoluted question that passes my mind. However, that inevitability will never stop my curiosity or passion. Someday, I dream to be in a position, either in politics or law, where I can give a voice to those without one. I want to bring compassion, human decency and the principles Girl Scouts stands for into everyone's lives. Currently, I use my social media platform to speak out for topics like race and gender equity, and I try to use my physical voice to advocate for those subjects in any way I can.

Camp CEO 2021 Zora Felix Zora Felix is an active 16-year-old Junior at New Manchester High School in Douglasville, GA. Her interest in STEAM was sparked by organizations that focus on the things she loves, such as Women In Technology’s WIT Girl program, GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science), Black Girls Code, 100 Girls of Code, Girls Who Code, and many others. If it was about girls and STEAM, she became a part of it. Recently she has come across a new interest. International Business.

Currently, in high school, Zora is an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) student member and actively participates in many clubs, International Club, Odette’s Legacy, she is also the president and founder of the WIT Girls club. She is also on her school's swim team, but due to COVID did not participate this year. Her educational career pathway is Business and Technology. Outside of school activities, Zora is very passionate about Girl Scouts. Having been a Girl Scout since kindergarten, scouting has fostered her desire to look for opportunities to serve her community. She has earned several awards including the Silver Torch Award, Program Aide award, and, by creating a food pantry, her Silver Award. Currently, she is working on her community service bars by volunteering with Zoo Atlanta. By participating in the Girl Scouts’ Miss Media program, Zora was able to advocate for the renaming of the Savannah Bridge after the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliet Gordon Low. Additionally, she was chosen to speak at the Governor’s office in front of over 300 scouts and community leaders. Since 2016 she served on the leadership team for Lime Green Giraffe, a Girl Scout on-line magazine. She spent the first two years as the webmaster and is currently serving as the magazine’s photography editor. True to her heart for technology, Zora is also part of an all-girl FIRST FTC robotics team, Engineering Vigorously Everyday (EVE). In 2016, the team earned the Robert’s Extra Credit Award for outreach efforts and support of girls in STEM. Today the team is proudly sponsored by Girls Scouts of Greater Atlanta. She will continue to focus on sharing FIRST robotics with her fellow scouts. For this robotics season, Zora is looking forward to focusing and sharping her coding skills as she learns JAVA programing. Other interests and programs that helped Zora to become well rounded includes the Elite Women of Excellence, Department of Human Services – Youth Empowerment Series (YES), and the Girl Code Project at Georgia Institute of Technology. After high school graduation, she plans to continue college to major in both international business and computer science. In her downtime, Zora spends her time hanging out with her friends, reading and playing with her dog, Bailey.

Camp CEO 2021 Ariana Goodwin Ariana Goodwin: I have grown up in the same house for 17+ years. I grew up in a racially inclusive neighborhood, but because of the programs that I was accepted into during elementary and middle school, I was usually always around Caucasian children. My father died when I was younger, and he was my first example of entrepreneurship. He had a store/stall in a community of stores/stalls in one building. In his store/stall, he fixed computers and then resold them. He has inspired me since I was young. When I was around six or seven, I sold lemonade outside of my church after service. I was overjoyed, though I could never sell lemonade outside the church again, because of two things. The first thing I was overjoyed about was my excitement at making my own money on my own time while doing my own thing. Ever since then, I have never had the urge to have a desk job or a job in which I would be working underneath someone else. All my dreams and inspirations for the future have had me working by myself or at the helm of any business I worked for. The second thing I was overjoyed about was my excitement at making my customers happy. I genuinely enjoy making the people who support me and my products happy. Every business idea I have ever had was usually something that could solve a problem and would also be something I would enjoy doing. I enjoy writing, so I plan to create more stories with BIPOC and LGBTQ+ leads, because non-stereotypical representation is important and media impacts how a lot of people view others. BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people deserve to see stories that are not about tragedy. LGBTQ+ romance stories should be able to be about something other than homophobia or coming out. Stories with BIPOC stories should be able to be about something other than racism and activism. I like to help others, so I plan to start multiple homeless shelters because people deserve to have homes, but they also deserve to be handed the tools to help themselves. Tools can include having an address so they can finally get a job, learning English so that they can fill out a resume, homeless children having a roof over their head and free transportation, or even free therapy so that people can heal mentally and live their best life to become a contributing member of society. Everything that I do has a purpose, and usually, that purpose is supporting someone else. I go to school and try the best I can to succeed because I have to/want to be able to support my family in the future. I participate in community service activities and volunteer because, though it is a temporary solution, it is still a solution nonetheless and still helps people.

At the end of the day, I enjoy helping and supporting others while still being able to do the things I enjoy most.

Camp CEO 2021 Meghna Gupta Meghna Gupta: I was born and lived in Maryland for most of my life.

At the age of 12, I moved to Atlanta, Georgia, with my puppy right by my side. I've always enjoyed cooking and baking, using it as an outlet to destress and redirect my energy toward something constructive.

I've lived in Atlanta for three years now and enjoy watching movies with my family and spending time with friends over Zoom. I'm an avid fan of apple juice and fanny packs. My favorite subject is currently math, and I'd like to be more involved in public speaking. I'm very excited about Camp CEO and the character it will help me build.

Camp CEO 2021 Meghan Louise Hamrick

On November 12, 2004, Meghan Louise Hamrick was born at Northside Hospital in Sandy Springs, Georgia. After a few months, she traveled to Ireland to be Baptized in Fox Rock Church, surrounded by her mother's friends and family. Fast forward six years, Meghan attended her first Girl Scout meeting as a Daisy and instantly knew she would strive to receive her Hold Award. As she grew up, she developed interests in many sports, but the two that stuck with her were softball and tennis, for which she played on travel and all-star teams starting at the age of eight. With so many extracurriculars by the time she reached high school (softball, tennis, Girl Scouts, clubs, Altar Serving, etc.), her heavy class load also added to that list. She found extreme joy in doing everything she loved while enjoying her time both on and off the field/court. Meghan is currently a sophomore and an active member of multiple clubs and sports at her school, and she can't wait to see what her future holds.

Camp CEO 2021 Alena Jones Hi, I am Alena Jones, and I am a rising senior at Woodward Academy. I am approaching my tenth year of Girl Scouts, and through Girl Scouts, I have met some of my best friends and have had amazing opportunities in furthering my knowledge in service and leadership. Outside of Girl Scouts, I love theater and anything where I can be creative. I began acting at the age of seven and have not stopped since. This year, I became the first-ever junior to be elected president of my school’s Thespian Troupe and loved being able to dive into the responsibilities of president. Another one of my favorite activities is camping and being in nature. Every summer since the sixth grade, I have attended Girl Scouts Camp Timber Ridge, where I have made the best memories and friends.

After high school, I would love to major in both Political Science and Theater at Barnard College in New York City. This year, I was able to take AP Government and Politics, where I fell in love with the idea of working on the campaign trail as a campaign manager. I loved learning about how politics so heavily influence every decision made in our country. My passion for politics extends beyond my choice of major, but my Gold Award is centered around integrating my love of theater and politics by creating videos for young girls to encourage them to pursue roles in government.

Camp CEO 2021 Morgan Jones

My name is Morgan Jones and I'm a junior at Campbell High School in the IB program. Throughout my life, I have always been involved in theater, Girl Scouts, and working with my church on different events and activities. One of my favorite things to do is to work with kids as well, so much so that I'm thinking of a career in teaching because I love kids so much. I have been in the school musical every year from fifth grade to ninth grade which is super fun and a really great opportunity to be surrounded by a group of people who love the things that you love. I have also gone to Girl Scout Camp every year since I first could, up until Covid hit and I couldn't do it that year. I have also participated in the Christmas play at church every year and have helped the kids practice for the Christmas play along with all performances during services. Growing up, I had always thought that I would go to Walton for high school and that would be that. However, in eighth grade, all the high school magnet programs came to present their programs to us middle schoolers. That's when I became interested in attending a magnet program. I then went to tour all of the schools and ended up really liking two of them, Campbell and North Cobb. I applied to them, got into both of them, but ultimately fell in love with Campbell the most.

Because I chose Campbell, I now have two incredible best friends who I love more than anything, and I have a lot of close friends who are great and help to get all of us through the crazy program we've signed ourselves up for.

Camp CEO 2021 Perri Lockett My name is Perri Lockett. I'm a high school student in Milton, Georgia. I grew up in metro Atlanta with my mother and father.

I was in many different extracurricular actives growing up, like dance, singing, STEAM, and lots of volunteer work for many different organizations. Some of the awards that I have won are the Girl Scout Silver Award and the Girl Scout Bronze Award, two Girl Scout Presidential Service awards, and a Marcus Award for academic excellence. I would describe myself as a realist, and a person focused on the present and the future. Others would describe me as a person committed to the task at hand, straightforward, literal and prepared. Some of my weaknesses are not being open to abstract ideas, losing interest easily and being impulsive.

Camp CEO 2021 Katherine Maier

Katherine Maier: I am a 17-year-old high school sophomore who is absolutely determined to achieve my goals and do my part to help my community. In 2019, I was honored to be selected as a Girl Scout Young Women of Distinction for my Silver Award. Now, I am in the process of earning my Girl Scout Gold Award, an art contest I ran for local elementary and middle school kids in which I transform the eight winning designs into a series of murals along a local path with the help of an amazing team of peers and volunteers.

As co-president of Girl Scout Troop 11461, I regularly lead my troop’s meetings by organizing community events as well as badges for us to earn. At my school, I am the founder and leader of our Model UN team as well as an English tutoring program between American and Tanzanian high school students. Leading each of these clubs has been incredibly challenging, but I love to know that what I am doing is helping my peers gain a broader perspective of our world.

I am the daughter of a single mom who has overcome great obstacles so that I could have better opportunities in my life. She has taught me how powerful a woman can be, and I aspire every day to live up to my potential and create positive change in my global community.

Camp CEO 2021 Maya McKenzie

My name is Maya McKenzie and I am a Sophomore at Johns Creek High School. I live with my wonderful parents, my twin sister Macy, and my dog named Oscar. I enjoy traveling to new places and meeting new people. I have played soccer since I was three. To best describe myself, I would say I am in between introvert and extrovert. When I am around introverts, I am loud and outgoing, yet around extroverts, I am quiet and shy. I work hard in school and am very competitive. My goal after high school is to attend a fouryear university. I have been a part of Girls Scouts since I was in second grade and have been volunteering in my community since I was in elementary school. Helping others has always been a passion of mine. Seeing what others have gone through, I am very lucky to live the way I live and to get to volunteer and serve. I am currently working on my Gold Award, where I will preserve interviews from different people in the community about how Covid impacted their lives and give this information to the Atlanta History Center.

Camp CEO 2021 Aditi Mohan

Aditi Mohan: Being a Girl Scout was like a childhood dream for me. When my mom finally found a troop for me, and I was initiated, it felt like the happiest day of my life. That initial excitement never truly faded, and I have been an enthusiastic Girl Scout ever since. I love working with younger Girl Scouts, attending monthly meetings, and going on trips with my troop. I love working with kids, and I hope to work with them in the future as well. I teach piano to preschoolers, and it is very rewarding to see them learn how to play the piano and appreciate music. I am an avid reader, and I've spent my whole life looking up to my literary heroes and heroines, and I am beginning to understand that I should start leading my life like a leader as well. I like to consider myself creative and warm, and through my Gold Award Project, I have been starting to love making conversation with people. It's really cool to see different people's perspectives on various issues, from breakfast foods to more serious topics, like intersectional feminism. I am passionate about feminism, and my definition of feminism includes equal opportunities for everyone. I believe that if we all work together to break stereotypes and embrace different cultures, we will lead much more interesting lives!

Camp CEO 2021 Cameryn Polk

That introverted girl you see at the back of the room, yes, that's me. Cameryn Polk. A ninth grader attending Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School. Do not mistake my shyness for a weakness. That does not stop me from being an activist and helping out in community endeavors such as being an ambassador of the Black Student Union of my school and lending a hand to those in need. I love shopping for clothes I do not need and traveling to different destinations to learn about other cultures. In addition to Black Student Union, I also run track and cross country, do cheer, engage in the National Senior Honors Society and more. In my spare time, I love to read, practice manifestation along with meditation and more. As I build the pathway to my future, I plan on going to study abroad in China and practicing legal studies. I also hope to advance my acting career, as it is just taking off so far. I hope Camp CEO can help be a mile marker on the journey to success.

Camp CEO 2021 Grace Powell Grace Powell: As the youngest of two siblings, I lived a content life with my parents and older brother for the majority of my life, until the age of 12 when I was diagnosed with anxiety, depression and IBS after starting middle school. My school was uncooperative toward my situation, so my family and I made the decision for me to switch to online school.

After leaving public school and enrolling in online school, I dedicated most of my time to studying and helping take care of my elderly grandparents, particularly my grandmother, until she passed away early this year.

My world changed even more when, early last year, my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to undergo treatment and was later diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder.

All of these events have had profound effects on me; they influenced me to become more mature and to take on more responsibility than I would have otherwise, and they lit a fire in me to pursue medicine and research.

I joined Girl Scouts as a freshman in order to broaden my horizons outside of the opportunities my school offered, and have since joined the Girl Training Committee, where I'm expanding my leadership and outdoor skills.

Camp CEO 2021 Supraja Satuluru

My name is Supraja Satuluru and I have been in Girl Scouts since kindergarten. I am a senior at Northview High School and will graduate May of 2021. In school, I am involved in several clubs such as Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), and I am president of our school's acapella club. The hobby that has affected me the most has been gymnastics. I was eight years old when I first began and started to compete soon after. Competing has allowed me to get a sense of when to be a leader and when to be a follower. I am also involved in Indian classical singing and dancing. Singing, especially, has always been one of my passions. I am very family and friend oriented, and it is important that I have a good relationship with them. Lastly, if I were to be described in three words, they would be loyal, curious and adventurous.

Camp CEO 2021 Raffaella Shanahan Raffaella Shanahan: I loved school from Pre-K through second grade. Then, in third grade, school became really hard for me. I felt stupid for not knowing everything the other kids did. My confidence and self-worth were shattered. I came home every day, sat on the stairs and cried. Then, I got diagnosed with dyslexia. My parents and I decided to send me to a school that specializes in dyslexia, and I was so happy there. I gained my confidence back and did not get angry at myself for not understanding things. I learned how to ask for help without feeling less than. I started to advocate for myself more than ever. It felt good to be in charge of my life. Going into high school, I was nervous, because I was taking honors and AP classes. I was hesitant to join them because of my horrible third-grade experience.

Whenever I get too challenged, I tend to hide in my turtle shell that I worked so hard to get out of; I feel trapped in my third-grade mindset. Every day I work toward being a better advocate for myself, and a better friend, daughter and overall person. Every new challenge gets a little easier to face than the previous one. I want to change the world in a positive way, and I know the only way I can do that is if I believe in myself and keep challenging myself.

Camp CEO 2021 Caoimhina Sloan

My name is Caoimhina Sloan, I’m 16 years old, and I live in Sandy Springs, Georgia. I am a sophomore at Blessed Trinity high school. I have been involved in Girl Scouts since first grade, when I started as a Daisy. I have been with the same troop for these past ten years, traveling with them to Savannah in fifth grade, and Costa Rica in seventh grade. I currently am working on my Gold Award and hope to complete the project by my junior year. My Gold Award’s goal is to help those who are homeless, specifically in the downtown Atlanta area. Our troop hopes to visit the Girl Scout chalet in Switzerland upon completion of our Gold Award. In elementary and middle school, I played volleyball, basketball, soccer and softball.

In eighth grade, my school basketball team traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, to compete in the Shamrock tournament. I’m highly interested in engineering and architecture as my future career path. In 2017-2018, I competed in the Future City Competition, placing first in the Georgia regional finals. My team then represented Georgia at the international finals in Washington, D.C. The Future City competition is a project-based learning program where students imagine, research, design and build cities of the future. Like Girl Scouts, in this competition, students are asked to imagine how they can make the world a better place. At my elementary and middle school, St. Jude, I earned the Spirit of St. Jude award, which is awarded to a well-rounded student who excels in academics, athletics, and the arts. I also earned the Liz and Bill Oliver Award. This is awarded to a middle school student who gives back to their community through extensive service work.

Now, since moving to high school, I continue to be passionate about the things I love. I challenge myself daily with my rigorous class schedule, play multiple sports across the seasons, and learn more about theater and public speaking. I continue to play volleyball and basketball as I did in middle school, competing on the Junior Varsity team for both sports, as well as stepping out of my comfort zone, by participating in track and field and golf.

Camp CEO 2021 Sheridan Stevens Sheridan Stevens: I was born in New York City and raised in Atlanta, and I feel like I have a little bit of both cities in me. I love the fast pace of New York and the green open spaces of Atlanta. But what I like most is the different foods, cultures and customs that both cities offer. When we visit my aunt and uncle in Astoria, Queens, it is fun to see the different neighborhoods, cultures and foods in the area. Here in Atlanta, we have Buford Highway, which reminds me of the neighborhoods near my aunt and uncle in Queens. I wish we had our own Little Italy too! I think that the “ambitious” New York part of me is what helps me sell, and the “sweet” Southern part of me makes me care for my customers.

I started selling Girl Scout cookies at eight years old. And from the start, I was passionate about making my customers happy, learning about my product, and of course winning the incredible prizes, including trips to Disney World! Girl Scouts taught me about goal setting and how I am capable of anything that I put my mind to. Nine years later, I still have that mindset. I learned about each unique flavor of cookie and how to fit it with my customers’ needs. As a result, I grew insanely motivated to sell more. This led me to being the #1 cookie seller in my Service Unit and among the top sellers in my city for the past eight years.

I know how to introduce myself as a passionate salesperson with big goals that I know I will achieve. The business connections that I have made from selling cookies are supportive and encouraging of my career goals, and some business owners have even told me to come to them for a job or recommendation when I get older. The Girl Scouts, through cookie sales, are preparing me for my future by developing my persuasion skills and a genuine care for the customer. I will continue to shoot for the stars and achieve my dreams, which are very big, by the way! My parents have done anything and everything they can to keep me educated and happy and I want to be able to do the same for my children. I also want to help my community and be there for my parents when they are unable to care for themselves.

I have a lot of friends and family in New York. One friend’s sister works for the Corcoran Real Estate Group, so I decided to friend her and Barbara Corcoran on LinkedIn. Who knows, I may “go back to my roots” and work there when I graduate from college! But Atlanta will always be my home.

Camp CEO 2021 Morgan Sturdivant My name is Morgan Sturdivant. I'm 15 and go to Peachtree Ridge High School. I am a freshman and am on the softball team as well as the flag football team. I have played sports all my life and recently discovered that I want to go into the business field. I plan on going to college in New York and getting my real estate license.

Camp CEO 2021 Ashlee Tam

Ashlee Tam is a native Atlanta girl who is a sophomore at North Gwinnett High School. She has been a Girl Scout since kindergarten and has received her Bronze and Silver Awards. For her Bronze Award, she crafted a scrapbook full of artwork from students over the years to thank the retiring elementary school art teacher. For her Silver Award, she beautified Suwanee's city hall by designing and planting indoor greenery. She enjoys fencing, art and archery. This year, she placed second in the visual art category for the Reflections Contest in her school. She also enjoys traveling abroad, and she hopes to one day visit all the Disney Worlds around the world.

Camp CEO 2021 Gabrielle Tobin The Mustard Seed that Grew Into a Gold Award. My name is Gabrielle Tobin. I'm a 14-year-old scholar, cellist, humanitarian and competitive gymnast. What you might find interesting about me is that I love numbers! Why, you may ask? Simply put, I love numbers because they are used in two of my favorite subjects: math and science. Additionally, they also have an important purpose in my everyday life and became my inspiration on August 24, 2019, fueling my Girl Scout Gold Award. Every year, since I have been old enough to remember, my parents have given me a birthday party.

Family and friends have always been so generous with giving me gifts. Initially, I would be bursting with excitement opening a few gifts and putting the others to the side to open on another day. After a few days, the excitement would die down, and I would forget about the presents. My parents suggested that future birthday parties not include presents. I had a light bulb moment! On August 20, 2016, my tenth birthday, I set out to change the world—at least, the world in my local community.

I had no money of my own nor a nonprofit foundation backing me, but I had an idea and a willing heart, and anticipated, as usual, lots of birthday gifts. I thought that collecting school supplies and giving them to a local public middle school where children my own age were in need would be wonderful. My mom has often said, “Gabby, you can change the world; all you need is the faith of a mustard seed, and a willing heart.”

The mustard seed was planted. My mother and I set out on a journey and found Lindley Sixth Grade Academy. My mustard seed started growing, and the giving became purposeful. On August 24, 2019, I hosted a 13th birthday "Party with a Purpose." With the help of family, friends and the local community, I raised more than $4,000 in cash and supplies and signed up 40 volunteers in the areas of math and reading.

My success fueled my desire to do even more with numbers. In July 2020, I embarked on my Gold Award Project and created 13 peer-to-peer math videos, which addressed the issue of improving math proficiency and content mastery for sixth grade students in Georgia middle schools and beyond. Additionally, it addressed the impact of school closures due to the COVID19 pandemic on students' ability to improve math proficiency and content mastery. In December 2020, I earned the Girl Scout Gold Award and launched a nonprofit, 40 Mustardseeds Foundation, due in no small part to the mustard seed that was planted in 2016. This experience coupled with my 10-year experience with Girl Scouts has impacted my life in such a positive way. I learned that one simple random act of kindness can do so much for the world and me.

Camp CEO will allow me to continue to nurture and grow my mustard seeds.

Camp CEO 2021 Alexandra Vassel

Alexandra Vassel: I have lived a pretty regular life. I was born in Alpharetta, Georgia, in 2004, the youngest of three. My parents, my brother and my sister all love me and support me, but I grew up with some challenges at school. Because I have a speech-based learning disability I was in speech therapy from an early age, working on the clarity of my speech and the organization of my thoughts — which often came out jumbled. I'm also on the autism spectrum, so I had to learn how to behave in social situations and control my frustrations. On top of all that, I've always been taller and heavier than most girls my age. Because of all of this, I was bullied in elementary and middle school. By the time I reached high school, I was eating alone in the cafeteria and my grades suffered.

The second half of my freshman year in high school, my parents transferred me to a small, private school. It was really different than my old school, a big public high school. First, everyone was nice. I found that many of the kids there had trouble at their old schools, too. Some had learning disabilities like me — I wasn't the only one. I also was encouraged by my teachers — especially my math teacher, Mr. Simon — to do my best in school. I went from being a C/D student to getting all A’s and a B this semester.

I am learning more about myself and what I can do. I like photography and I'm helping out at a photography studio. I also lifeguard on the weekends. I love video games. I'm a regular person, but I want to be a leader. That's why I have enjoyed Girl Scouts since middle school. I have learned so much and have challenged myself to be better. Selling cookies is one of my favorite things about Girl Scouts. I like making people happy and helping them pick the best cookie flavors. I like the selling, and it's rewarding to collect the money that I earn for troop activities.

Camp CEO is another great opportunity that Girl Scouts has given me. I hope to be able to attend so that I can learn from the professional women and meet other girls my age. I hope it helps me to be a better version of myself.

Camp CEO 2021 Janiyah Williams

Janiyah Williams is a rising senior at Langston Hughes High School. When she graduates, she will earn not only her high school diploma but an associate's degree in biology. She has been a Girl Scout for over nine years and is working on her Gold Award. Her favorite Girl Scout badge is the first aid badge.

Janiyah is a part of HOSA, and debates within her school. Outside of school, she tutors middle school students, volunteers and does yoga at the end of every day. She just finished her first term of the Older Girl Advisory Board and has learned a lot from herself and other girls. She loves to read, watch movies and paint abstract art, and plans to start a garden.