2022 Annual Report

Thriving Together for 100 Years

Girl Scouts have been thriving together since the first troops in our communities were chartered in 1922. One hundred years of growing, taking on challenges, and pursuing passions. By any measure, reaching a centennial is a significant accomplishment worth celebrating. Girls Scouts are adventure-seekers, stewards of the environment, entrepreneurs, and thoughtful leaders who make our communities better. In 2022, there were 33,000 Girl Scouts and 17,000 adult volunteers working together, embodying the Girl Scouts sisterhood, and defining courage, confidence and character throughout the more than 500 zip codes and 6,200 square miles that make up Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles.

As we move into our next 100 years, we are building on our history and traditions, and squarely focused on a future that empowers more and more girls throughout this unique, diverse region.

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Brownie Troop 1367 receives new flag, followed by flag ceremony performance in Canoga Park, 1957. Courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library

GSGLA Color Guard raises the flag at April 2022 Camp Lakota ceremony.

Dear Girl Scout Family,

Happy Birthday to us! This year marked our centennial – 100 years of Girl Scouting throughout Greater Los Angeles. And what a year to celebrate! We all emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic changed in so many ways. Seasoned experts in navigating a new way of life by the end of fiscal year 2021, our ever-resilient Girl Scouts stayed the course and started to enjoy more in-person activities with families, friends and their troops. They showed us beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are thriving and ready to lead the way into our next 100 years with courage, confidence and character.

This report covers our Fiscal Year 2022, October 2021 to September 2022. During this period, in addition to gathering more often in person, we continued to offer unique virtual experiences in STEAM, Life Skills, Entrepreneurship, and Outdoors. After pandemic-related delays, we were delighted to open our Inglewood Innovation Center in March, hold a formal dedication for Camp Lakota in April, and, for the first time in two years, celebrate the 239 Girl Scouts who earned their Gold Awards in person.

This report is your investment in action. It highlights these milestones and features stories of girls in our community who have made the world a better place during our centennial year. Compare these stories with those we feature from the past and you’ll see the strong foundation we have cultivated. These values and traditions are guiding us into our next 100 years, a future full of new challenges and opportunities as we show new communities what it means to be a Girl Scout and embrace what Girl Scouting can mean for everyone.

Please join us in celebrating all our Girl Scouts, their achievements, and our collective successes. Thank you for championing Girl Scouts.

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Theresa Edy Kiene Chief Executive Officer Mia Britel Interim Chair, Board of Directors

Girl Scout Promise

On my honor, I will try: To serve God* and my country

To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.

*Members may substitute for the word God in accordance with their own spiritual beliefs.

Girl Scout Juniors and Cadettes making the Girl Scout sign in 1964. Courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library

Board of Directors

10/1/2021 - 9/30/2022

OFFICERS

BOARD CHAIR

Ellen Swarts

Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp.

VICE CHAIR

Denise Gutches

Film L.A.,Inc.

VICE CHAIR

Tania Van Herle

HED SECRETARY

Erin Dawkins

House of Taylor

TREASURER

Michelle Wroan

KPMG LLP

CEO

Theresa Edy Kiene

STAFF BOARD LIAISON

Current - Kim Visokey

BOARD MEMBERS

Mia Britel, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Sue Callaway, Glovebox Media

Carolyn Cassidy, 20th Television, The

Walt Disney Company

Dean Catalano, Capital Group

Juanita Dawson, Raytheon Technologies

Elisabeth (Liz) Dick, Business Executive

Monique Earl, Guidehouse

Renee Fraser, Fraser Communications

Mackenzie Green, Clique Brands

Judy Ho, PhD, Clinical and Forensic

Neuropsychologist

Sheetal Medatia, Netflix

Bill Nelson, HR Executive

Jim Niemiec, Southern California Edison

Erin Oremland, City National Bank

Andy Park, EY

Dawn Solér, ABC Signature / Disney

Anna Tom, PNC

GSGLA is the largest girl-serving organization in Southern California.

Community Members

10/1/2021 - 9/30/2022

Community members are valued advisors who serve on board committees, lending their expertise to specific areas of board oversight.

Patrick Amos CBRE

Anna Armstrong Armstrong & Walker Landscape Architecture

Holly Bowyer Media & Marketing Minds

Jane Chamberlin Capital Group

Patricia Crider

Lynn Forese RPG

Linda Griffey Attorney

Honorable Sandra R. Klein

United States Bankruptcy Judge

Kathryn Nielsen Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

Kathy Richards Marketing & Advertising Executive

Shelley Thompson Attorney

Mieke Velghe EY

Arlene Falk Withers Executive Coach

...and Now

Girl Scouts provided 60,958 hours of community service in 2022.

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A Girl Scout in 1958 puts flowers on a Veteran’s grave. Courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library

A Girl Scout Hero

Girl Scouts do truly remarkable things. Since joining as a Daisy, Paige has been a Girl Scout in Troop 15174. Phyllis, her troop leader, credited this longevity with helping Paige develop the skill to jump into action when needed. During a scuba diving lesson, Paige realized one of the other divers was in distress. She sprang into action, rescued the diver from drowning, and prevented a tragic accident.

Girl Scouts USA honored Paige with the Bronze Cross Award, a national award given to those who have shown special heroism or faced the extraordinary risk of her own life to save another’s life or attempt to save another life. Paige accepted the award on her last day as a Program Aid at Camp La Casita, where she’d been leading and inspiring hundreds of Girl Scout campers.

Our Members

33,187 Girl members served

Girl Member Race & Ethnicity

American Indian/Alaskan Native

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

Asian American

Black/African American

Two or more races

17,350 Adult members supported

2,998 Girl Scout troops

281 New troops formed

72% Girl retention

11,146 Girls served in low-income communities

7,596 Girls received financial assistance

45 After School Partners

Other White

*Percent of girl membership is based on responses of those who self-identified, from 25,246 girl members who provided data.

39% of total identified as Hispanic

*Percent of girl membership is based on responses of those who self-identified, from 25,832 girl members who provided data.

The Opportunity

800,000 girls live in Greater Los Angeles - all potential Girl Scouts

68% of them are Latina

60% of them live in low-income communities

Our Numbers Tell Our Story

GSGLA Girl Scouts earned 99,623 badges and awards in Entrepreneurship, STEAM, Outdoors, and Life Skills.

Girl Scouts had 33,773 one-of-a-kind outdoor experiences that fostered bravery, confidence, and adventure.

Girls had 54,591 hands-on experiences developing business skills through Girl Scouts Entrepreneurship programming.

239 Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors earned the Gold Award the highest honor in Girl Scouts—for completing powerful take-action projects that made the world a better place.

603 Girl Scout Cadettes were presented the Silver Award for projects that demonstrated their leadership skills, determination, and dedication to improving their communities.

1,099 Girl Scout Juniors were presented the Bronze Award for group projects that made a difference in their communities.

The World Needs Girl Scouts

90% of U.S. women astronauts were Girl Scouts.

80% of women tech leaders were Girl Scouts.

Did You Know?

All three women U.S. Secretaries of State were Girl Scouts.

50% of of women business leaders were Girl Scouts.

84% of Girl Scout alums have held one or more leadership roles.

86% of Girl Scout alums are registered to vote and vote always or nearly always.

76% of women United States Senators were Girl Scouts.

Milestone Events

After two years of the pandemic, we were overjoyed to celebrate long-awaited milestones in person in 2022.

In March, we joined with local dignitaries including Inglewood’s Mayor James T. Butts to open the Inglewood Innovation Center, providing area Girl Scouts with STEAM programming and technology not otherwise easily accessible.

...Then

A Girl Scout in 1985 uses a computer during in-school Girl Scout programming. Courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library

Top: CEO Theresa Edy Kiene, Mayor James T. Butts, GSUSA and GSGLA Board Members, GSGLA staff and Volunteers at the Inglewood Innovation Center opening.

Bottom: Girl Scouts program robots and layout movement tracks.

In April, we gathered at our beloved Camp Lakota to dedicate the property, rebuilt after a 2010 fire and featuring award-winning and environmentally friendly design, to the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles.

...Then

Top: Former CEO Lise Luttgens and current CEO Theresa Edy Kiene cut the ribbon at the Camp Lakota dedication.

Bottom: Girl Scouts join hands in a freindship circle at the Camp Lakota dedication.

Campers in front of the old Lodge at Camp Lakota, prior to 2010.

In May, we honored three remarkable women virtually – Dawn Solér, Maria Salinas and Dr. Judy Ho – with Changemaker awards at our inaugural She Leads fundraising event.

And in June, we celebrated the 239 remarkable Movement’s largest class – who earned their Gold Pasadena Civic Center.

Girl Scouts – our Gold Awards at the

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Girl Scouts receive Curved Bar awards, the equivalent of the Gold Award from 1940-1963.

Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library.

Gold Award Girl Scouts - our largest class eleven years in a row! Were celebrated at the Pasadena Civic Center.

Girl Scouts and Financial Literacy

Girl Scout Gold Award recipient Naomi was named a 2022 Prudential Emerging Visionary in 2022.

This inaugural award recognized exceptional young people pushing the world forward with their solutions for today’s biggest financial and societal challenges.

For her Gold Award project, Naomi founded a business, EntrepreYOUership, to make entrepreneurial education more accessible.

Founded on the idea that “you can do it too,” the program includes free workshops, funding opportunities, mentorship, and individualized coaching.

Participants learn everything from managing cash flow to interpreting financial data and writing a business plan. “Very little of what I learn during school hours prepares me for these real-life business challenges, which is why I launched this project to provide resources and support for youth,” Naomi explained. Her organization has 141 ambassadors from 35 countries, the curriculum has been translated into five languages, and the project has served 3,300 young innovators. Naomi continues to exemplify all that it means to be a lifelong Girl Scout well beyond her Gold Award project.

Focus on Engineering

STEAM education is an essential part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and preparing girls for dynamic careers in the field. During February’s Engineer Week, Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scouts learned about STEAM careers and education, saw live lab equipment demonstrations on a campus tour, and had a full immersive engineering experience at Cal Poly Pomona’s yearly Girl Scouts Day. Professional engineers from the American Society of Civil Engineers Los Angeles Younger Member Forum and Cal Poly engineering students spoke and Girl Scouts earned their Mechanical Engineering badges.

One of the newest STEAM badges, the Automotive Design badge teaches Girl Scouts about interior and exterior design elements in vehicles, including those in specialty vehicles like ice cream trucks or school buses. Led by one of our volunteer subject matter experts, an electrical engineer with Rivian, Girl Scouts designed a vet clinic on wheels, STEAM lab van, and Girl Scout cookie mobile at our Upland Service Center.

Daisy Girl Scouts use an interactive elevation display with sand on a tabletop.

Girl Scouts in 1956 are introduced to jets. Courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library

Leadership at Camp Lakota

“Having three structured weeks of learning to lead gives us time to make like-minded friends in the program, while also getting at least a week of experience with kids. The mountain views are gorgeous, and attract CITs from all over SoCal... the CIT program is well worth the time, plus, it looks stylish on a resume.” - 2022 CIT who will be Camp Lakota Staff 2023

...Then

Our Emerging Leader Program for older Girl Scouts launched a CIT (Counselor in Training) Leadership program with more than 150 enrolled. At a weekend retreat at Camp Lakota in May, Girl Scouts learned real life skills to prepare them for leadership roles at camp and beyond. Not only is this program a pathway for leadership development, but it ensures a healthy staff pipeline for our summer camps.

Junior and Senior Girl Scouts making camp at Victory-Vanowen Park, North Hollywood in 1956 in annual Camperette. Courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library

Serving the Community

Community service has been integral to Girl Scouting since the beginning. This year, Cadette Troop 4994 celebrated Women's History Month by lifting up women in their community. In partnership with Target, the Girl Scouts donated 12 bins of hygiene and baby products to House of Ruth, a local non-profit dedicated to the prevention of domestic violence and to ensuring the safety and well-being of those impacted by it. Most products were purchased with a portion of the troop’s funds from Fall Product and Cookie Programs!

Juliette Gordon Low Society

We are proud to recognize the following individuals who have included Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles as a beneficiary in their wills, retirement accounts, trusts, or insurance plan as of January 2023. For more information or to join the Juliette Gordon Low Society, please contact giving@girlscoutsla.org.

Corrine Abel

LaNease Adams

Lissa Alfred

Erik and Eva Andersen Girl Scout Movementwide Challenge Planned Gift

Anonymous

Lisa Axelrod

Carolyn Baker

David A. and Julie Battaglia

Julie and Kenneth Beals

Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder

Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder Girl Scout

Movement-wide Challenge Planned Gift

Betty Berdiansky

Steve Bolkovatz

Gail I. Boyle

Moira Brady

Betsy L. and Donald Brewer

Michele Broadnax

Chrystal Broesel

Constance L. Burg

Amy Caponpon

Jessica Cardenas

Katy Carlson

Charles Carroll

Elizabeth Chadwick

Hailyn J. Chen

Rachel Ivy Clarke

Debbie Cook

Patricia A. and Curtis Crider

Phyllis E. Currie

Christine A. Dean and Rosemary C. Veniegas

Carol M. Dedrich

Isabella Del Gaudio

Steven DePaul

Katharine DeShaw and Mark McConnell

Jennifer N. Devereaux

Elisabeth L. Dick

Juanita Doplemore

Barry and Peggy Edwards

Sonia Endler

Marie J. Fouts

Renee W. Fraser, Ph.D.

Diana Freeman

Liisa and Michael Froggatt

Megann Giardino

Linda and Jay Griffey

Diane K. Grohulski

Denise Gutches

Gloria and Bob Halfacre

Joseph Hirsch

Erika Homan

Bernice Horst

Denise Hsu

Alana Hyman

Laurie and Hannah Jacobs

Shannon Johnston

Theresa Edy Kiene and Matthew Kiene

Sherry Lapides

Lise L. Luttgens

Lynn Mack-Costello and Joseph Costello

Marilyn and Dale Marshall

Megan Martin and Brian Long

Toni Martinez-Burgoyne and Rod Burgoyne

Karen Masini

Kelly and Jason Maxwell

Gina McLeod

Eleanor Moninger

Ann Moore

Frances M. Moreno

William M. Nelson

Kathryn E. Nielsen

Denise and Ken Nowack

Erin and Jason Oremland

Adrienne Pacheco

Beverly Frances Padway

Marie Hamer Parco

Melissa and Martino Pepe

Sharis Peters

Aileen O. Poehls

Ruth Post

Janice Rector

Elisabeth Rendeiro

Leanne J. Rodgers

Sylvia and Paul Rosenberger

Margaret Rosenthal

Shamira Sadler

Danielle Sager-Ebling

Michelle and Robert Sarrow

Ron Schrantz

Yvonne and Robert Schueller

Steve Shelton

Ellen E. and Robert F. Swarts

Chara Swodeck

Cortney Szlemp

Francesca Taylor and Ann Giagni

Cindy and Ben Tenn

Shelley B. Thompson

Tania Van Herle

Marie-Louise and Kenneth Van Horne

PJ Walker

Diane Weaver

Harry S. Webb

Janet Whaley and Steven Preston

Michelle C. Wroan

Brenda J. Zamzow

Margaret B. Zarate

Donors

10/1/2021 – 9/30/2022

$1,000,000+

MacKenzie Scott

$100,000+

National Recreation Foundation $50,000+

Capital Group $25,000+

Dwight Stuart Youth Fund

EY

HSBC

Sebastian and Andreea Igreti

Long Beach Community Foundation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Warner Bros. Entertainment

$10,000+

Adams Legacy Foundation

American Legion #283

Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation

Citizens Business Bank

Elisabeth L. Dick

FINRA Investor Education Foundation

General Motors

Henry L. Guenther Foundation

Joan Jones

KPMG LLP

LADWP

Lon V. Smith Foundation

Skanska

TechMD

Union Pacific Foundation

Vernon Community Fund

Stasia Washington

$5,000+

Kerri Balbone

Mia Britel

City National Bank

Deloitte

Sue and James J. Femino

Renee W. Fraser, Ph.D.

Harry & Jessica Conniff Fund #2

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals

LEGO Systems, Inc.

Kathleen L. McCarthy

William M. Nelson

Perez Family Fund

Savills

Southern California Edison

Spectrum Chemical Mfg. Corp.

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated

The Walt Disney Company $1,000+

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.

Lissa Alfred Anonymous

Mary and Clyde Bankston

Rishi Bhargava

Betsey L. Brewer

Buchanan Children’s Charities Fund, in memory of Judith Ellen Hirsch

Constance L. Burg

C.V.H.S. Robotics

Sue Callaway

Ava-Kathryn Capossela

Dean and Karina Catalano

Jane Chamberlin

Wa H. Chan

Craig Chasseur

Lois Cox

Christie and Sean Crahan

Phyllis E. Currie

Daniel C. Jackling Endowment Fund

Erin Dawkins and Matthew Aaronson

Juanita Dawson

Barry and Peggy Edwards

First Republic Bank

Lynn Forese

Dr. Judy Ho Gavazza

Girl Scout Troop 06885

Girl Scout Troop 12904

Girl Scout Troop 15741

Margaret A. Gordon

Denise Gutches

HarperCollins Publishers

Victoria Hightree

Diane Jaffee

Olivia Kelly

Robert Kelly

Theresa Edy Kiene and Matthew Kiene

Kiwanis Club of Claremont

Honorable Sandra Klein

Kimberly Krivis

Samantha Lavin

Mark and Cathy Louchheim

Lise L. Luttgens

Lynn Mack-Costello and Joseph Costello

Mechanisms Education Association

Sheetal Medatia

Margot and Mitchell Milias

Moss Adams LLP

Mutual of America

Netflix

Jim Niemiec

Denise and Ken Nowack

Erin and Jason Oremland

Palmer & Cay

Marie Peters

PNC Financial Services

Aileen O. Poehls

Terilyn and John Proffitt

Project Development Group

RGP

Mrs. Eleanor S. Richards

Geneva Robertson-Dworet

Leanne J. Rodgers

Tammie Scott

Sempra Energy

Nicole Stan

Susan and John Major Donor

Advised Fund at Rancho Santa Fe Foundation

Ellen Swarts

Mary Taylor

Valero Wilmington Refinery

Harry S. Webb

Wendell and Sylvia Kliever Revocable Trust

Leilani Wilmore

Michelle C. Wroan

Brenda J. Zamzow

Albert Zesiger

$500+

Aimee Powers, Co-Leader Troop 70786

AmazonSmile Foundation

American Business Bank

Bonnie Arnold

Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder

Jeff B. Berner

Cindy and Gary Bernsdorf

Barry Boehm

Kevin Chen

Cheryl M. Hundley Colvin

John Conway

Patricia A. and Curtis Crider

Kathleen and Jim Doty

Edison International Employee Contributions

Stacey and Wesley Fifield

Kristin Fossum

Girl Scout Troop 05065

Girl Scout Troop 07862

Anne Marie Hand

Anne E. Jacoby

Maureen Kindel

Susan M. Kubica, MD

Laura and Luis Leal

Lori Miller

Gale and John Musker

Joni Noel

Ann Olson

Danielle Portnoy

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Shaffer

Dawn Solér

Barbara S. Topkis

William Tully

Uptown Long Beach Lions Club

Maggi Van De Voorde

Shaena Walker

Stacey Watson

Diane Weaver

Brent Wiblin

Michelle Willson

Tandy and Ric Wilson

Arlene Withers

Arpie Zavian

Lori Zeman

Vickie Adams

Wesley Aping

Lisa Axelrod

Steven Belding

SK Belshe

Donald Benson

Karen Block

Lara Branch

Ms. Lisa Cadenas

Terry Callahan

Christine Crone

Rosa Delgado and Albert McNair

Gerald and Kathleen Delker

Ms. Clare Durand

EFI Global

David and Mindy Fisher

Wendy Fletcher

Bryan Galdrikian

Dave and Kathy Gallagher

Christine E. Geosling

Girl Scout Troop 01521

Girl Scout Troop 15845

Amber Hamilton

Heather Hetrick

Alysoun Higgins

Victoria and Charles Hill

Christy Hodson

Nisha and Christopher Horton

Helen Hurston

Andrea Joel

Eric Juline

Gayla Kraetsch Hartsough

Kroger

Joyce and Andrew Kwok

Susie Lang

Karla Lewis

Adriana Leyva

Madelyn Alfano

Tricia McReynolds

Cheryl and Jeremy Miller

Deanne Moore

Russell Moore

Mr. and Mrs. John Navarrete

Jeanne O’Donnell

Teresa and Roger On

Richard Pink

Janelle Plascencia

Charlene Quan

Millu and Gerardo Ramirez

Christina Rice

Mariette and Alexander Sawchuk

Elizabeth and Christopher Sharp

Elizabeth and Robert Soukup

Peggy and Michael Stahlheber

Stephanie Stalker

Margaret and Henry Stimson

Karen Tan

Pennie Taylor

Elizabeth Topkis

Tena Tucker

Kathy Urbanovitch

Jimmie Woods-Gray

Charles Yacoobian

Makoto Yamasaki

A Girl Scout enjoys the Camp Lakota Equestrian Center. Thanks to generous funding by The Lakeview Foundation, GSGLA was able to update the center and provide program support for the first year of girl experiences. Information about donating to GSGLA is available here: girlscoutsla.org/donate

Girl Scout Mission

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

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