2015-2016 Annual Report October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016
Girl Scouts of Connecticut’s mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
...with your help, we were able to
touch the lives of
31,944
girls throughout the state
Dear Members and Friends: This past year, we continued to put the girl at the center of our mission, and with your help, we were able to touch the lives of almost 32,000 girls throughout the state. And, we couldn’t have done it without the help of our 15,000 adult members. As you will read in this report, Fiscal Year 2016 was filled with plenty of successes. It was indeed a big year as we celebrated 100 Years of Changing the World—the Gold Award Centennial. Since 1916, approximately one million Girl Scouts have earned this prestigious award, and we were beyond thrilled to honor 86 girls—a record number for GSOFCT—in June 2016 for being true leaders in their communities and earning their Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. We were also fortunate to have U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro serve as our official spokesperson for the Gold Award Centennial, and couldn’t be more grateful for all that she did to help make our celebration a success and bring greater national awareness of the award to her colleagues in Washington, D.C. Our younger girls also earned 694 Silver Awards and 762 Bronze Awards after completing their Take Action projects. Through taking action, our girls truly make our world a better place. At Girl Scouts, we work to make our programming relevant and interesting to the girls we serve. We had many successes, including serving close to 10,000 girls in STEM programs and Girlz R.U.L.E.®; almost 600 girls explored the outdoors and participated in our Adventure/Outdoor recreation programs; and we had 4,200 camper weeks where girls experienced the wonder of our summer camps making memories to last a lifetime. The numbers, although positive, also reflect the impact of the challenges that face the council. We ended FY2016 at 92 percent of our budgeted membership target, and adult membership was about 8 percent down from the prior fiscal year end. This continues to be a part of a worrisome national trend, but at GSOFCT, we persist in focusing on building and retaining girl and volunteer experiences. In an effort to better serve our members, we announced back in April that Girl Scouts of Connecticut will be joining other Girl Scout councils across the country in adopting a multi-year plan to transition into a new business-model called Customer Engagement Initiative, also known as CEI. CEI was created to dramatically improve the volunteer experience and is a new way of work supported by three technology platforms: Volunteer Systems powered by Salesforce, the Volunteer Toolkit which would enhance online program delivery, and a national web platform which is powered by Adobe. Girl Scouts of Connecticut is moving over to CEI to transform the overall way we deliver our programming, and we are very excited about this change.
Doing so will help our volunteers feel more supported, which is so important to us, and allow the council to spend more time recruiting, retaining, and serving an increasing Mary Barneby number of volunteers and girl members.
Trish Bowen
Girl Scouts of Connecticut continued to work on our Long Range Property Plan and have been working with Master Planners Milone and MacBroom, along with a committee of staff, volunteers, and board members. We continue to explore ways to enhance and improve our properties and other opportunities to better serve our members and deliver Girl Scouting programs and services across Connecticut. We are looking forward to our continued work as we provide girls across the state the tools and experiences they need to be true go-getters to build courage, confidence, and character, and make our world a better place. Thank you for your investment in our mission for our girls and our future. Remember: When girls succeed, so does the world! Yours in Girl Scouting, Trish and Mary
A Tribute to Caroline Sloat
After three years of incredible service and commitment to Girl Scouts of Connecticut, we said goodbye to Board President Caroline Sloat at our Annual Meeting on April 24, 2016. Caroline has been a strong and passionate supporter of Girl Scouting since she first began as a member in 1999. She received her Thanks Badge in 2004, her Thanks Badge II in 2016, and has been a Board member since 2007. She helped formulate and create the business plan for the Long Range Property Plan of which she is still an active member of the Master Planning Group. She has had a significant impact on the governance structure and strength of our council. Caroline represented GSOFCT at the past two national conventions and was the motivation for the adoption of the Council Service Fee for our membership, which has enabled us to bring enhanced automation and improved service to our members. She also led a council-wide group of board members, volunteers, staff, and community partners in the update of our Strategic Plan which will guide us to the year 2020. Over the years, Caroline has provided guidance, encouragement, and wisdom. On April 24, 2016, we welcomed Patricia (Trish) Bowen as our President of the Girl Scouts of Connecticut Board of Directors. Trish assumed her role with a rich history of experience as a member of the board. She was the driving force behind a comprehensive review and update of the Girl Scouts of Connecticut bylaws. Among her many talents, she brings a deep understanding of best practices in governance. GSOFCT | 1
Highlights
U.S. Congresswoman
Rosa DeLauro
served as Girl Scouts of Connecticut’s official spokesperson for the Gold Award Centennial, and as the keynote speaker at its annual ceremony.
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Gold Award Centennial
86
Girl Scouts earned the Gold Award in 2016.
1
million Girl Scouts across the country earned the Gold Award since 1916.
4-6%
of all eligible Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors nationally earn this prestigious honor.
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Last year, Girl Scouts: Developed
Created
Implemented
an early education program for children in Uganda.
trauma dolls to provide a communication tool and comfort for children at a local hospital.
coding lessons at a local middle school.
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BEA OKWU SCHOLARSHIP-
Mikayla Bibbins, 2016, Gold Award recipient The Dr. Beatrice Okwu Scholarship recognizes a Gold Award recipient who is involved with her community in many ways and embraces Girl Scouts in her life. EMILY CHAISON SCHOLARSHIP-
Madeline English, 2016, Gold Award recipient The Emily Chaison Scholarship recognizes a Gold Award recipient who exemplifies what Girl Scouting means in today’s world. ELKS SCHOLARSHIP-
Samantha Barisano, 2015, Gold Award recipient The Connecticut Elks Association recognizes a girl who maintains a high level of academic success, is involved in her community through extracurricular activities and service, and has shown leadership in several ways.Â
694
Silver Awards and
762
Bronze Awards
were earned by younger Girl Scouts completing their Take Action Projects.
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Breathe
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Girl Scouts of Connecticut offered girls the opportunity to work on their Journeys and also trained adults on how to effectively guide their girls through the program.
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7,807
STEM participants
1,408 girls reached through positive communication program,
Girlz R.U.L.E.ÂŽ
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(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
7,807
girls participated in STEM programming
girls and 40 adults participated on FIRST LEGO League and Junior FIRST LEGO League teams
30
250
girls visited the Merrill Lynch campus in Stamford to learn financial literacy
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100
Girl Scouts camped on the front lawn of Sikorsky
200
300
girls were served through Techbridge design and engineering activities
girls participated in Astronomy programs
100
More than
adults were trained as STEM Role Models
50
girls participated in the first ever Hackathon
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Additional Outstanding Programs
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11/8
11/5
1/30
2/20
Jammin’ Juniors:
Brilliant Brownies:
Daring Daisies:
Brilliant Brownies:
112
59
103
participants
participants
participants
participants
108
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Girl Scouts met with local legislators to increase their awareness of the power of civil service, took a tour of the Capitol, and pinned legislators and elected officials as members of the honorary Girl Scout Troop at the Capitol. GSOFCT | 11
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The Long Range Property Plan was completed and approved by the Board of Directors in May 2014. Actions taken so far include: • The master planning firm of Milone and MacBroom, along with a committee of staff, volunteers and board members, are finalizing a master plan for the upgrade of five outdoor program properties which will be presented to the GSOFCT Board of Directors for approval. • Camp Murray and portions of Camp Iwakta and Camp Maria Pratt were sold; the remaining portions continue to be on the market for sale. • The Wilton Service Center is currently on the market and we will be looking for an alternative location in Fairfield County.
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Joanne Berger-Sweeney, President of Trinity College, Manon Cox, President and CEO of Protein Sciences, and Kathy Kountze-Tatum, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Eversource Energy were awarded the 2015 Breakfast Badge.
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Faith Middleton was honored and featured at “A Little Schmooze with Faith.�
Mary Galligan, Director at Deloitte & Touche LLP, and Brigadier General Tammy Smith, Commanding General, 98th Training Division (IET) were awarded the 2016 Woman of Merit Award.
Financial Assistance
$382,957
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Some Examples of Impact of Funding in FY16 by County Note: These few highlights primarily represent restricted funding received from organizations and/or individuals. It does not necessarily address the impact of unrestricted donations.
Litchfield County Clatter Valley Day Camp, a special volunteer-led program, hosted 164 girls during one week in July.
Fairfield County The FIRST LEGO League Junior Expo at Discovery Museum hosted 10 Girl Scout teams who exhibited their projects which focused on recycling and reusing materials. Three teams of older girls demonstrated their projects to help inspire the girls’ future participation.
Launched a pilot staff-led troop in Bridgeport in partnership with Wakeman Boys & Girls Club.
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New Haven County
The first Girl Scouts Hackathon took place at Quinnipiac University in conjunction with their Engineering Department and Random Hacks of Kindness, Jr. The 53 girls participating worked to develop smart phone apps for 13 nonprofit agencies.
Tolland County Hartford County The 15 Annual Mall Madness event was held at the Enfield Mall with 500 participants. th
Collaboration with UConn’s Phi Sigma Rho and the UConn Scouting Association helped to provide programs to girls both on and off campus.
Windham County Provided financial assistance to over 200 girls so they could participate in Girl Scouting during the year.
$1.1
million raised to support Girl Scouting in Connecticut
New London County Middlesex County A wonderful Gold Award project helped bridge the communication gap between EMTs and the deaf community in Killingworth.
A two-day rocketry program for girls also introduced troop leaders to STEM kits they could borrow to run additional activities with their girls.Â
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new
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2.4
million boxes of cookies sold
$1.8
million earned by the girls and returned back to the communities
140,000
boxes of cookies sent to service women and men at home and overseas as well as veterans through Cookies for Heroes
Five skills: money management, goal setting, people skills, business ethics, and decision making. GSOFCT | 19
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Through the Digital CookieÂŽ platform, girls created their own customizable website and sold Girl Scout Cookies to customers in all 50 states. They sold over 40,000 boxes, and ranked among the top five councils for overall sales!
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Outdoors
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4,200
girls experienced the wonder of our Girl Scout camps
569
girls participated in adventure and outdoor programs
296
saddled up courage at horse camp
“You gave me the chance to get out and enjoy nature, to get away from the real world for a while. I also got to enjoy the people I met. Together we were able to make memories that I know will last forever. I was also able to develop qualities of leadership that may not have been so easily developed otherwise.�
Girls tried new things like archery, challenge course, and outdoor survival skills
$153,798 in camperships to support girls going to summer camp
Girls enjoyed a wide variety of programs in horseback riding and care, canoeing, tennis, as well as traditional camp activities GSOFCT | 23
“A big part of Camp CEO this year is identifying our passions—what they are, and how we can take our passions and our strengths and change the world,” said Tracy Knofla, co-owner of High Impact Training and Camp CEO participant.
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“I’ve nev er before, s been to a sleepo oi ve meeting t’s really fun. I re r camp all of the a CEOs. I’v lly like that the re are a e learne d lot more careers jobs and out ther e th of before . It make at I’ve never hea rd s me exc future.” i –Girl Sc t e d for the out Julia
24
young women participated in Camp CEO
19
female business executives experienced the fun of camp and mentorship.
4
days of exploring passion and networking at overnight camp
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We extend our deepest appreciation and gratitude to each and every donor to Girl Scouts of Connecticut. Your generous contributions have enabled us to provide life-changing programs to approximately 32,000 girls across the state of Connecticut. The gifts recognized below were received between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016 and represent gifts to our Annual Fund, given directly or through donations at Special Events. Note: Every effort has been made to accurately acknowledge all gifts. We sincerely apologize for any inaccuracies or omissions. Please contact the Fund Development Department at donate@gsofct.org or (860) 522-0163 to bring any errors to our attention. INSTITUTIONAL GIVING $5,000+ Adams Family Foundation Aetna Foundation Bank of America Charitable Foundation Matching Gifts Bank of America Merrill Lynch J. Walton Bissell Foundation, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation, Inc. The Community Fund for Women & Girls Deloitte & Touche LLP Ensworth Charitable Foundation Eversource Energy Bruce N. Griffing Trust Hartford Foundation for Public Giving The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Lone Pine Foundation, Inc. Katharine Matthies Foundation Middlesex United Way National Girls Collaborative People’s United Community Foundation SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Natale and Norma Sestero Fund TD Bank TD Charitable Foundation Travelers United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut United Way of Greater Waterbury United Way of Milford United Way of Northwest Connecticut Voya Foundation Webster Bank Whole Foods Market, Blue Back Square $1,000+ Accenture LLP Albertus Magnus College Alexion Pharmaceuticals Fund Allianz Global Investors American Camp Association, New England Barnes Group Foundation, Inc. The Benevity Community Impact Fund Branson Ultrasonics Corporation Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Society Cablevision Elizabeth Carse Foundation City Missionary Association of New Haven Inc. GSOFCT | 27
Cohen & Steers Comcast The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Concord Healthcare Development, Inc. ConnectiCare, Inc. The Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network Diamond Hill United Methodist Church Dominion Foundation DonateWell Edgewell Farmington Bank Community Foundation First Niagara Financial Group R.S. Gernon Trust GSOFCT Greenwich Service Unit GSOFCT Stamford Service Unit GSOFCT Weston Service Unit John Hancock Investments Hartford Hospital International Women’s Forum CT Kaman Corporation The London Company of Virginia George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation Medtronic The Albert Wadsworth & Helen Clark Meserve Memorial Fund Middlesex United Way Women’s Initiative Mutual of America Nerjan Development Co. NeuroCall, Inc. New London Telephone Employees Community Service Fund New York Life/MainStay Investments Frank Loomis Palmer Fund People’s United Bank People’s United Insurance Agency Protein Sciences Corporation Robinson & Cole, LLP Shoreline Renovations Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co LLC Siracusa Moving & Storage Spectra Energy Subway Trinity College United Technologies Charity Trust United Technologies Matching Gift Program United Way of Coastal Fairfield County United Way of Greater New Haven United Way of West Central Connecticut United Way of Western Connecticut UnitedHealth Foundation University of Saint Joseph Valley United Way Windham Area Women & Girls Fund of CFECT Women & Girls Fund at the Main Street Commmunity Foundation Yale-New Haven Hospital
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$250+ Acura of Westchester Alliance Data Bank of America Employee Giving Program Charles Schwab & Co. The Comcast Foundation The Connecticut Piecemakers Quilt Guild Connecticut Community Bank, N.A. Durham Manufacturing Company GE Foundation GSOFCT Monroe Service Unit GSOFCT Ridgefield Service Unit GSOFCT Troop 33177 GSOFCT Troop 60340 GSOFCT Troop 61588 K Growth & Associates, LLC Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. Juliette Low Society MassMutual Financial Group Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation The Professional Associates PC Recol, LLC Ridgefield Woman’s Club The Rotary Club of Hamden The Stamford Woman’s Club Sunshine Society of New Britain Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation, Inc. United Way of Central Maryland United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley United Way of Southeastern Connecticut The Valley Community Foundation Verizon Foundation Xerox Corporation Yale University INDIVIDUAL GIVING $10,000+ Anonymous Robert B. Dodds Estate Fund Virginia and Joel Giuffré Joseloff Trust Fund Estate of Hildred H. Lasser Norma F. Pfriem Foundation Eleanor H. Smith $2,500+ Anonymous The Barden Foundation Mary and Kirk Barneby Bassett Family Fund Patricia Bowen Leslie and James Chapman Cherry Family Foundation William J. & Julia K. Czapor Trust The Dayton Trust The Etzel Family
Julia Denise Jackson The Cyrus W. & Amy F. Jones & Bessie D. Phelps Foundation Karlson Family Foundation Estate of Ruth I. Krauss Cynthia Priest Herbert J. Reeves Trust Nicole Sandford Sheryl Sleeva Madeline and Lawrence Weinstein $1,000+ Jennifer Ahern Anonymous Sharon and Brett Bellinger David and Eunice Bigelow Foundation Linda and Theodore Bresky Christopher Brown Carol Buchanan Mary and Edward Budd The Irene Buynoski Revocable Trust The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, Inc. Wendy Elberth Elizabeth and Robert Ellis Erica Evans Gioffre and Michael Gioffre Frey-Hershey Foundation Fund Paula and William Fromm Molly Garrett The Maurice Goodman Foundation, Inc. Joseph Grano Margaret Hansen-Kaplan and Steve Kaplan Simon Hollander Fund Teresa Jacobsen Carol James Kari and Jere Kaplan Marie Kulesza Jo-Ann Little Liz McGovern and Judy Eckert Linda and Vincent McMahon Faith Middleton Susan Muik and Mark Malo Wendie and Patrick O’Meara Amy Randich Carmen Richtarich Janet Ridenour Friend A. Russ Fund, Inc Valorie Rykowski Joseph T. and Helen M. Simpson Foundation Caroline F. Sloat Jennifer Smith Turner and Eric Turner Diane Smith Woodruff The Sontheimer Foundation Joseph F. Stackpole Trust Estate of Janice V. Swenson Lida Tingley Pamela Wiseman Frances T. Woody
$250+ Adnan and Nuzha Amjad Dr. Jaen Andrews Anonymous Anonymous Sousan Arafeh Courtenay D. Austin Linda M. Autore Janet Bailey Faude and Wilson Faude Travis Battistoni Rose Marie Bepko Sally Berry Vikram Bhat Jane Bielefield Tamara Bross Susan and Joseph Brosseau Louise and Thomas Brundage Maureen Bujno Susan Bysiewicz Virginia and Richard Case William Caswell Constance Chase Patricia Cody and James Miller Carol Colvin Manon Cox and Dan Adams Claire Criscuolo Emily Dawkins Deborah and Thomas Demetrius Elizabeth Derouin Dana and John Donaldson Cornelius F. Doran Louise England Peggy Erlenkotter Mark Evens Beth Ferrari Gregory Fischer Doon and John Foster Geraldine Frankel Susan Freimuth Mark Fusco Foundation Mary Galligan Marie C. Gervasini Carolyn and Robert Giampe Elizabeth Gianesello Judd The Goldstone Family Foundation Kimberly and Keith Goodwin Maureen V. Gorman Annemarie Gucwa Elaine P. Haggstrom Linda and Sherman Henry Shirley and Ingemar Heredia Nancy Hetmanski Karen and Craig Hoffman Aaron Hollander Fund Catharina and Russell Hunter Jennifer and Robert Jasminski Hope and Devon Johnson Linda and Mark Kalish
Eileen and Hal Kraus Carol and Robert Kubis Mercedese Large Marta Jo Lawrence Donna and Robert Lellis Stephen Lewis Barbara Liddi Sondra Lintelmann-Dellaripa Jane and Roger Loeb Agustin Lopez Elaine T. Lowengard Kathleen Lyons Wallace Tina Maunder Ann Maynard Gray Jeanne B. Merola Monica and Charles Merrill Carl Miller Kristin Miller Joyce Mini Marlee and Thomas Mooney Emily Mossburg Fowler Laurine and Bryan Nazworth Kathleen Nemicas Philip Oppenheimer Michele Orris-Modugno Senthil Pichaikkannu Joan H. Piercey Nicole A. Pollard Susan and James Pratt Karen and Jeffrey Purslow Ash Raghavan Angela Raimondo Mildred C. Richard Joan Roby Maree Rogers Rita T. Rohr Kenneth Rousseau Susan Rutz Deborah Sabia Meg Sakellarides Marylynn and Tom Santa Patricia and Tod Schaefer Lynne Schiller Marion Schmeelk Elizabeth Schmitt Margaret Shaeffer Brigadier General Tammy Smith and Mrs. Tracey Hepner Shannon and Bryan Smith Douglas K. Spracklin and Debra Carson Jane Staunton Pamela and Jon Stenman Betty H. Stevens Kerrianne Taranto Carolyn Tice Dorothy Trefts Frank Vallario
Sarah and Thomas Van Leeuwen Louise Varanelli Michelle Waites Tom Wallace Carol and Lee West Karen Wiltsie Kam Wong Judeen Wrinn Teresa C. Younger and Ronald Preston Nancy and James Zawadzki Cynthia Zizzi Paula J. Zuraw
Special thanks to all of our generous in-kind donors.
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Total $ Activity
Total % Activity
839,898 247,734 6,145,653 2,023,455 1,104,581
8% 2% 58% 19% 10%
289,804 10,651,125
3% 100%
Membership/Program Outdoor Program TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES
6,810,469 2,350,849 9,161,318
65% 22% 87%
Management/General Fund Development TOTAL MANAGEMENT/FUND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES TOTAL EXPENSES*
836,453 506,671
8% 5%
1,343,124 10,504,442
13% 100%
REVENUES Contributions and Grants United Way Product Sales Program Fees Investment Income Miscellaneous Income/ Fund Development Events TOTAL REVENUES EXPENSES
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS Net Loss from Operations Depreciation Investment Income (Loss) Sale of Property Uncollectable Accounts CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
146,683 (683,648) (677,707) 1,438,960 (114,326) 109,962
NET ASSETS Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted TOTAL ALL FUNDS
9,132,884 548,438 1,054,799 10,736,121
*Of which approximately $700,000 is for pension liability.
Revenues
Expenses
l 58% Product Sales l 19% Program Fees l 13% Fund Development and Miscellaneous Income l 10% Investment Income
l 65% Membership Program l 22% Outdoor Program l 8% Management/General l 5% Fund Development
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Board of Directors
October 2014-April 2015 Officers
May 2015-Sept 2016 Officers
Board Development Committee
Caroline Sloat, President Ed Lewis, First Vice President Patricia Bowen, Second Vice President Saba Shahid, Third Vice President Susan Brosseau, Treasurer Aurora Daly, Secretary Mary J. Barneby, CEO
Patricia Bowen, President Sheryl Sleeva, First Vice President Liz McGovern, Second Vice President Virginia GiuffrĂŠ, Third Vice President Susan Brosseau, Treasurer Aurora Daly, Secretary Mary J. Barneby, CEO
Sousan Arafeh Jennifer Ahern Megan Barstow, Girl Member Hannah Beilinson, Girl Member Susan M. Brosseau Michael Campbell Wendy Elberth Michele Etzel Kitsia Ferguson Virginia GiuffrĂŠ Leslie Karen Hammond Shirley Jackson Andrea Kovacs Evelyn Mantilla Liz McGovern Angelica Padua, Girl Member Olivia Puckett Saba Shahid Sheryl Sleeva Diane Smith Jackie Steinman, Girl Member Pamela Wiseman
Sousan Arafeh Jennifer Ahern Keshia Ashe Susan M. Brosseau Susan Bysiewicz Wendy Elberth Michele Etzel Erica Evans Gioffre Rhea Grant, Girl Member Leslie Karen Hammond Kathy Kountze-Tatum Andrea Kovacs Evelyn Mantilla Adrienne Parkmond Olivia Puckett Nicole Sandford Pamela Scagliarini Melanie Valdes, Girl Member Alexis Volpe, Girl Member Corinne Wilklow, Girl Member Karen Wright
Mark Evens Leslie Karen Hammond Edna Karanian Andrea Kovacs Marie Kulesza Ellie Large Evelyn Mantilla Shalin Peck Libby Richardson Teresa Younger
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