Preparing Girls to Thrive in a Co-Ed World
At GSHCC’s first annual Big Volunteer Conference last October, I had a chance to sit down with our keynote speaker, Dr. JoAnn Deak, to discuss the impact that single-gendered programming…
At GSHCC’s first annual Big Volunteer Conference last October, I had a chance to sit down with our keynote speaker, Dr. JoAnn Deak, to discuss the impact that single-gendered programming…
I recently had the opportunity to express my opinions on the strength of Girl Scouts’ single-gender programming in the Sacramento Business Journal. It appeared in the publication’s Another Voice column…
Dear Girl Scout Members, Volunteers and Supporters: I hope you and your families are well in light of the disastrous fires that have ravaged our region. We are proud to stand with…
Did you know the highest award in Girl Scouting prepares young women to be all-star employees? By giving them training in real-world skills like budgeting, timelines, organization and public speaking,…
In June of 2012, my colleague, Dr. Randy Roberts, and I were honored to keynote the Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary Gala for Girl Scouts Heart of Central California. Randy and…
Four Life Lessons from the Stand Up Paddle Board I recently spent a lovely week at Lake Austin Spa Resort just outside Austin, Texas. It took me the entire week…
Systems thinking. You can’t earn a badge for it, but understanding this concept is vital to my leadership at the local Girl Scouts council. In his 1990 seminal book, The…
I’m a firm believer that as a leader, it is imperative to continuously learn. To be humble in acknowledging that no matter how long I stay in a leadership role,…