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Category: Letter from CEO
Resilient. Tenacious. Determined. Inspiring. These are just a few words that describe Lise L. Luttgens, CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (GSGLA). As we say thank-you to Lise when she retires this fall, we reflect on how her leadership the last 11 years has helped build a strong, passionate council that empowers 47,000
“Most of a girl’s life is co-ed, we provide a Girl Scout Difference to give girls a safe space with positive role models.”
Dear Girl Scouts, Friends, and Supporters – At Girl Scouts, we build girls of integrity. The strength of our Movement is rooted in our sense of sisterhood and community, and the escalating media coverage of recent acts of violence and hatred in cities across the world have shaken many of us to our core. It
Dear GSGLA Family, It is with great delight and excitement that I am writing to announce that today, Sylvia Acevedo has been named the National Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of the USA after a six month national search. Sylvia, a lifetime Girl Scout, rocket scientist, and STEM educator, is a longtime advocate for
Dear GSGLA Family and Friends, March is an especially important time for us—we’re not only celebrating Women’s History Month and the iconic women who’ve fought for equality, but also Girl Scout Week and our own proud legacy of female leadership. In 1912, when Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts, women weren’t allowed to vote, own
Dear Girl Scouts, Friends, and Supporters – Girl Scouts know that leadership isn’t defined just by who you are or what you want to be. It’s defined by what you do. It’s about bringing hope for your own future and the future of others—and throughout our 105-year history as an organization, we have brought hope
Dear Girl Scouts, It’s the time of year when children’s imaginations run wild. Halloween conjures up images of costumes, candy, and crisp fall air. Yet Oct. 31 holds another meaning for Girl Scouts—it marks Founder’s Day, the birthday of Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low. On a day when girls reinvent themselves as everything from superheroes to
Dear Girl Scout Friends and Family: Part of any organization’s evolving is recognizing the cycle of comings and goings. So it is with such mixed emotions that I write to let our membership know of Carol Dedrich’s departure from Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, effective September 16. Carol’s resignation as GSGLA’s first Chief External
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles 