Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Elects Board of Directors

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) held its 5th Annual Meeting on April 5 at the Hilton Garden Inn in O’Fallon.  During the meeting, approximately 300 Girl Scout members (adults and girls) from throughout southern Illinois elected Board of Director members and received a “State of the Council” report from Dixie Travelstead, GSSI Board of Director Chair; Jay Strobel, GSSI Chief Communications Officer and Micah Bolandis, GSSI Director of Mission Delivery.

Along with the Officers, Directors-at-Large and Board Development Committee Members that were elected at the Annual Meeting, GSSI named the two girls that were selected to serve as Girl Ex-Officio Board Members.  Helena M. Frisbie-Firsching from Dorsey and Lydia Fulton from Worden will serve as Girl Members on GSSI’s Board of Directors

In addition, Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois recognized top Girl Scout volunteers which are the heart of Girl Scouting.    GSSI’s 4,800 Girl Scout volunteers play an instrumental role in providing leadership programming and opportunities for more than 14,000 girls in southern Illinois.  The theme for this year’s GSSI 5^th Annual Meeting was I Can’t Wait To which is part of a national Girl Scout campaign launched to highlight the fun, excitement and anticipation girls feel when they join or participate in Girl Scouting. 

“Girl Scouting in southern Illinois would not be what it is today without the dedication, passion and leadership of all of our volunteers,” said Appoo.  “We are honored to elect these new Board Members and recognize our exceptional volunteers as they are the driving force behind carrying out GSSI’s mission of building leaders for America.  Working together with our volunteers, we are providing important and valuable programs and experience for girls who will make the world a better place for everyone,” Appoo added.  

GSSI's Board Members serve on staggered terms, so the whole Board was not re-elected this year. The list of all GSSI Board Members is as follows: 

GSSI's Board of Directors

Officers: 

Dixie Travelstead, DuQuoin - Board Chair
Sharon Mayo, Robinson - 1st Vice Chair
Linda Manley, Highland -  2nd Vice Chair
Angie Zahn, Trenton  - Secretary
Phil Climaco, Belleville - Treasurer

Members at Large: 

Sarah Anderson, Mt. Vernon 

Susan Bowman, Highland

Jane Childers, Carbondale

Ellar Duff, Alton

Sandra Evans, Alto Pass

Julie Furst-Bowe, Edwardsville

Bishop Albert Ingram, Jr., Harrisburg

Candis Isberner, Carbondale

Teresa Katubig, Marion

John McCracken, Edwardsville

Julie Reed, Edwardsville

Ex-Officio Girl Members: 

Lydia Fulton, Worden

Helena Frisbie-Firching, Dorsey

Board Committees: 

Board Development Committee: 

Candis Isberner, Bishop Albert Ingram, Jr., Ruthie Alexander, 

Kim Mills, Sandra Evans, Lisa Smith

Finance Committee:

Linda Manley, Teresa Katubig, Angie Zahn, John McCracken, Angela Boyd, Sarah Anderson

Susan Bowman, Phil Climaco, Dixie Travelstead

Audit Committee:

Julie Furst-Bowe, Ellar Duff, Ruthie Alexander, Jeffrey Speith, Phil Climaco, Dixie Travelstead

Fund Development Committee:

Candis Isberner, Sandra Evans, Linda Manley, Julie Reed, Angela Boyd, Dixie Travelstead