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 5th 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
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