Girl Scouts’ Leading Women Awards Honors

Oct. 20, 2011 - PRLog -- (Boston) - Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts held their 20th Annual Leading Women Awards breakfast this morning at the Seaport Hotel. The event brought hundreds of members of the Greater Boston business community together to celebrate women leaders who personify the Girl Scout mission: building girls of courage, confidence, and character.

This unique event pairs a Girl Scout with an honoree who has a career similar to the girl’s interest. Kasey Cook of Reading, a Food Network fanatic, started the program by introducing honoree Joanne Chang, owner of Flour Bakery and Myers + Chang. Emily Van Laarhoven of Southborough a budding scientist introduced Jennifer Tour Chayes, Distinguished Scientist and Managing Director of Microsoft Research New England. Future broadcast journalist Jahnilsa Cartagena of Lawrence introduced Callie Crossley, Host of “The Callie Crossley Show,” WGBH Radio 89.7. Marlene Price of Roxbury, an avid philanthropist in her community, introduced Stacey Lucchino, Chairman of the Advisory Board Program in Education, Afterschool & Resiliency at McLean Hospital, Harvard. Caitlin Fitzmaurice of Scituate, who has an interest in business management introduced Helen Sayles, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, Liberty Mutual Group. Molly McGowan of Southborough, a math wiz, closed the ceremony with the introduction of Maria Tedesco, Group Executive Vice President, Director of Business Banking at Citizens Financial Group.  

“This distinguished award is a mark of professional achievement and influence in the community, and, most importantly, the women honored are role models for our girls,” explained Ruth N. Bramson, CEO, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. “Our Leading Women are explorers, collaborators and innovators – these women possess the leadership qualities that are at the core of the Girl Scout experience,” said Bramson.

The Leading Women event raises funds to support Girl Scout programs relevant to today’s girls and their wide range of interests. The Girl Scouts would like to thank Citizens Bank, Boston Business Journal, KPMG, LLP, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, The Sports Club/LA, Eastern Bank The Women’s Journal, BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc., Deloitte, Eaton Vance Corporation, EMC Corporation, Eurest Dining Service, Exhale Magazine, Harvard Pilgrim, Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Verrill Foundation who sponsored the event and helped Girl Scouts in honoring these remarkable women.

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Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts serves more than 45,000 girls ages 5-17 and 17,000 adult volunteers in the 178 communities we serve.