FEBRUARY 2018 26 | 10 QUESTIONS WITH... CONTINUED Elizabeth Reich Sunnee D. O’Rork Executive director of the i.d.e.a. Museum YEARS AS GIRL SCOUT: 8 FAVORITE BADGE EARNED: “Visual arts – I always loved the arts.” “Girl Scouts provided many lessons on compassion, community and integrity, which influenced my career path and gave me a strong foundation for career success. Through the badges and activities, I learned the importance of inclusiveness and diversity; this has been essential in launching ideas and working together to build a stronger community. I discovered the importance of perseverance; this helped me set goals and focus. I learned the importance of service leadership, being honest and working together. Being a Girl Scout also showed me the potential I had through wonderful female mentors. I really wanted to be like them.” Laura Rolfe Executive director of the Arthritis Foundation YEARS AS GIRL SCOUT: 4 FAVORITE BADGE EARNED: “Nature – I still have my sash with all the badges I earned.” “Girl Scouts taught me as a girl I can do anything I want to do. Girl Scouts provided an opportunity to be well-rounded, earning several different types of badges with varied learning opportunities. It also taught me sales skills through cookie sales and how to negotiate with others on how we wanted to spend the money we earned.” Carrie Smith COO of the Foundation for Senior Living YEARS AS GIRL SCOUT: 5 FAVORITE BADGE EARNED: Cooking and Pets “The Girl Scout model exposes you to new things, so you are constantly learning and exploring. It also encouraged me to serve and exposed me to the value of giving back to the community and helping those in need. Many of my leadership qualities and desire to succeed come from my early years as a Brownie and Girl Scout.” YEARS AS GIRL SCOUT: 4 FAVORITE BADGE EARNED: Camping “I can still remember going door to door to encourage people to purchase cookies and having to share that we were out of Thin Mints because we only received a limited number of boxes. Today, I think of that when I think of our donors and supporters, because you always want to know your audience and make sure you are filling their needs by having all the ‘Thin Mints’ they could want.” CEO of Make-A-Wish Arizona Barbara Lewkowitz Executive director of Justa Center, Inc. YEARS AS GIRL SCOUT: 10, from Brownie to Cadette FAVORITE BADGE EARNED : “I became a First Class Scout in 1970. It is now called the Gold Award, which is the highest achievement in Scouting.” “I learned a variety of life skills which prepared me to evaluate situations quickly and respond appropriately. Those include planning and completing projects, desert survival skills, business techniques, camp songs in three-part harmony, how to swim (with the sharks) and most important, advocating for the rights of women and girls and those with no voice.”

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