Anna Maria Chavez

Executive

Anna Maria Chávez is an American attorney and nonprofit executive who served as CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA from 2011 to 2016. She was the first woman of color to lead the national organization. Her leadership work has focused on youth development, civic leadership, and nonprofit governance.

Quotes by Anna Maria Chavez

At Girl Scouts, we are committed to raising awareness about the terrible effects of cyber bullying, and to teaching girls how to recognize the signs of bullying of any sort and extricate themselves or another from a bad situation before it spirals out of control and ends in tragedy.
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Simply stated, girls want role models and mentors.
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Sometimes when I speak to groups or I'm interviewed by a journalist, I ask them to imagine their communities without Girl Scouts - to imagine the thousands of food drives and clothing and toy collections that would never take place if not for Girl Scouts.
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Unless and until our society recognizes cyber bullying for what it is, the suffering of thousands of silent victims will continue.
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Too often, nonprofits are viewed as rigid and bureaucratic - less nimble and capable of adapting in this fluid environment than our corporate counterparts. I don't agree.
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