Organizations Filed Purposes:
GIRL SCOUTS BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. THE ORGANIZATION RUNS PROGRAMS, CAMPS, EVENTS, FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, AND MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES FOR GIRL SCOUTS IN SOUTHWEST, SOUTHEAST, AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
BUILDING GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE, AND CHARACTER WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
PROGRAMS: PROGRAMS SUPPLEMENT TROOP ACTIVITIES AND CAMPS AS PART OF THE GIRL SCOUT EXPERIENCE. EVENTS ARE TYPICALLY ONE-DAY PROGRAMS REVOLVING AROUND A TOPIC IN WHICH GIRLS ARE INTERESTED. EVENTS INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS, COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE PROJECTS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS) PROGRAMS. GIRL SCOUTS OF ALASKA'S LARGEST EVENT IS WOMEN OF SCIENCE, WHERE WOMEN IN DIFFERENT SCIENCE CAREERS PRESENT AND TALK WITH GIRL SCOUTS ABOUT THEIR FIELDS OF WORK. THE WOMEN IN SCIENCE EVENT WAS CANCELLED IN FY20 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE COOKIE AND NUT & CANDY PROGRAMS TEACH GIRLS BUSINESS SKILLS INCLUDING GOAL-SETTING, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND MONEY MANAGEMENT. THE COOKIE PROGRAM ALLOWS GIRLS, TROOPS, AND SERVICE UNITS TO EARN RECOGNITION AND REWARDS THAT THEY CAN USE TO PAY FOR GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMS OR CAMPS. 1598 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN THE COOKIE PROGRAM AND 316 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN THE NUT & CANDY PROGRAM.
CAMPS: GIRLS CAN PARTICIPATE IN GIRL SCOUTS BY ATTENDING SUMMER CAMPS. GIRL SCOUTS OF ALASKA PROVIDES RESIDENT AND DAY CAMPS THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN ALASKA. CAMP IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF BEING A GIRL SCOUT AND PROVIDES MEMORIES FOR A LIFETIME. THIS YEAR, 285 GIRLS ATTENDED VIRTUAL CAMP. DAY CAMPS AND RESIDENT CAMPS WERE CANCELLED IN FY20 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. CAMP TOGOWOODS IN WASILLA AND CAMP SINGING HILLS IN CHUGIAK ARE AVAILABLE TO TROOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR TROOP CAMPING ACTIVITIES.
RECRUITMENT AND SUPPORT OF GIRL SCOUT MEMBERSHIP WITHIN COUNCIL JURISDICTION: WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 2,418 REGISTERED GIRLS BECAUSE OF OUR LARGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS. WE HAD 1,330 REGISTERED ADULTS THIS YEAR. MOST OF THE GIRLS PARTICIPATE BY JOINING A TROOP. VOLUNTEERS WORK WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF GIRL SCOUTS OF ALASKA TO ORGANIZE TROOPS, RECRUIT VOLUNTEER TROOP LEADERS, AND TO SUPPORT THE VOLUNTEER STRUCTURE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Leslie Ridle | CEO | 40 | $102,997 |
| Jadee Draughn | CFO | 40 | $75,319 |
| Siena Caruso | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Sarah Sledge | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mitzi Barker | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kari Lovett | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jordan Cooper | BOARD CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Heather Handyside | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Erik Amundson | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Elaine Brown | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Brix Hahn | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bonnie Paskvan | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Betsy Boze | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Allison Mendel | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Christine Krysinski | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Cheri Lang Marston | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Tammy Ashley | SECOND VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Graham | FIRST VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Lynda Zaugg | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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