Defining the Girl Scout Leadership Experience

The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is a research-based, theoretical model that describes what girls do in Girl Scouts, who they do it with, how they do it, and how they will benefit from their participation.

During Passion to Action, we talk to the girls and the adults who support them about their participation in the Girls Scouts, how they’ve grown from it, and why it means so much to them. However, we haven’t broken down the actual model used by the organization.

Today we will do just that with our special guest and Daughter of Change, Mara Moorhead.

Mara is the new Leader/CEO of the Girl Scouts of Maine. Born and raised in Portland, Maine, Mara graduated from Deering High School. She has BA in Poli -Sci from Wellesley College and an MSW from UNH. 

Mara worked with teens and was the Clinical Director at a group home for adolescent girls in Dover, NH. Although she hasn’t practiced in years, she says that she uses her social work skills every day!

She also ran her own baked goods company, where she created a bean boot cookie for L.L. Bean.

Mara has been in the nonprofit world for a decade and is excited about her new career with the Girl Scouts of Maine which allows her to play a role in helping thousands of young girls and young women find and use their voices to become leaders.

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Daughters of Change Podcast Editor:  Sarah Stacey