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Kathleen Dean
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Kathleen Dean is from Auburn and attends St. Dominic’s Academy and plans on going to St. Michael’s College to major in English and History. Girl Scouts has provided her with many opportunities to gain perspective and to unite in a common purpose. One of the biggest challenges that she sees facing girls and women today is the preconceived notion of what it means to be a girl and gender discrimination. She will fight for equality in athletics and plans to coach younger players in softball in the future.
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Darby Kline
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Darby Kline attends Cape Elizabeth High School and plans on majoring in Marketing and Communications in college. Through Girl Scouts, she has gained confidence and has seen a change in herself over the years. She noted that her first grade self was so shy that she never would have believed her high school self would be leading songs at a camporee. One of the biggest challenges that Darby sees for girls and women today is the issue of hunger. In the future, she plans to work with the Food Recovery Network to help alleviate this issue.
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Kimberley Spears
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Kimberly Spears is from Sidney and attends Messalonskee High School. She plans on going to University of Maine to major in Chemistry. Through Girl Scouts, she has gained confidence and developed her personal values and has earned her Bronze and Silver Awards. She has had the chance to meet new people, engage with her community, build camping and social skills, and to be a role model for younger girls. Kimberley notes that income inequality and lack of advancement in the workplace, especially in STEM fields, is a big challenge women and girls face today. She will encourage young girls in STEM and advocate for equal pay for equal work.
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Megan Brewer
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Megan Brewer is from Orono and plans on attending Wheaton College to major in Anthropology. Girl Scouts has given her the opportunity to see new places and gain courage through participation in cookies and camp. She believes one of the biggest challenges facing girls and women today is the lack of representation in government. To help combat this challenge, she plans on becoming involved at the local level of government, running for office herself after college.
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Ayla Clark
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Ayla Clark attends Biddeford High School and plans on going to York County Community College to major in Animal Management. Through Girl Scouting she has had the opportunity to reach out to her community and because of this, she has developed a sense of community and learned the importance of giving back. She has stretched her comfort level with public speaking by participating on her service unit team to plan and execute programs. She believes that violence against girls and women is one of the biggest challenges they face. Ayla will use her skills in teamwork and her ability to listen to help organizations address this issue.
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Kathryne Clay
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Kathryne Clay is from Cape Elizabeth and plans on attending Colby Collegeto major in Pre-Med. Her experience caroling with Girl Scouts even sparked her love of music, something she is pursuing as a college major. Kathryne believes that a challenge women and girls face today is inequality in sports, and in the future, she plans on becoming a volunteer softball coach to support and advocate for girls in the sport.
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Emma Gaecklein
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Emma Gaecklein attends Searsport District High School and plans on attending Marist College to major in Communications. She has learned how to use her voice and take action through her experience as a Girl Scout. She thinks that the biggest challenge facing women and girls today is assault and harassment; it is both a domestic and global issue. She will use her passion for writing to bring this to light as a future journalist.
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Devlin Geisler
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Devlin Geisler from Farmingdale attends Hall-Dale Middle & High School and plans on going to Clark University to major in Sociology. As a Girl Scout, she has gained confidence from the new experiences she had and positions she served in from having her voice heard and valued as one of GSUSA’s delegates to the United Nations Committee on the Status of Women and as a member of Girl Scouts of Maine’s Board of Directors to planning global focused events. Devlin believes the lack of women in leadership roles is a big challenge today. To combat this, she plans to teach girls to become leaders and to encourage girls to apply for opportunities and to run for office.
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Kayden Haylock
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Kayden Haylock is from Hartford and attends Buckfield Junior Senior High School and plans on going to American University. Through Girl Scouts, she has become a leader, gaining confidence, and finding her voice. Earning her Silver Award helped her define her strengths and then use those strengths to run for and be elected as Class President. Kayden thinks one of the biggest challenges women and girls face is lack of representation; she will use her voice to help others find theirs.
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Erica Johnson
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Erica Johnson attends Lincoln Academy and plans on attending the University of Maine at Farmington to major in Computer Science. STEM experiences through Girl Scouts have helped Erica choose to pursue computer science and she plans to encourage girls to explore the world of opportunities that exist in the STEM fields.
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Elizabeth Stefaniak
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Elizabeth Stefaniak is from Sebago and attends Lake Region High School and Lake Region Vocational Center and plans on going to Eastern Maine Community College to major in Fine Woodworking & Cabinetry. Her experiences in Girl Scouts have taught her how to be independent and to be prepared for the real world, especially in the areas of finance and communicating with others. One of the biggest challenges Elizabeth sees today is the lack of women in male dominated fields such as construction. In the future, she plans to run her own woodworking business.
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Grace Goodwin
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Grace Goodwin attends Brewer High School and plans on going to Royal Halloway University of London. She noted that Girl Scouts is the first and biggest place where her opinions were taken into consideration. She represented Girl Scouts of Maine and Girl Scouts of the USA at the United Nations 65th Commission on the Status of Women. She believes there is great importance in consulting and including women in decisions that impact them and their communities.
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Rebecca Hatt
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Rebecca Hatt graduated from Biddeford High School and plans on attending St. Joseph’s College to major in Criminal Justice in the fall. She has served on the GSME Board of Directors, traveled and explored her interests, and earned her Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards through Girl Scouting. Rebecca has made meaningful connections and grown into a confident leader in her community. She believes the gender pay gap is a large challenge facing women and girls today. As she advances in her career after college, she will work to lower the ladder for others to help diminish this disparity.
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Emma Landry
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Emma Landry attends Fort Kent Community High School and plans on attending Thomas College to major in Forensic Science. She has appreciated the girl led community of Girl Scouting that has provided her opportunities to travel and to push herself out of her comfort zone as a CIT at Camp Natarswi. Emma has supported her community through volunteering and through her Silver Award project, seeing that small kind actions make a big impact. A big challenge facing women and girls today is inequality in the workforce, especially in STEM fields. After being introduced to STEM through Girl Scouts, Emma will be pursuing a career in forensics.