FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 14, 2022
Contact:
Laura Genese
lgenese@gsmaine.org
207-772-1177
SOUTH PORTLAND/BANGOR—Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) announced the
appointment of Mara Moorhead as new CEO. Beginning July 11, 2022.
Moorhead succeeds retired CEO Joanne Crepeau. Moorhead will oversee
the statewide operations of Girl Scouts of Maine who has more than
8,500 girl and adult members.
"After a nationwide
search, we are very excited to welcome Mara Moorhead as the new CEO
for Girl Scouts of Maine,” said GSME Board of Directors President,
Julia Munsey. Mara's non-profit leadership experience and commitment
to making a difference in the world are a wonderful fit for GSME and
we look forward to working with her."
Moorhead is an
experienced strategic and innovative non-profit leader, successful in
cultivating long-lasting and diverse stakeholder relationships. Most
recently, as Chief Development Officer at Boys & Girls Clubs of
Southern Maine, she collaborated to create innovative curriculum and
program strategies as well as designed, implemented, and sustained the
organizations marketing and communications strategies. Prior to that,
she was with United Way of Greater Portland.
“I am
thrilled to have the opportunity to play a role in helping thousands
of young girls and teens to find and use their voices and to be
leaders and stewards of our great state,” said Moorhead. “A primary
focus will be around inclusivity and accessibility. We want to ensure
that every girl in our state who wants to be a Girl Scout has access
to our programs and services.”
Mara grew up in Portland
where she attended Deering High School. She has her BA from Wellesley
College and her Masters in Social Work from the University of New
Hampshire. Mara began her career as a social worker at a group home
for adolescent girls in Dover, NH. Her love of Maine and her family
brought her back to the state. She found her way to non-profit work
after running her own baked goods company and has spent the past 8
years fundraising for local organizations.
“This role is
like coming full circle for me,” said Moorhead. “I am honored to lead
this council to deliver the mission of Girl Scouts: building girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.”
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build a better world. Through programs across the state of Maine and
beyond, Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be
unapologetically themselves as they discover their strengths and rise
to meet new challenges—whether they want to climb to the top of a tree
or the top of their class, lace up their boots for a hike or advocate
for climate justice, or make their first best friends. Backed by
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lead the way as they find their voices and make changes that affect
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