2021 Celebrate Changemakers Virtual Program Book

Giving Every Girl the Power to

Change the World

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Virtual Event

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PROGRAM YOU ARE A CHANGEMAKER A video message from our previous Women of Distinction and Centennial Honorees

OPENING REMARKS Cindy Kent Inaugural Women of Distinction Committee Member 2013 Woman of Distinction

WELCOME AND REFLECTION Shayla Reaves Anchor/Reporter WCCO-TV Television

Gayle Hayhurst Tish Bolger Girl Scouts River Valleys Board Chief Executive Officer Chair, Senior Vice President of Girl Scouts River Valleys Human Resources and CHRO for Schwan’s Home Delivery

2021 CHANGEMAKER HONOREES

May Xiong Roseville Area High School, Grade 12

Maddy Dietz Interlochen Arts Academy, Grade 12

WE ARE GIRL SCOUTS - MISSION MOMENT

Sahana Vandayar Girl Scouts River Valleys Alumna 2020 Young Woman of Distinction and Freshman at Northwestern University

GIVING MOMENT An opportunity to make a gift to support the Girl Scout Movement. All gifts will have TRIPLE the impact thanks to our Changemaker Challenge Fund.

REMARKS AND CLOSING Tish Bolger, Gayle Hayhurst, and Shayla Reaves 2

#GirlScoutsRV

Thank you for coming together for Girl Scouts’ virtual 2021 Celebrate Changemakers event.

Tonight, we are raising philanthropic support for Girl Scouts River Valleys and the 26,000 girl leaders we support. Because of generous gifts made from a group of donors, our Board of Directors, and previous Women of Distinction and Centennial honorees, your gift tonight will have TRIPLE the impact toward reaching our fundraising goal of $360,000.

During a year of crisis, girls needed Girl Scouts more than ever. We showed up for them with virtual programs, spaces to process racial injustice, and financial assistance to participate in Girl Scouts during this difficult time. While many things changed this year, the Girl Scout impact didn’t—and that is thanks to gifts like the ones you make at Celebrate Changemakers.

Join us tonight in supporting Girl Scouts, celebrating our Changemaker honorees who are making the world a better place, and recognizing our resilience and accomplishments as a Girl Scout community. In a world that is always changing, Girl Scouts are the changemakers.

Together in Girl Scouting,

Tish Bolger Girl Scouts River Valleys Chief Operating Officer

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GUEST SPEAKERS

Cindy Kent

Inaugural Women of Distinction Committee Member, 2013 Women of Distinction Cindy Kent is a healthcare executive and corporate director widely recognized for her transformational leadership. With over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, Kent is the Executive Vice President & President of Senior Living for Brookdale Senior Living—America’s largest senior living company.

With an annual revenue of $4.1B, Kent is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and responsible for all operational aspects of growth, profitability, transformation and strategic planning for Brookdale’s senior living portfolio.

Kent is an independent director with Accolade which provides personalized, technology-enabled solutions that help people better understand, navigate and utilize the healthcare system, and a member of the Nomination and Governance committee.

She was also a member of Best Buy Co.’s Board of Directors, from 2018 to 2020 and served as a member of the Finance and Investment Policy as well as the Compensation and Human Resources committees. Kent is currently a Trustee of Vanderbilt University, where she serves as a member of the Audit as well as the Academic and Student Affairs committees.

Over her career, Kent has held leadership roles with increasing responsibility at Eli Lilly, Medtronic and 3M, where she led unprecedented revenue and margin growth.

In her role as President and GM of the Infection Prevention Division at 3M, Kent led the division’s $1.7B global business operations in sixty countries and managed sales in 170 nations worldwide. With global profit-and-loss responsibility, Kent had direct management responsibility for research and development, clinical, commercial functions and supply chain operations for eighteen global manufacturing sites.

Kent has been recognized for her commitment to excellence in the workplace and her community. In its Spring 2020 edition, Savoy Magazine name Kent one of the “Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America.” In 2018, she was named Lead360’s “Executive of the Year,” and in 2017 Black Enterprise Magazine named her one of the “Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Business” as well as one of the “Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America." Kent was recognized as a “Top 35 Women Leaders in Healthcare” by the Women’s Health Leadership TRUST in 2014.

She is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.

Kent received dual Master's degrees from Vanderbilt University—a Master's of Divinity in Pastoral Care & Leadership as well as her MBA in Marketing. She completed a BS in Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences from Northwestern University. Kent resides in Franklin, TN.

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GUEST SPEAKERS

Tish Bolger

CEO, Girl Scouts River Valleys Tish is Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys (GSRV), an organization that empowers girls to thrive, gain skills and lead, with a focus on outdoors, STEM, life skills and entrepreneurship. Tish is a visionary leader with a proven track record of success in the non-profit sector. She builds high performing teams and fosters a results-oriented culture.

Tish is a collaborator and convener experienced in aligning diverse stakeholder groups. Tish is results-driven with extensive success directing strategic planning initiatives, human capital development, organizational change, operational excellence, revenue and fundraising, and cross-functional team leadership. Girl Scouts River Valleys is the region’s largest organization for girls and the twelfth largest Girl Scout Council (of 111 councils) in the United States. Its work is supported by over 9,000 volunteers who deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to 26,000 girls in southern Minnesota, Western Wisconsin, and one county in Iowa.

During her career, Tish has served in executive leadership positions with the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Alpha Youth Services, and as co-owner of Roots and Fruits Cooperative Produce Company. She is also a previous Board Chair for the American Camp Association, a national association dedicated to youth development and quality camp programs. She has served as Board President of Teen Wise (formerly the Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting) and Face to Face Health and Counseling Services, Inc. She is also a member of the Minnesota Women’s Economic Roundtable and the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota. Tish has a Master's degree from University of Minnesota and Bachelor’s from Carroll College in Helena, Montana.

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GUEST SPEAKERS

Shayla Reaves WCCO-TV Anchor/Reporter Shayla Reaves is an engaging, personable Emmy-award winning journalist with more than a decade of experience in television news.

She joined WCCO in December 2020 as an anchor and reporter, contributing to the morning, mid-morning and noon shows. Before moving to the Twin Cities, Shayla’s career included stops in Louisville, Kentucky; Columbus, Ohio; Tampa, Florida and Greenville, North Carolina.

While in Greenville, she co-anchored evening newscasts for WNCT-TV (CBS), developed a weekly web series called “Let’s Craft” and produced half hour specials for television and web. In Tampa, Shayla served as a field reporter for the market’s #1 rated morning show, “Good Day Tampa Bay.” She spent four years covering breaking news, hurricanes and news overnight. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Shayla was named the top broadcast student in her graduating class. She received the university’s prestigious Gary Cummings Award, was selected as an Outstanding Woman Journalism Student by the Association of Women Journalists-Chicago, and was recognized for her reporting through the Illinois News Broadcasters Association. When she is not reporting, Shayla enjoys spending time with her husband, crafting and exploring the Twin Cities!

Gayle Hayhurst

Girl Scouts River Valleys Board Chair, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and CHRO For Schwan's Home Delivery Gayle is Senior Vice President of Human Resources and CHRO for Schwan’s Home Delivery. In this role, she is responsible for leading all aspects of Human Resources including Compensation, Benefits, Learning and Talent Development, Payroll, HR Technologies, Culture Development and Organizational Design.

Gayle was responsible for leading the separation and spin off of Home Services and establishing Home Services as a stand-alone business in 2019.

She is part of the senior leadership team responsible for leading the business through multiple transitions and restructuring as part of the spin off. She has been with Schwan's for over nine years in a variety of business leadership roles. Gayle is passionate about lifting, supporting, and mentoring women and girls to achieve their full potential. She is committed to enabling others to find their passion, their gifts, and chart their course. She is past president and past board member of Women of Influence Giving Circle, a network of women that pool the charitable gifts of its members to fund programs and services that address issues of safety, health, and equality for women and girls in Minnesota.

In addition, Gayle was honored as a Top Woman in Business by the Minneapolis/ St. Paul Business Journal in 2018. Gayle joined the Girl Scouts River Valleys board in January 2013 after her interest in Girl Scouts was reignited through the work she had done to support the ConnectZ program. Gayle joined the board to more fully support the mission of Girl Scouts in developing girl leaders who become leaders in business, government, and our communities. Gayle is honored to serve the Girl Scouts as their Chairwoman and to help drive the mission to create girls of courage, confidence and character.

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WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AND CENTENNIAL HONOREES APPEARING IN THE "YOU ARE A CHANGEMAKER" VIDEO Ann Barcroft Centennial Honoree 2012

Valerie Halverson Pace Woman of Distinction 2011

Marilyn Carlson Nelson Centennial Honoree 2012

Donna Pietsch Centennial Honoree 2012

Gail Chang Bohr Woman of Distinction 2018

Nancy Randall Dana Centennial Honoree 2012

Maddy Dietz Changemaker Honoree 2021

Jeff Redmon Centennial Honorable MENtion 2012

Mary Gates Centennial Honoree 2012

Megan Remark Woman of Distinction 2015

Trista Harris Women of Distinction 2015

Jayshree Seth Woman of Distinction 2020

Cindy Kent Woman of Distinction 2013

Dee Thibodeau Woman of Distinction 2018

Ashley McCray Woman of Distinction 2020

Sahana Vandayar Young Woman of Distinction 2020

Linda Mona Centennial Honoree 2012

Beth Voermans Centennial Honoree 2012

Mary-Alice Muraski Centennial Honoree 2012

Andrea Walsh Woman of Distinction 2014

Kim Nelson Woman of Distinction 2010

May Xiong Changemaker Honoree 2021

Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas Woman of Distinction 2013

Nancy Klemek Centennial Honoree 2012

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THANK YOU!

Thank you to our Celebrate Changemakers virtual event sponsors and hosts.

We greatly appreciate your support.

V I R T UAL S P ONSOR S Advent Talent Group Anthem Dental Chris & Bridget Amundsen Deloitte Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Gallagher Gayle & Greg Hayhurst Greystone Consulting Maguire Agency

Marlys Knuth Mayo Clinic Mutual of America Norma Porter Patty Toenies SRI Thomson Reuters Tish Bolger & Debra Broderick Xcel Energy

V I R T UAL HO S T S Amy & Ryan Kroll Gloria & Roger Gebhard Jane Canney & George Borer Jeff & Cindy Redmon Jen Thorson & Scott Tonneson Judy Kinsey Luis & Inell Rosario Sarah & Jason Kuenle Sharon & Ivan Fong

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Like Girl Scouts, Schwan’s Home Delivery has been committed to serving and supporting our communities for nearly 70 years. We are proud supporters of the Girl Scouts and congratulate this year’s Changemaker Honorees.

Quality frozen food. Quality service. Quality time.

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©2021 Schwan’s Home Delivery. All right reserved.

Investing in our communities and improving lives around the world.

3M is proud to support Girl Scouts River Valleys.

Learn more at 3Mgives.com

© 3M 2021. All rights reserved.

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Girl Scouts River Valleys’ Celebrate Changemakers signature fundraising event raises critical funds for Girl Scouts River Valleys and the Girl Scout Movement.

Investing in girls is an investment in Changemakers. By coming together to raise $360,000 we are supporting the success of individuals and our community. We can do this with your help!

$360,000 will support tens of thousands of Changemakers by providing... ► STEM programs to nearly 20,000 girls around our region with life-changing, hands-on, all-girl experiences. ► Leadership opportunities that support girls’ lifetime of success, including the Girl Scout Gold Award, where girls channel their leadership and passion to develop innovative solutions to society’s most pressing challenges. ► Volunteers with training and support to build girls of courage, confidence, and character— Changemakers. Volunteers serve as role models, introduce girls to new experiences, and help girls realize their dreams. ► Financial assistance to 1 in 5 girls, ensuring that a family’s financial situation is never a barrier to becoming a Changemaker!

$360,000 fuels the best leadership development experience for girls in the world. Girl Scouts are the girl experts and with over 100 years of experience, we will continue to empower every girl to lead in their world.

Thank you for investing in girls. Thank you for being a part of Celebrate Changemakers, for being a part of Girl Scouts, and for being a part of the leadership journey of our 26,000 Girl Scouts.

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GIRL SCOUTS RIVER VALLEYS 2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS E X E C U T I V E OF F IC E R S Gayle Hayhurst, Chair, Senior Vice President of Human Resources & CHRO Schwan’s Home Delivery Wendy Unglaub, First Vice-Chair Chief Tax Officer & Principal Tax Counsel, General Mills Cristina Lien, Second Vice-Chair Senior Manager, Insight 2 Profit Pam Stegora Axberg, Treasurer Chief Executive Officer, Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities Kelly Bloch, Secretary Regional Vice President, Xcel Energy

DI R E C TOR S AT- L AR G E Mariela Ampuero, Director, Human Resources & Compensation Regis Corporation Daniel Ballard, Branch President, Clear Channel Outdoor

Marnie Overman, Director, Employee Benefits Solutions, Securian Financial

Christine Battist Chief Financial Officer, Avison Young

Caren Petrulo-Berry, Director of Sales and Marketing Plunkett's Pest Control

Kelli Cadwell, President and Owner, Simply Staffing

Norma Porter, Director of Change Management, Anthem Dental

Jane Canney, Principal, Canney and Associates

Nick Stillings, Customer Success Manager, Microsoft

Emily Davis, Director, Program Management McNeilus Companies

Brooke Story, President, Integrated Diagnostics Solutions, BD

Gail Eadie, Architect and Administrator, Mayo Clinic

Jean Bennington Sweeney, Retired Executive, 3M

Nancy Klemek, Community Volunteer

Dr. Rachel Wobschall, Planned & Major Gifts Officer, True Friends

Dr. Shannon Laughlin-Tommaso, Chair, Division of Gynecology, Dept. of Obstetrics & Gynecology Mayo Clinic Teresa Iglesias-Solomon, Retired, Chief Relationship Officer, Thrivent, CSG Division Melissa Meyers, Product Marketing Manager, Andersen Corporation

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Janessa Nelson, Girl Scout Ambassador

Mai Nhia Xiong-Chan, Vice President, Enrollment Management, Hamline University Kaade J. Wallace, Public Policy Manager, Hennepin County & Hennepin Health

Honorees M ADDY DI E T Z

2021 Changemaker Award Honoree

Maddy Dietz is a senior at Interlochen Arts Academy, and is a Girl Scout Juliette and GSRV Press Corps founder. She moved to Minnesota from Texas and took an active role at Girl Scouts River Valleys right away. Maddy is on the Girl Leadership Board and a Gold Award recipient, and now uses the curriculum she wrote for her Gold Award to teach creative writing workshops. She is a nationally recognized poet, an avid writer, and is passionate about equity in creative education.

Maddy believes that a Changemaker will listen and consider other people while making change. If they’re trying to make change in a vacuum, they’re only making change for themself. It’s vital to include other people in the work they do. She also believes a Changemaker is brave, trying things even if they’re 95 percent certain it won’t work out and making room for that five percent chance.

M AY X I O N G

2021 Changemaker Award Honoree

May Xiong is a senior at Roseville Area High School and has been in Girl Scouts since her eighth-grade year. She is the president of her school’s Hmong Club, Peb Haiv, and is a leader in the school’s Asian Cultural Show as well. May leads by example and believes in being an advocate for all. She recently testified in front of Minnesota legislators for the Girl Scout Bill because she believes that Girl Scouts should be accessible to every girl.

May’s definition of a Changemaker is confident, dependable, honest, and strong.

They are willing to learn, want change, and they are open to self-growth and criticism. They use the joy they receive to spread to others; they share out of kindness. Most importantly they make sure to listen to everyone and use their voice to express and advocate for those who can’t.

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CHANGEMAKER CHALLENGE FUND The overall goal for tonight’s fundraising event is to raise $360,000 to support the Girl Scout Movement. Your gift tonight, in any amount, will have TRIPLE the impact because of the Changemaker Challenge Fund. This Fund was set up by a group of generous donors, our Board of Directors, and previous Women of Distinction and Centennial Honorees.

A special thank you to our Changemaker Challenge Fund supporters! You can honor your special Changemakers by making a gift tonight!

Donate by giving during the live event or by going to girlscoutsrv.org/donate.

You may also mail gifts directly to the Girl Scouts River Valleys St. Paul office.

Checks can be mailed to: Girl Scouts River Valleys St. Paul Service Center, 400 Robert Street South, St. Paul, MN 55107

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CHALLENGE FUND SUPPORTERS Thank you to the following donors comprised of our Board of Directors, Previous Women of Distinction Honorees and Centennial Honorees as well as a group of our generous donors who made tonight’s triple your impact gift possible.

Anonymous

Joan Krikava and James Bodine

Christine Battist

Ellen Luger

Caren Petrulo-Berry

Kathy Meyerle

Kelly and Leland Bloch

Linda and Dave Mona

Tom and Shaila Bolger

Deborah Montgomery

Jane Canney & George Borer

Marnie and Michael Overman

Kelli Cadwell

Valerie and David Pace

Marilyn Carlson Nelson

Lorena Palm and Judy Hunter

Sandy Craighead

Norma and David Porter

Nancy Randall Dana

Trudy and Kevin Rautio

Emily and Justin Davis

Jeff and Cindy Redmon

Sharon and Ivan Fong

Laura Reed

Trista and Mark Harris

Jeannine Rivet and Warren Herreid

Gayle and Greg Hayhurst

Sharon and Robert Ryan

Sharon Hollatz

Pam Stewart

Cindy Kent

Nick and Denise Stillings

Judy Kinsey

Brooke Story

Judy and Edward Kishel

Jean Bennington Sweeney

Nancy Klemek

Dee Thibodeau

Lynn Krapf

Beth and Gerald Voermans 15

CHANGEMAKER TRIBUTE Girl Scouts believes in girls and supports them through leadership programming to make the world a better place. We see this every day as Girl Scout alums go on to become leaders of their community, activists, CEO’s, scientists, and teachers – just to name a few. They are all our Changemakers!

Everyone has a Changemaker in their life who changed their life for the better.

The Changemaker Tribute video for tonight’s program features some amazing Changemakers who have made an impact.

Thank you to the following donors who have made a gift of $1,000 or more, prior to tonight, to honor a special Changemaker in their life.

Christine Battist In memory of Agnes Starzinski Kelly and Leland Bloch In honor of Changemakers: Mae Reimer and Katie Holcom Tom and Shaila Bolger In honor of Tish Bolger Jane Canney and George Borer In honor of Katherine Canney Tarvestad, JD, UnitedHealthcare, VP, Chief Compliance Officer, Medicare & Retirement Jane Canney and George Borer In honor of Sister-In-Law: Eartha Borer-Bell, MBA Tish Bolger & Deb Broderick In honor of Shaila Bolger Emily and Justin Davis In honor of Jennifer Armitage Jayne Ellegard In honor of Phyllis Karsnia Friends of Girl Scouts In honor of Sahana Vandayar 2020 Young Woman of Distinction Friends of Girl Scouts In honor of May Xiong - 2021 Changemaker Honoree Friends of Girl Scouts In honor of Maddy Dietz - 2021 Changemaker Honoree Friends of Girl Scouts In honor of CEO of GSRV Tish Bolger

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Gloria Gebhard In honor of my 7th and 8th grade Girl Scout Troop leader Girl Scouts River Valleys Executive Team In honor of Shayla Reaves Girl Scouts River Valleys Executive Team In honor of Cindy Kent Girl Scouts River Valleys Executive Team In honor of Gayle Hayhurst

Sarah and Jason Kuenle In memory of Dora May Valerie and David Pace In memory of Maxine Halverson Norma and David Porter In memory of Delores Lewis Norma Porter In honor of My Girl Scout Daughters Nancy Randall Dana In honor of Tish Bolger

Gayle and Greg Hayhurst In honor of Iva Johnson

Nancy Randall Dana In memory of Jean Simmons

Cindy Kent In honor of Christina Hennington, MBA, EVP, Chief Growth Officer, Target

Nancy Randall Dana In memory of Grandmother Mary A. Randall

Cindy Kent In honor of Tamarah DupervalBrownlee, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAFP SVP, Chief Community Impact Officer, Ascension. President and CEO, Ascension Providence Health System, Washington, DC Cindy Kent In honor of Kimberly F. Price, Esq. Chairman, Delta Dental Foundation Board, Retired SVP, Corporate Communications and Enterprise Services, 3M Nancy Klemek In memory of Maryjane Telschow Joan Krikava In memory of Marie Krikava

Jeff and Cindy Redmon In honor of Cindy Redmon, Anne Johnson and Katherine Rogers Luis and Inell Rosario In memory of Dorothy Saunder Nick and Denise Stillings In honor of Brenda Darkow and Carrie Christensen Brooke Story In honor of Michelle Miller Patty Toenies In honor of Dr. Joyce Juntune, my second grade teacher.

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PREVIOUS HONOREES

Meria Joel Carstarphen, Ed.D.

Superintendent, St. Paul Public Schools

Deborah Hopp

Vice President and Publisher, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine

Pamela J. Moret, J.D.

Trudy Rautio

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Carlson

Kristina Curry Rogers, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Biology and Geology, Macalester College

Executive Vice President, Strategic Development, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Sharon G. Ryan

Gloria Perez

Managing Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Community Volunteer and Philanthropist

Marianne D. Short, J.D.

2010

Susan S. Boren

Mee Moua

Gail K. Boudreaux

Kim Nelson

Yvonne Cheung Ho

Patricia Simmons, M.D.

Partner, Spencer Stuart President, UnitedHealthcare, Executive Vice President, UnitedHealth Group President and CEO, Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA)

Nancy Lindahl

Minnesota State Senator, District 67 Senior Vice President, Snacks Unlimited Division, General Mills Physician and Professor of Pediatrics, Chair of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Mayo Clinic

Community Volunteer and Philanthropist

2011

Wo m e n o f D i s t i n c t i o n

President and CEO, Jeremiah Program

Leslie Chapman

Jamice Obianyo

Jody Feragen

Valerie Halverson Pace, Ph.D.

Cathy Hart

Honorable Wilhelmina Wright

Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Actuary, Securian Financial Group, Inc. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Hormel Foods Corporation Vice President, Corporate Services and Corporate Secretary, Xcel Energy

Judy Kishel

Assistant Vice President Corporate Accounts, Ecolab Food Safety Specialties, Inc. West Region Manager, Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs, IBM Corporation

Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Janet Yeomans

Vice President and Treasurer, 3M

Community Volunteer and Philanthropist

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CENTENNIAL HONOREES In 2012, Girl Scouts celebrated 100 years of girls changing the world. Over 100 outstanding women and three men were honored for their contributions to Girl Scouts' mission.

Distinguished Alumna Jane Freeman Jane Davidson Centennial Champion Doree Gamble Lisa Gangl Mary Hague Gates Joan Anderson Growe Marilyn Carlson Nelson Doreen Gloede Beth Jacob Community Champion Barbara A. Johnson Belinda Jensen Honorees Judith Myers Kinsey Susan Adams Loyd Sarah J. Andersen Nancy Klemek Sarah Lutman Ellen Anderson Joan Krikava Judy Mahle Lutter Maureen Hooley Bausch Florence ‘Moxie’ Moxham Sona Mehring Kathy Brynaert Mary-Alice Muraski Ancy L. Tone Morse Willetha ‘Toni’ Carter Lisa Nachbor Anita M. Pampusch Mary Lee Dayton Susan Navratil Robin Peterson Kaywin Feldman Susan Odenthal Diana Pierce Sara Hietpas Gavin Barbara Payne Judith Ramaley Roxanne Marie Givens Donna Pietsch Jeannine Rivet Jodi Harpstead Kris Pope Robyne Robinson Sharon Hollatz Sharon Reece Julie Snow Elizabeth ‘Sandy’ Kiernat Carolyn Sandberg Marilyn DeLano Stewart Barbara ‘Babs’ Gray Koch Linda Schroepfer Mary Lou Kudela Women of Promise Robin Stegner Diane Lilly Honorees Beth Voermans Ellen Goldberg Luger Maren Amdal Betty McCollum Molly Broman Guide Honorees Kathleen Meyerle Melisa López Franzen Mary Blegen Pearl Mitchell Jackson Donnell Hansen Nancy Randall Dana Linda Brekke Mona Maggie Harris Marlys Knuth Joan Mondale Ashlee Kephart Gloria Lewis Wenda Weekes Moore May Lee-Yang Susan MacHolda Rena Moran Jasmine Brett Stringer Kathryn ‘Kathy’ May Ann Porter Linda Stuart Deborah L. Montgomery Joyce Rosene Lindsay Whalen Kimberly Foster Price Val Vargas Kimberly Vappie Nancy Wepplo Honorable MENtions Phyllis Willerscheidt Don Lee Nou Yang Forever Green Jeffrey Redmon Honorees Chingla Thao Trailblazer Honorees Karen L. Brinkman Pamela G. Alexander Dorothea J. Burns Ann Bancroft Karen Carlson Angie Bastian Sandra Clair Sharon Sayles Belton Sandra ‘Sandy’ Craighead Jacquie Berglund Jean M. Dehning Karen Bohn Bonnie Elfering 18

2013

PREVIOUS HONOREES Susan Grafton

Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, Best Buy Co., Inc.

Sharonne Hayes, M.D.

Sabra Otteson

Cindy Kent

Judge, Hennepin County Judicial District Court

Sarena Lin

Corporate Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Cargill, Inc.

2014

Manager, Social Responsibility, The Mosaic Company, and Manager, The Mosaic Company Foundation

Associate Professor of Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, Founder, Women’s Heart Clinic, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Mayo Clinic Vice President and General Manager, Gastro/Urology Therapies, Medtronic, Inc.

President and Chief Executive Officer, J-C Press

Honorable M. Jacqueline Regis

Lee Roper-Batker

President and Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Foundation of Minnesota

Karen Park Gallivan

Jean B. Sweeney

Shelly Ibach

Sandra L. Vargas

Cynthia L. Lesher

Andrea Walsh

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Graco, Inc. President and CEO, Select Comfort Retired President and CEO of NSP/Xcel Energy and Community Volunteer

Vice President Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability Operations, 3M President, Minneapolis Foundation Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, HealthPartners

Jennifer Smith

2015

President and CEO, Innovative Office Solutions

Michele Azar

Vice President, Ship from Store, Multichannel Fulfillment and Growth, Best Buy, Co., Inc.

Brenda Cassellius

Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education

Trista Harris

Beth Kieffer Leonard

Managing Partner, Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP

Bethany C. Quam

Vice President, Convenience & Foodservice, General Mills

Megan Remark

President and CEO, Regions Hospital

President, Minnesota Council on Foundations

Lyndel King Director and Chief Curator, Weisman Art Museum

2016

Wo m e n o f D i s t i n c t i o n

Kari Niedfeldt-Thomas

Charlene Altman

Michelle Miller

MayKao Y. Hang

Kate Mortenson

Managing Director, Client Advisory, US Bank, Ascent Private Capital Management President, Chief Executive Officer, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Karen L. Himle

Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Thrivent Financial

Vice President, Senior Counsel, Employment Law, Medtronic, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer, 2019 Minneapolis Final Four Local Organizing Committee

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2017

Adrienne Diercks

Founder and Executive Director, Project SUCCESS

Linda B. Keene

CEO Emeritus, Girl Scouts River Valleys

ConnectZ Girl Scout Ambassador, Century High School, Young Woman of Distinction

Rachelle Johnson

Jenny L. Verner

Girl Scout Ambassador, Eden Prairie High School, Young Woman of Distinction

Gail Chang Bohr

Molly Carroll

Sarah Crippen

Valentine Chu Kha Vang

Commercial Excellence Leader Food and Bio-industrial Ingredients (FIBI), Cargill, Incorporated

2018

Sudi Adow

Retired Senior Judge, District Court of Minnesota Managing Partner, Best & Flanagan Law Firm

Kweilin Ellingrud

Girl Scout Ambassador, Wayzata High School, Young Woman of Distinction ConnectZ Girl Scout Ambassador, Roseville Area High School, Young Woman of Distinction

Partner, McKinsey & Company

Dee Thibodeau

2019

CEO and Co-Founder, Charter Solutions, Inc.

Erin Carnish

Sri Zaheer

Carolyn Smallwood

Elizabeth Neil

Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer, United HealthGroup Ventures Chief Executive Officer, Way to Grow

2020

Brooke Story

Girl Scout Ambassador, Trinity School at River Ridge, Young Woman of Distinction

Vice President & General Manager, Pelvic Health & Gastric Therapies, Restorative Therapies Group, Medtronic

Jackuline Swen

Amy Kroll

Sahana Vandayar

Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Ashley McCray

Research & Development Engineer, General Mills

Laura Reed

Chief Nursing Executive & Chief Operating Officer, M Health Fairview

Jayshree Seth

Corporate Scientist & Chief Science Advocate, 3M

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Dean, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

ConnectZ Girl Scout Ambassador, Park Center Senior High School, Young Woman of Distinction

Girl Scout Ambassador, Maple Grove Senior High School, Young Woman of Distinction

Hudda Abbadi

ConnectZ Girl Scout Ambassador, John Marshal Senior High School, Young Woman of Distinction

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE DONORS Leadership Circle members help bring the Girl Scout leadership program to girls in our community and transform the course of their future. The Leadership Circle celebrates individual donors who make gifts of $1,000 or more to the annual fund during a fiscal year (October 1–September 30). Their generous support helps us continue to build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

DIAMOND $100,000+ Anonymous

EMERALD $50,000-$99,999 Anonymous (2)

Vicky and John Lettman Grace B. Wells Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation

PEARL $25,000-$49,999

Katherine B. Andersen Fund of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Greg and Gayle Hayhurst Norma and David Porter

PLATINUM $10,000-$24,999

Anonymous (3) Sandra and Donald Craighead Amy and Ryan Kroll Jeannine Rivet and Warren Herreid

GOLD $5,000-$9,999

Chris and Bridget Amundsen Sandra and Nancy Berg Dickson Tish Bolger Ariel Dickerman Kristine M. Hadrits Administrative Trust Jessie F. Hallett Charitable Trust Valerie Halverson Pace and David Pace Gailen Knox Krug Kathleen Quast Carlsen and David Carlsen Sylvia and George Roman Silver and Gold Friends Club Jen Thorson and Scott Tonneson

SILVER $2,500-$4,999

Jean Bennington Sweeney Erica Bergsland Judith and Richard Corson Nancy Randall Dana and Richard Dana The Watson P. Jr and Ariel D.W. Davidson Fund of the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation Jean and George Davies Emily and Justin Davis Nancy and James Forman Gloria and Roger Gebhard Beth, Jerome, Joan, and Janice Geis George A. Hormel Testamentary Trust

Katie and Joseph Knudtson Marlys and Ken Knuth Joan Krikava Cristina and Erik Lien Sara and Tony Lissick Chris Martin Susan and Richard McClear Kathy Meyerle and James Marttila Laura Reed Eugenia and Lee Steffens Beth and Gerald Voermans Mary and William Zrust

BRONZE $1,000-$2,499

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Clear Channel Outdoor congratulates Girl Scouts River Valleys 2021 Changemaker Award honorees!

Proudly supporting Girl Scouts River Valleys

Celebrating an organization that makes a difference Finding a purposeful way to assist one another, turning belief into action, and working toward shared goals — these are the driving forces that lift up humanity and make a difference, one person at a time.

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We congratulate the Girl Scouts River Valleys for their passion and commitment to excellence.

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New leaders (and their girl) can join for FREE* now through July 31

SCAN TO JOIN:

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See you next year!

Join us IN PERSON in 2022 for our signature event, Celebrate Changemakers, at the Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel, The Depot.

Date will be announced later this spring!

Thank you to our 2022 sponsors!

Girl Scouts River Valleys' work is supported by 9,000 volunteers who deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to 26,000 girls in southern Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and one county in Iowa.

The Girl Scout Mission

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

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Checks can be mailed to: Girl Scouts River Valleys St. Paul Service Center, 400 Robert Street South, St. Paul, MN 55107 25