Sylvia Acevedo has been named chief executive of Girl Scouts of America after having served an interim capacity for a year. She succeeds Anna Maria Chávez, who stepped down last June.
Girl Scouts of the USA
Sylvia Acevedo, who has served as interim leader of the Girl Scouts of America for a year, has been named its new chief executive. She has run the organization since Anna Maria Chávez’s departure from the top job last June amid criticism of her leadership.
Ms. Acevedo, a member of the nonprofit’s national Board of Directors before her interim appointment, is a tech-industry veteran who founded Communicard, a technology company that analyzed market trends. Previously, she worked at Apple, Dell, IBM, and other companies and began her career as a rocket scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Girl Scouts of the USA
Sylvia Acevedo has been named chief executive of Girl Scouts of America after having served an interim capacity for a year. She succeeds Anna Maria Chávez, who stepped down last June.
Girl Scouts of the USA
Sylvia Acevedo, who has served as interim leader of the Girl Scouts of America for a year, has been named its new chief executive. She has run the organization since Anna Maria Chávez’s departure from the top job last June amid criticism of her leadership.
Ms. Acevedo, a member of the nonprofit’s national Board of Directors before her interim appointment, is a tech-industry veteran who founded Communicard, a technology company that analyzed market trends. Previously, she worked at Apple, Dell, IBM, and other companies and began her career as a rocket scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The Girl Scouts of the USA, which works to empower girls and young women, is one of the largest nonprofits in the United States. Last year, it raised more than $125 million in private support.
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Cornell William Brooks was ousted as chief executive of the NAACP by the organization’s national board, which voted not to renew his contract when it expires at the end of June. In a statement, the board announced it was seeking a “systemwide refresh” to help it more aggressively tackle racial discrimination. The board’s chairman and vice chairman, Leon Russell and Derrick Johnson, will manage the organization until a new leader is named.
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