issue no. 7
july, 2012
June Board Meeting Recap

Among the actions taken by the Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland Board of Directors when it met June 15 at the Girl Scout Service Center in Dexter was approval of the council's FY 13 operational plan.

 

New board members in attendance were June Wilson, board secretary, Springfield, MO; Jodie Adams, Springfield, MO; Julie Barker, Springfield, MO; JoAnna Derfelt, Baxter Springs, KS.; Dr. Gabrielle Malfatti-Rachell, Jefferson City, MO; Rebecca May, Frontenac, KS.; Debra Shantz-Hart, Springfield, MO; and Tammy Young, Springfield, MO. Council staff member Shandon Hill, a community membership development specialist in the southeast region, attended the meeting as a professional development experience. 

 

The Board voted to support the council's 2013 allocation request from the United Way of Southeast Missouri. 

 

In looking at the first eight months of the council year, Interim CEO Anne Soots noted girl membership was down about 600 girls from the same time last year. Adult membership was up slightly. More girls had been served through program experiences and more adults had been trained than a year ago. Retail revenue and public support were up. Resident camp registrations were down at all four camps compared to 2011. The council's 2013 priorities will be to increase girl and adult recruitment and retention, to maintain the FY 12 level for council revenue, and to tell the Girl Scout story to all stakeholders.

 

Board Chair Tina Stillwell reported on the GSUSA National Corporate Leadership Meeting and Girl Scouts Rock the Mall event the week of June 4 in Washington, D.C. She encouraged Board members to attend the property feedback meetings in July.

 

The next Board meeting will be held September 14 at Tan-Tar-A Resort at Lake of the Ozarks and will be followed by a board development and planning retreat that evening and September 15.

 

 

  

New Council Staff Structure 

It is important that all of our council resources are aligned toward helping Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland achieve the competitive focus and the five strategic priorities that emerged from our Strategic Learning process. One of our largest resources is our council staff. We needed to make some changes to our staff structure to better position us to achieve our competitive focus of building council capacity to provide quality service delivery to service units and troops. Our new staff structure took effect on July 2.

 

In our new staff structure, we eliminated eleven positions and added twelve positions back. The positions we eliminated were Sr. Membership Manager, Sr. Leadership Program Manager, Sr. Volunteer Development Manager, Leadership Program Specialist (6), Volunteer Development Specialist and E-Media Specialist. We are taking a new approach to delivering membership, volunteerism and program (MVP) services to our membership. These services will now be delivered through three regional teams, one assigned to each of our three council regions. These teams will be led by the new position of regional manager, who will be responsible for ensuring quality service delivery in their regions. These regional managers will supervise teams of membership and marketing specialists (MMS) and leadership and learning specialists (LLS). There will be two LLS in each region - one specializing in the delivery of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and the other specializing in volunteer development.  The three regional teams are:

 

Central Region
Regional Manager - Carolyn Imhoff
Membership Marketing Specialists - Angela Peth, Sarah Smith, Megan White and Sherrey Young

Leadership and Learning Specialist (GSLE) - Karen Lawrence
Leadership and Learning Specialist (Volunteerism) - Julie Wall

 

Southeast Region   

Regional Manager - Kara Glaus
Membership Marketing Specialists - Alyx Chevalier and three positions to be filled
Leadership and Learning Specialist (GSLE) - April Isbell
Leadership and Learning Specialist (Volunteerism) - Shirley Stevens

 

Southwest Region   

Regional Manager - Anne Hyde
Membership Marketing Specialists - Shandon Hill, Dawn Irvine, Becky Ledbetter, Melissa Stark, Candice Wolf and one position to be filled
Leadership and Learning Specialist (GSLE) - Stefanie McCall
Leadership and Learning Specialist (Volunteerism) - Melody Hutchison

 

Three new positions have been included to provide better services for our membership:

  • Leadership and Learning Specialist (Outdoor) - Keely Elfrink - responsible for resident camp management and providing increased outdoor opportunities across the council
  • CES Manager/Website Administrator - Liam Watts - responsible for council data management and website administration
  • PR/Digital Media Manager - Lori Enyart- responsible for social media and localized public relations efforts

 


 

Volunteer Feedback Sessions
Regarding the Property Plan
 
All volunteers are invited to attend one of the feedback sessions listed below regarding the council's long range property plan. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear the current status of council properties, the long range implications and give feedback on how the council property situation can be addressed. All sessions are from 6:30-8:30pm. No RSVP is required.  

 

Monday, July 9 - Joplin

Central Christian Center, Fellowship Hall
410 S Virginia Avenue, Joplin, Missouri

 

Tuesday, July 10 - Springfield

Girl Scout Service Center

210 S Ingram Mill Road, Springfield, Missouri

 

Thursday, July 12 - Columbus, KS

Girl Scout House

116 E Country Road, Columbus, Kansas

 

Monday, July 16 - Sedalia

State Fair Community College, Thompson Conference Center

3201 W 16th Street, Sedalia, Missouri

 

Tuesday, July 17 - Jefferson City

St. Joseph Catholic Church, Undercroft

2305 W Main, Jefferson City, Missouri

 

Wednesday, July 18 - Columbia

Silver Meadows Program Center

300 E Pinnacles Road, Hallsville, Missouri

 

Thursday, July 19 - Rolla

First United Methodist Church Family Life Center, Room 351

804 N Main, Rolla, Missouri

 

Monday, July 23 - Mountain View

Girl Scout Hut

409 N Pine Street, Mountain View, Missouri

 

Tuesday, July 24 - Dexter

United Methodist Church

501 S Walnut, Dexter, Missouri

 

Wednesday, July 25 - Cape Girardeau

Cape Girardeau Library

711 N Clark, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

 

Thursday, July 26 - Poplar Bluff

Temple Baptist Church, Annex

1813 Barron Road, Poplar Bluff, Missouri

 

  

 

 
In This Issue
June Board Meeting Recap
New Council Staff Structure
Volunteer Feedback Sessions Regarding the Property Plan
About GSMH

Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland provides the premier leadership experience for girls. 

 

Our outcomes-based program model empowers girls to develop life and leadership skills that they will use for the rest of their lives.

 

Our council serves over 16,000 girls and 5,000 adults across 68 counties in southern and central Missouri, southeast Kansas, and northeast Oklahoma.

 

About Girl Scouting

 

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Phone: 877-312-GSMH (4764)
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