Girl Scouts of Colorado announced today that President and CEO Megan Ferland is resigning to accept the position of President and CEO of Girl Scouts of Western Washington, based in Seattle. Ferland has led Girl Scouts of Colorado for two and a half years; and under her leadership, the Colorado organization has made significant progress including achieving a 4.3% increase in membership last year. Ferland’s resignation will be effective Dec. 31, 2011.
“I’m so proud of the work we’ve done in the last few years. Accepting this position in Seattle was a truly difficult decision. Ultimately, it’s an incredible opportunity for our family,” Ferland said. “Girl Scouts of Colorado has a strong team of volunteers, staff and board members who will keep moving forward, bringing leadership development programs to more and more girls across Colorado. I’ll be cheering them on from Washington.”
The Board has named Stephanie Foote, Girl Scouts of Colorado’s current Board Chair, Interim CEO. She will begin her role after the holidays. A national search for Ferland’s successor has also been started. “We’re sad to see Megan go. We all so admire her as a leader and a person,” said Board Chair Stephanie Foote. “We’re confident that the organization will continue on its current strong path.”
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts of Colorado makes it easy, meaningful and fun for girls and volunteers to grow as leaders. We provide a safe place for girls to explore their world – from science, technology and the environment to healthy living, anti-bullying and financial literacy. For 100 years, Girl Scouting has been helping each girl develop her personal leadership skills and make friends that last a lifetime. Girl Scouts is also a great place to enhance job skills and give back to your community as an adult volunteer. In fact, we serve 30,000 girl members and 9,000 adult volunteers across Colorado! New to Girl Scouts are the flexible pathways for participation for both girls and adult volunteers. Come learn more about how you can be part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience during our historic Year of the Girl 100th anniversary by visiting girlscoutsofcolorado.org, calling 1-877-404-5708 or emailing inquiry@gscolorado.org.