Girl Scouts of Central Indiana’s board of directors requests your presence at the
2019 Annual Meeting of Voting Members Monday, March 11 5:30 p.m. open house - 6:30 p.m. meeting Cost: Free Open seating Reply at www.girlscoutsindiana.org/annualmeeting Leadership and Learning Center at Camp Dellwood 7201 Girl Scout Lane | Indianapolis, IN 46214
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2019 Annual Meeting Dear Voting Members, We look forward to seeing you at the 13th annual meeting of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana on March 11, 2019, as we honor the volunteers that have such an impactful role in the lives of 29,000 central Indiana girls. Further, as I wrap up my first year as the new CEO, I am excited to share some new opportunities for engagement between council staff and Girl Scout volunteer leaders. At the meeting you will also be asked to elect our volunteer board of directors and board development committee who will join us in leading the Girl Scout Movement. This year we are thrilled to again host you at the Leadership and Learning Center as well as seven satellite locations in our Girl Scout service centers. We hope that given all these opportunities to be with us on March 11, everyone will join us in this annual celebration. Please remember that your attendance is critical for us to conduct the business meeting of our council. Please come early to shop and visit with old friends and the new ones that you will make. Warmest wishes,
Diana Sullivan Board Chair Danielle Shockey Chief Executive Officer
Included In This Document Board and Candidate Info.................................................3-8 Bylaws Pertaining to Election............................................9 2018 Annual Meeting Minutes....................................10-14
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Courage v Confidence v Character 2019 Slate for Election and Current Members Board of Directors Paul Ainslie
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term ending 2022
Member-at-Large
Term ending 2021
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2022
Proposed Officer-2nd Vice Chair
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Proposed Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2022
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2022
Former Director of I-STEM Resource Network-Purdue University. Graduate of University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University. Partnered with Girl Scouts to expand STEM education in Indiana. Mary Azar Callahan Midwest Division-Business Banking, JP Morgan Chase. Graduate of Purdue University and studied at Oxford University/England. Troop leader, Lt. Governor’s Leadership Luncheon Committee, GSCI board member and Development Committee chair. Jo Biggers CPA, MBA, VP of Finance and AdministrationCountryMark. Graduate of Indiana University and University of Virginia. GSCI committee member. Monica Brownewell Smith Counsel, Barnes & Thornburg. Graduate of Valparaiso University Law School and DePauw University. Former Girl Scout and troop leader, GSCI board and committee member. Rebecca Carl Associate VP for Engagement-Indiana University Graduate of Indiana State University and Butler University. Former Girl Scout and GSCI board member and Fund Development Committee chair. Julie Carson Assistant VP-Treasury Solutions Analyst-Global Commercial Banking-Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Graduate of Indiana University.
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Jean Caster
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term ending 2022
Member-at-Large
Term ending 2020
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2022
Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2021
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2020
Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2020
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2021
Project Leader/Healthy Indiana Plan Program Director-Anthem, Inc. Graduate of Indiana University Kelley School of Business and studied at Tilburg University/The Netherlands. Roberta Courtright Director of Community & Player Relations-Indiana Fever/Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Graduate of Aquinas College-Grand Rapids. Program partner, GSCI board and committee member. Kim Dodson Executive Director-The Arc of Indiana. Graduate of Purdue University. Marco Dominguez Director of Community Outreach-Financial Center First Credit Union. Graduate of Butler University and Vincennes University. Latinas Taking the Lead, GSCI board and committee member. Arlissa Dumas Student. Girl Scout, Top Cookie Seller, Gold Award Girl Scout. Dr. Sue Ellspermann President-Ivy Tech Community College. Former Lt. Governor of Indiana, former Indiana State Representative for District 74. Graduate of University of Louisville and Purdue University. Former Girl Scout, GSCI board and committee member. Krystal Fleeger Quality Control Team Leader-Eli Lilly & Company. Former Girl Scout, program partner and board and committee member.
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Beth Forman
Proposed Officer-Treasurer
Term ending 2022
Proposed Officer-Secretary
Term ending 2022
Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2020
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2022
Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2020
Proposed Officer-Chair
Term Ending 2022
Member-at-Large
Term Ending 2020
Senior Manager-Deloitte & Touche LLP. Graduate of Indiana University. Former Girl Scout, Girl Scout mom, former GSCI board and committee member. Jo Lynn Garing Manager of Group Communications-Roche Diagnostics, Graduate of Indiana University. Troop Leader and GSCI board and committee member. Tara Hamashuk Student Girl Scout, Gold Award Recipient, GSCI board member. Rachel Hazaray Manager & Assistant General Counsel-Subaru of Indiana Automotive. Graduate of IU School of Business and IU McKinney School of Law. Former Girl Scout, GSCI board and committee member. Toni Hickey Deputy General Counsel & Chief IP Counsel-Cummins, Inc. Graduate of Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and University of Colorado. GSCI board and committee member. Vandana Kapur Chief Financial Officer-Indy Chamber. Graduate of Indiana University Kelley School of Business. GSCI board member-treasurer and committee member. Elizabeth Kmiec Vice President, Trust Administrator-ClearPoint Federal Bank & Trust. Graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law Former Girl Scout, troop leader, GSCI board and Investment Committee chair.
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Courage v Confidence v Character Kimberly Morgan
Member-at-Large
Term ending 2020
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term ending 2022
Member-at-Large
Term ending 2021
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term ending 2022
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term ending 2022
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term ending 2022
Proposed Officer-1st Vice Chair
Term ending 2022
Member-at-Large
Term ending 2020
Director of Business Development-USA Track & Field. Graduate of Baylor University. Former Girl Scout,troop leader, GSCI board and committee member. Camishe Nunley Licensed Mental Health Counselor-Healing Your Hidden Hurts. Graduate of Indiana State University. Jennifer Ping Executive Director Governmental Affairs-Krieg DeVault. Graduate of Purdue University. GSCI board member. Jennifer Pittman AVP, Community Affairs-One America. Graduate of Franklin College. GSCI committee member. Michele Richey Counsel, Honda North America, Inc. Graduate of Indiana University McKinney School of Law and Hanover College. Former Girl Scout, Girl Scout mom, GSCI board and committee member. Kim Schwieterman Vice President of Sales & Marketing-TwinMed. Graduate of Eastern Michigan University. Stephanie Smithey Shareholder-Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Graduate of Loyola University School of Law and University of Notre Dame. Former Girl Scout, co-troop leader, GSCI board and committee member, HR task group chair, national delegate, co-chair of the Executive Search Committee. Jennifer Stansberry Manager of Governance and Board Affairs-Citizens Energy Group. Graduate of Marian University. Former Girl Scout, GSCI board and committee member.
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Courage v Confidence v Character Taryn Stone
Member-at-Large
Term ending 2021
Member-at-Large
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Board Member
Term ending 2021
Member-at-Large
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Board Member
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Member-at-Large
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Partner-Ice Miller LLP. Graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis. GSCI board member. Ken Warner Vice President Wealth Management-Omega Portfolio Management. Graduate of Indiana State University and DePauw University. GSCI board and mission delivery committee chair.
Board Development Committee Mary Azar Callahan Midwest Division-Business Banking, JP Morgan Chase. Graduate of Purdue University and studied at Oxford University/England. Troop leader, Lt. Governor’s Leadership Luncheon Committee, GSCI board member and Development Committee chair. Hollin Bolden Sr. Account Executive-Cummins, Inc. Graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University and Ball State University. Roberta Courtright Director of Community & Player Relations-Indiana Fever/Pacers Sports & Entertainment. Graduate of Aquinas College-Grand Rapids. Program partner, GSCI board and committee member. Marjorie Darden Project Manager Clinical I.S. Education. Graduate of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Former Girl Scout, troop leader, former board member and GSCI committee member.
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Tiffany Lemons
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term ending 2022
Board Member
Term ending 2021
Member-at-Large
Term ending 2020
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term ending 2022
Proposed Member-at-Large
Term ending 2022
Organizational Development Consultant-Indiana University. Graduate of Indiana University, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Former Girl Scout, former GSCI staff member-VP of Membership. Jennifer Pittman AVP, Community Affairs-One America. Graduate of Franklin College. GSCI committee member. Joyce Rogers Vice President for Development and External Relations- Indiana University Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs. Graduate of Indiana University, IU McKinney School of Law, and Indiana State University. GSCI committee member. Maggie Stevens Chief Operations Officer-Indiana Connected by 25. Graduate of St. Louis University, University of Charleston, and University of Cincinnati. GSCI committee member. Diana Sullivan Clinical Faculty-Indiana University School of Nursing. Graduate of Indiana University. Former Girl Scout, troop leader, former GSCI board c hair and committee member.
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Bylaws (selected excerpts) Article IV – Board Development Committee 3. Duties: The duties of the Board Development Committee shall be as follows: a The Board Development Committee shall present at each Annual Meeting of the Council a single slate of Officers of the Council, members-at-large of the Board of Directors and members of the Board Development Committee. If vacancies occur in Officers, members of the Board of Directors, or the Board Development Committee between Annual Meetings, the Board Development Committee shall recommend nominee(s) to the Board. b.
A single slate for Delegates and nominees to fill vacancies among elected Delegates, should vacancies occur, to the National Council of Girl Scouts of the United States of America shall be presented at the Annual Meeting, as provided in Article XI.
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In partnership with the Board Chair and CEO, the Board Development Committee shall assure the education of the Board of Directors and orientation of new members of the Board of Directors, assess Board education, and plan for succession.
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Nominations for any position may be made from the floor, provided the eligibility of such nominees had been established and written consent to serve, if elected, had been secured and was in the hands of the Chair of the Board Development Committee ten (10) days before the meeting.
Article VII – Board of Directors 4. Vacancies. Except as provided in Article VI, Section 2, of these Bylaws, vacancies in the Board of Directors occurring by death, resignation, creation of new directorships, or otherwise, may be filled until the next Annual Meeting by vote of the majority of the remaining directors then in office, though less than a quorum, at any meeting of the Board of Directors called for that purpose.
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Girl Scouts of Central Indiana
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2018 Annual Meeting Minutes The annual meeting of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, Inc. was held on Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Leadership and Learning Center, 7201 Girl Scout Lane in Indianapolis, Indiana. Board Chair Diana Sullivan presided over the meeting. Diana welcomed everyone to the meeting and announced that the council’s business would be conducted in addition to recognizing adults and community partners that have affected the lives of thousands of girls in central Indiana. Special guests, Susan Oliver and Kelly Schneider from WIN/Salesforce were introduced and received a round of applause for their support of Girl Scouts. Diana reminded everyone that it was the second year of hosting the annual meeting at the Leadership and Learning Center, as well as live streaming the meeting to each of the council’s Service Centers. Diana stated that as voting was conducted on meeting business, votes would be gathered from each Service Center. Diana asked that all stand as Girl Scout Savannah Kellams led the opening ceremony. Diana called the business meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Diana announced that it had been a pleasure to serve her second year as board chair of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana and acknowledged the biggest and best accomplishment as the successful transition from the very first CEO of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, Deborah Hearn Smith, to our new CEO, Danielle Shockey. She continued by stating that the priorities of the council were shared with Danielle during the hiring process and the search committee soon became easily impressed with her positive energy and her connections and experience in public education. Diana commented that a Girl Scout alumna, Danielle’s experience serving Indiana’s youth, spans a career of 20 years as the sole Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Indiana Department of Education where she was at the forefront of Indiana K-12 education. Diana concluded by adding that Danielle also had experience as a college dean, school principal and educator and had earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Ball State University and a Master of Science in Educational Leadership from Indiana University. Diana introduced Chief Executive Officer Danielle Shockey. Danielle was given a warm welcome and stated that she was honored to be with everyone in her first, of what she planned to be, many annual meetings and shared her G.I.R.L. story
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Courage v Confidence v Character and her strategic priorities for the next twelve months that included growing membership; focusing on council fiscal health; developing fund development initiatives; and proactively planning for marketplace competition. Danielle asked that each person leaving the meeting to stand up in their neighborhood, place of worship, schools and in deliberate ways and share the Girl Scout story, share their story. Danielle introduced Jennifer Victory-Newbert who shared her story and introduced the Give.Help.Repeat Campaign. The meeting continued with Diana substituting for Secretary Dr. Nicole Harper who was unable to attend. Diana defined the voting members as stated in the council’s bylaws and presented the credential report. Diana announced that 110 voting members were in attendance and a majority of counties were present to meet quorum. Motion: Diana accepted a motion to approve the 2017 annual meeting minutes. The motion was seconded. Diana continued by directing the voting membership to stand in approval, including the Service Center locations. Those opposed were then asked to stand. With the majority vote, the 2017 annual meeting minutes were approved. Diana recognized Treasurer Vandana Kapur who announced that the council had received a clean audit on financial statements that included: a decrease in net assets of one million dollars largely due to the completion of the second year of the three year Lilly Endowment grant; unrestricted or the operating budget finished in the black; and 81% of 2017 expenses were dedicated to fund girl programming; and that we continue to search for other funding to become less dependent on the success of the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Vandana closed the Treasurer’s Report by stating that copies of the audit would be available in late May and to contact the accounting department for copies. Diana recognized Board of Director 1st Vice Chair Jasmin French. In accordance with the bylaws, Jasmin presented the single slate for the Board of Directors, the Members-at-Large, and the Board Development Committee. Board of Directors-members at large: Nominated for a one year term ending 2019 Michele Richey
Ella West
Nominated for a two year term ending 2020 Roberta Courtright
Elizabeth Kmiec
Tara Hamashuk
Nominated for a three year term ending 2021 Mary Azar Callahan
Monica Brownewell Smith
Donna Carroll
Marco Dominguez
Jennifer Ping
Taryn Stone
Ken Warner
Dr. Nikki Woodson-Bass
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Courage v Confidence v Character Board Development Committee, members at large: Nominated for a one year term ending 2019 Marjorie Darden Nominated for a three year term ending 2021 Roberta Courtright
Mary Azar Callahan
Jennifer Pittman
Motion: Jasmin moved to accept the slate of nominees for the Board of Directors and the Board Development Committee as presented. Since this motion comes from a committee, a second motion was not required. Diana added that elections shall be by ballot in contested elections and may be by voice or other means in uncontested elections and a plurality of votes cast shall elect. Since this was an uncontested election, Diana requested that the voting members stand to vote, including those members at the Service Centers. Those opposed were then asked to stand. With the majority vote, the slate was elected as presented. Diana called for the newly elected Board of Directors and the Board Development Committee to join her and Jasmin at the lectern. The installation of the newly elected Board members and Board Development Committee members followed. The meeting continued with the presentation of the Community Award that recognizes a business or organization who has partnered with Girl Scouts of Central Indiana to provide Girl Scouting opportunities, bring visibility to Girl Scouts in the community or give support to improve council properties for girls to utilize and enjoy. Danielle announced the recipients of the 2018 Community Award as Kelly Schneider and Susan Oliver on behalf of the WIN/Salesforce. The award ceremony continued with Danielle presenting the volunteer awards. Appreciation Pin Tracy Agnew Tasha Allen Alyssa Andritsch Brenda Argabright Amber Barton Aimee Blade Sarah Bourg Kristine Brewer Tiffany Broyles
Melanie Brunett
Briana Buckley
Stephanie Burba
Christa Burbrink
Alicia Burkholder
Amanda Collins
Rebecca Dembinski
Becky Doss Mary Edwards Krista Emmons Jill Ferguson Tammy Goldstein
Esmeralda Gomez
Leigh Gray
Angie Guynn
Kim Haley Jessica Hart Sarah Hasecoster Jill Hobaugh Danielle Huff Amy Laznik Debbie Loveall Stephanie MarianaiParshley Lisa Martin Shana Martin Melissa May Stacey Miers Crystal Moorefield
Julia Morwick
Cathy Moulder
Jill Price
Michelle Reed Lora Rhode Paula Roquet Gloria Rosales Deanna Sargent
Roberta Schneider
Ashley Schwering
Gina Sluss
Tammy Stark Kari Street Kacey Sullivan Brooke Taylor Emily Toler Cindy Turner Tonia Turner Will Turner Julena Valentine
Norma Villafranco
Michelle Waters
Jennifer Weinert
Elizabeth Wickstrom
Melissa Wilson
Tracey Wischmeyer
Stacy Zeigler
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Courage v Confidence v Character Honor Pin Nancy Ake Nancy Blount-Keyser Sherri Cave Colleen Kenney Erica Morgan Jen Newton Faith Pike Tammy Sander Darlene Smith
Melissa Stout-Conrad
GSUSA President’s Award (Service Units) Avon Danwood Hunter Jay County JoSheWe Manuka Monroe-North Monroe-South North South Vigo Wagon Trails The recognition of volunteers continued with Chief Operating Officer Cathy Ritchie presenting the Leadership of Excellence Award; the Thanks Badge; and the Thanks Badge 2. Leadership of Excellence Award Betty Miller
Barb Mofield
Thanks Badge Dana Jones Janis Norris Phyllis Reasoner Lori Wickstrom Thanks Badge 2 Susan Herbert-Haynes Diana recognized the retiring members of the board of directors and the board development committee and thanked them for their service. Retiring Board of Directors: Tiffany Benjamin
Carolyn Bunzendahl
Katherine Conrad
Shelly Langona
Deb Lyons Sylvia Bogle Nicole Mitchell Betsy Phillips Michael Schiele
Chloe Winston
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Danielle presented the meeting’s closing remarks by stating that during her first four months she has been inspired by the many volunteers, organizations and companies who are so dedicated to our girls and the Girl Scout Movement. She thanked everyone for helping to make her first annual meeting so special and asked that we reflect on where we’ve come from and celebrate our successes. Danielle congratulated all the award recipients and stated that through the commitment of the people in the room, together with dedicated volunteers and staff across the country, may Girl Scouting continue to positively impact the lives of many more generations of girls and thanked everyone for their efforts on behalf of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana. With no further business to conduct, the annual meeting of Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, Inc. was adjourned at 7:55 pm. Respectfully submitted, Dr. Nicole Harper Board Secretary
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