In preparation for its 20th Annual Take the Lead Berks County event, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) is excited to announce the 2016 Honorees to be recognized by local Girl Scouts. Take the Lead honors the community’s most distinguished women, whose leadership and achievements have made the world a better place. This year, GSEP will recognize the following women:
2016 Take the Lead Berks County Honorees
* Paula M. Barron – Senior Vice President, Chief Retail Officer, Tompkins VIST Bank
* Ellen M. Huyett – Community Leader
* Mary Lou Kline – Professor, Reading Area Community College
* Dr. Natalie M. Parisi – Owner, ROG Orthodontics
Event Co-chairs for 2016 Take the Lead are Michael Duff, SVP, Government Relations & Chief Compliance Officer for Penske Truck Leasing, and Alison Snyder, Director of Personnel at East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc.
For 20 years, Girl Scouts in Berks County have showcased their poise and maturity as they run the Take the Lead event from start to finish, highlighting the organization’s mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character. After months of preparation, the girls serve as hosts and masters of ceremony, demonstrating their emerging leadership for the community to see. Four deserving senior-level Girl Scouts will have the opportunity to present the 2016 honorees with their awards on-stage.
“Take the Lead is the perfect combination of inspiring women taking action in their lives to make the world a better place, and young women leaders who run the whole event,” said Kim Fraites-Dow, Acting CEO and COO of Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania. “This is an incredible leadership opportunity for the Girl Scouts who participate, and it’s remarkable to watch them grow as they honor some of their role models on stage. We’re thrilled with this year’s honorees, who are truly outstanding women representing everything we love about Girl Scouting.”
The Take the Lead Berks County honorees will be celebrated at a special girl-led ceremony on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Reading. For more information about Take the Lead tickets, advertising and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.gsep.org/takethelead or call 215-564-2030.
For further information about Girl Scouting, how to join, volunteer, reconnect, or donate, call 215-564-4657 or visit <www.GSEP.org>.