By Gary Lloyd
Sarah Edwards is now the president of the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama Board of Directors.
Former president Dawn Stanley resigned Monday.
“I want to thank Dawn for her service to Girl Scouts during this time of transition within our council,” Edwards said in a prepared statement. “Any time there is a shift in organizational direction it is to be expected that some board members will voluntarily transition off. This transition allows for new leaders to be recruited who have been identified with the experience and skills needed to successfully carry out some of the organizations new key strategies.
“Each of our previous board members brought invaluable expertise and a passion for Girl Scouts that positioned the organization for future growth, and we thank them. It is my goal as the new president, as it is with my fellow board members, to utilize my more than 40 years of experience in Girl Scouts to work in a collaborative spirit with our incredible girls, volunteers and community partners.”
Edwards was instrumental in the development of Friends of Camp Coleman last year, a group whose mission is to preserve Camp Coleman and its outdoor opportunities in order to build girls of courage, confidence and character now and in the future.
Patricia K. Coghlan, who had served as chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama for more than four years, resigned last month.
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