Girl Scout Nation's Capital Celebrates CFO Jessica E. McClain's Selection for Prestigious Obama Foundation Leaders USA Program
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October 19, 2024
Girl Scout Nation's Capital Celebrates CFO Jessica E. McClain's Selection for Prestigious Obama Foundation Leaders USA Program
Girl Scout Nation's Capital is proud to announce that Jessica E. McClain, Chief Financial Officer, has been accepted into the esteemed 2024-2025 Obama Foundation Leaders USA program. McClain's selection from a highly competitive pool of over 6,000 applicants highlights her exceptional leadership and dedication to fostering meaningful social change. She joins an elite group of 205 global leaders committed to inspiring, empowering, and connecting with emerging changemakers across the world. Of these 205, Jessica joins just 99 other leaders in the USA cohort. Jessica is ready for the challenge, saying “By actively learning from diverse valuesdriven changemakers and gaining new perspectives, I can bring systemic change to the Girl Scout Movement and local community to empower girls in addressing the world's most pressing issues."
About the Obama Foundation Leaders USA Program
For emerging leaders working in government, civil society, and the private sector who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the common good. The Obama Foundation’s Leaders program aims to inspire, empower, and connect regional cohorts of changemakers to accelerate positive and lasting change in their communities and throughout their region and across our world. These emerging leaders from around the world forge societies and communities rooted in shared values, where all people belong, participate, and thrive. Inspired by President Obama’s leadership approach, the Leaders program engages participants in the challenges, opportunities, and skills of making positive change. Supported by full group sessions, small group discussions, and individualized leadership coaching, participants define a values-based foundation for sustained leadership, cultivate relationships with others to catalyze more inclusive, lasting change, and prepare to engage with issues at the systems level.
To interview our CFO Jessica McClain please contact Marketing Specialist Dottie Ballmann at dballmann@gscnc.org
About Girl Scouts Nation's Capital
Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital is the largest Girl Scouts council in the nation, with a commitment to build and maintain an inclusive community that respects and supports all our members. Girl Scouts provides grades K-12 the opportunity to discover, connect and take action. Girl Scouts learn new skills, explore STEM, discover the outdoors, and become entrepreneurs, all while making new friends and having fun. Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital serves over 76,000 members in 25 counties in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, DC. Our mission is to build Girl Scouts of confidence, courage, and character who make the world a better place. To volunteer, donate, reconnect, and discover how you belong in Girl Scouts, visit www.gscnc.org.
November 19, 2024
