Anna Maria Chávez
| Anna Maria Chávez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1968 Eloy, Arizona |
| Education | Yale University, University of Arizona Law School |
| Employer | Girl Scouts of the USA |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer |
| Term | 2011-Present |
| Predecessor | Kathy Cloninger |
| Spouse(s) | Robert |
| Children | Michael |
Anna Maria Chávez is the Chief Executive Officer of the Girl Scouts of the USA (2011–present) and the first Latina to head the organization.
Biography
Anna Maria Chavez was born in 1968 in the small farm town of Eloy, Arizona and is of Mexican-American heritage. She joined the Girl Scouts as a child. Her family moved to Phoenix, Arizona during her high school years. She attended Yale University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in American History. She attended James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, received the Juris Doctorate degree, and was admitted to the bar of the Arizona Supreme Court, the bar of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and, ultimately, the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.[1] Anna currently resides in New Jersey. She is married to Robert, a financial industry executive, and they have a son, Michael.[2]
Career
After completing her law degree, she served as legal counsel to the Federal Highway Administration in Washington D.C. She also served as an attorney advisor in the Office of the Counsel to the President. During her time in Washington, she served as public policy advisor to several offices including U.S Secretary of Transportation and the offices of Government Contracting, Size Standards, Technology, and Small Disadvantaged Business Certification and Eligibility.
Prior to joining the Girl Scouts organization, Chavez served as Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for then-Governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano. From November 2003 to January 2007, she worked with city, state, tribal, and community organizations to promote the Governor's policies and initiatives, eventually being appointed Deputy Chief of Staff.
In 2009, the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas appointed Chavez as CEO and in 2011 she was appointed CEO of Girls Scouts of the USA.[1]
Accomplishments
In 2012, Chavez received the Chairman's Award from the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Women of Excellence Award from the Women of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting. She has also been recognized for her work in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) technologies and increasing the participation of Girl Scouts in STEM-related fields. She is recognized as one of the 100 Women in STEM by STEMConnector.
The "Ban Bossy" Campaign
The Ban Bossy social media campaign is co-sponsored by Leanin.org and the Girl Scouts of the USA. It encourages young girls to become leaders and aims to remove the stigma associated with the word bossy. In addition to Chavez, the campaign features some of the nation's most influential women, including Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, pop-star Beyonce, designer Diane Von Furstenberg.[3][4][5][6]
References
- 1 2 "Meet Our Senior Leadership Team". Girl Scouts of the USA web site. Girl Scouts of United States of America. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
- ↑ Allen, Paula (May–June 2011). "Anna Maria Chávez - New Ways to be a Girl Scout". San Antonio Woman (San Antonio, Texas: Pixelworks Corporation). Retrieved 2011-11-27.
- ↑ Sandberg, Sheryl; Chávez, Anna Maria (8 March 2014). "Sheryl Sandberg and Anna Maria Chávez on 'Bossy,' the Other B-word". The Wall Street Journal (The Wall Street Journal). Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ Jolie Lee (2014-05-10). "Beyonce, Jennifer Garner, Jane Lynch join 'Ban Bossy" campaign. USA Today 10 March 2014 | Retrieved 8 Aug 2014". USAToday.com. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
- ↑ "Facebook COO Sandberg's ludicrous crusade against bossy". New York Post. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ↑ "Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, Jane Lynch join prominent women in #BanBossy campaign". New York Daily News. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.