Anne Hogan to retire as CEO for Girl Scouts of Chesapeake Bay

After 10 years as chief executive officer for Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay, Anne T. Hogan has announced she will retire effective Friday, June 1. Hogan stepped into the role of CEO in 2008 after serving on the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay board of directors for six years. During her tenure, she has overseen the construction of the Peninsula Resource Center in Salisbury, Md.; the Lynn W. Williams Science & Technology Lodge in Hockessin – the first building in Delaware to earn Platinum LEED Certification; and the new Northern Resource Center in Newark.

"I have had the honor of working for almost 8,500 bosses – the Girl Scouts in Delaware and the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia. These girls and the over 3,700 adult members in our council have shown me what the future looks like," said Hogan. "I've had a front-row seat watching the unlimited potential of our girls as they become go-getters, innovators, risk-takers and leaders. I cannot wait to see where they all go from here."

Hogan said the search for Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay's next CEO will be spearheaded by the board of directors, led by board Chair Katya Nieburg-Wheeler and Girl Scouts of the USA. They are setting up a national search task group.

"Everyone who has worked with Anne can see her tremendous passion for the Girl Scouts organization, volunteers, and the girls," Nieburg-Wheeler said. "Her efforts in creating rich community partnerships with a focus on STEM and the outdoors will create opportunities for girls for years to come."

Hogan has been involved in Girl Scouts since she was 7 years old in Massachusetts. Throughout her three-decade career in the banking industry, she continued her involvement with the movement as a volunteer leader and then president of the Massachusetts-based Spar and Spindle Girl Scout Council's board of directors. After moving to Delaware in 1991, she joined the board of Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay. She credits Girl Scouts with teaching her core business skills which influenced her success as a corporate executive. As senior executive vice president and director of portfolio marketing operations at MBNA, she used those skills to help her launch the bank's global operations in the United Kingdom and manage 500 employees.

"I have had the great privilege as chair of her Northern Advisory Board of working alongside Anne through her time as CEO of Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay and can attest to her dedication, passion for the mission, and outstanding leadership skills," said Gary Stockbridge, Delmarva Power region president. "She led this organization through difficult and changing times with an aim toward positioning Girl Scouts to serve the girls of this region well for years ahead. She will be missed by all of us."

Reflecting on her Girl Scout career, Hogan said, "Creating an environment where girls can take risks, try something new and develop lifelong leadership skills is so important, because we owe that to today's girls and to our future."

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