Girl Scouts CEO heading largest council in U.S. SPOTLIGHT Brooke Wiseman.(People)(Interview)(Brief article)

From: Crain's Chicago Business | Date: July 23, 2007| Author: Yue, Lorene | Copyright information

Byline: Lorene Yue

Job: CEO, Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana (the result of a planned merger of seven local Girl Scouts councils), since June 11.

Vitals: 58 years old; bachelor's degree in social work and psychology, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., 1971; master's degree in communication, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., 1979; various positions, Michigan Capital Girl Scouts, Lansing, Mich., 1971-81; CEO, Girl Scouts of ...

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