Girl Scouts welcome new CEO From: Call and Post (Cleveland) | Date: November 14, 2007| Author: Anonymous | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Call and Post (Cleveland)

11-14-2007

Five regional Girl Scout councils realigning into one new council, known as Girl Scouts of North East Ohio, have appointed their first chief executive officer. Dr. Daisy L. Alford-Smith, of Aurora, assumed her new position on Oct. 1, at GSNEO's headquarters in Akron.

"I'm extreinely excited about this new opportunity," said Alford-Smith. "The realignment is more than jurisdictional and personnel changes. It is all about the ...

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