If you want to find the largest group of Girl Scouts in the world, go to the Windy City, the headquarters for the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The organization serves 84,000 scouts and 24,000 adult volunteers in 245 counties. It is part of the larger Girl Scouts of the USA, which in recent years has become more centralized and brand-focused. The century-old national organization now bills itself as "the premiere leadership development organization for girls." It has realigned 309 regional councils across the nation including the 2008 merger of seven area Girl Scout councils in the greater Chicago area. With roughly 150 staff members, the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana earns more than $30 million in annual gross revenue.
LEGAL TEAM
Kathryn Kimura Mlsna, a 30-year veteran of McDonald’s Corp.’s legal department, became the Chicago-area chapter’s first chief strategy, legal and governance officer in 2010, and brought the legal and risk-management operations in-house for the first time. She’s one of two attorneys in the department.
