To: Sylvia Acevedo, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Doye, Chief Operating Officer, Lynn Godfrey, Chief Communications Officer, Barry Horowitz, Chief Revenue Officer, Nhadine Leung, Chief Governance Officer, Lisa Margosian, Chief Cus...
Girl Scouts USA - Executive Team Conflict of Interests
The GSUSA Executive Team failed Girl Scouts past, present, and future by engaging in Partisan Politics. From CEO Sylvia Acevedo's current role with Synergis Education to CFO Angela Olden's ties to Big Pharma, we request that the Executive Team sever all ties with the Trump administration or step down from their posts.
Why is this important?
I'm a lifetime member of Girl Scouts who earned the Gold Award over 20 years ago. When I read that Girl Scouts were walking in the Inauguration, I was upset but not worried. I figured there had been some clerical mistake or miscommunication on GSUSA's or, more likely, Trump's part.
I became truly worried when the response from GSUSA to any & all Girl Scouts, present and former, was one of barely restrained contempt. For the spokesperson of GSUSA to pull out one or two lines from the Girl Scout promise & law: "I will respect authority" and "I will serve my country" and put those 2 lines above ALL other parts of the promise and law... it was a slap in the face to every American female The digging in of their heels. the "we will brook no argument", the "we are non-partisan"... This was all the talk of people who neither respected nor cared for the people who pay their salaries.
So why would they do this?
Looking through the background of each of the Executive Team's bios sheds light on why Girl Scouts came second and Trump came first. GSUSA is just a stepping stone for the GSUSA Executive Team. Few of them have any previous experience with Girl Scouts. Few of them have a history of charitable work.
Although members of the Executive Team have little life history with Girl Scouts... they sure do have very full histories tied up with businesses & stock plans that will improve under a Trump presidency.
Interim CEO Sylvia Acevedo is currently on the board of Synergis Eduction. This company will make a a huge profit if Trump is able to implement DeVos' privatization of schools.
COO Anthony Doye worked with IBM, CompuCom, and UniSys. UniSys provided some cybersecurity in Obama's administration. It would be a feather in Doye's cap if Trump chose UniSys for his enhanced cybersecurity plan.
The list goes on and on...
Chief Development Officer Elena Pak was a member of the political think tank 'The Atlantic Council' which dealt with Energy (oil) in the Kazakhstan & Black Sea region.
Chief Marketing Officer Lynn Godfrey worked for American Express Banking.
Chief Revenue Barry Horowitz worked for NYC's Macy's Retail Stores.
Chief Governance Officer Nhadine Leung worked for Chemical Bank.
Chief of Staff Annette Freytag worked for IBM as well as "2 fortune 50" companies which she does not name in her bio.
Chief Financial Officer Angela Olden worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry for FMC Corp.
and finally, Chief Customer Officer Lisa Margosian worked for both Bank of America and the KIPP Network (the largest Charter School network in America).
GSUSA has become tainted by leadership with partisan motivations. The Executive Team must divest themselves of all Trump ties and conflicts of interest OR they must step down.
By signing this petition we are saying Girls come first and greed comes never.
I became truly worried when the response from GSUSA to any & all Girl Scouts, present and former, was one of barely restrained contempt. For the spokesperson of GSUSA to pull out one or two lines from the Girl Scout promise & law: "I will respect authority" and "I will serve my country" and put those 2 lines above ALL other parts of the promise and law... it was a slap in the face to every American female The digging in of their heels. the "we will brook no argument", the "we are non-partisan"... This was all the talk of people who neither respected nor cared for the people who pay their salaries.
So why would they do this?
Looking through the background of each of the Executive Team's bios sheds light on why Girl Scouts came second and Trump came first. GSUSA is just a stepping stone for the GSUSA Executive Team. Few of them have any previous experience with Girl Scouts. Few of them have a history of charitable work.
Although members of the Executive Team have little life history with Girl Scouts... they sure do have very full histories tied up with businesses & stock plans that will improve under a Trump presidency.
Interim CEO Sylvia Acevedo is currently on the board of Synergis Eduction. This company will make a a huge profit if Trump is able to implement DeVos' privatization of schools.
COO Anthony Doye worked with IBM, CompuCom, and UniSys. UniSys provided some cybersecurity in Obama's administration. It would be a feather in Doye's cap if Trump chose UniSys for his enhanced cybersecurity plan.
The list goes on and on...
Chief Development Officer Elena Pak was a member of the political think tank 'The Atlantic Council' which dealt with Energy (oil) in the Kazakhstan & Black Sea region.
Chief Marketing Officer Lynn Godfrey worked for American Express Banking.
Chief Revenue Barry Horowitz worked for NYC's Macy's Retail Stores.
Chief Governance Officer Nhadine Leung worked for Chemical Bank.
Chief of Staff Annette Freytag worked for IBM as well as "2 fortune 50" companies which she does not name in her bio.
Chief Financial Officer Angela Olden worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry for FMC Corp.
and finally, Chief Customer Officer Lisa Margosian worked for both Bank of America and the KIPP Network (the largest Charter School network in America).
GSUSA has become tainted by leadership with partisan motivations. The Executive Team must divest themselves of all Trump ties and conflicts of interest OR they must step down.
By signing this petition we are saying Girls come first and greed comes never.