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Girl Scouts of Northern California Appoint Marina H. Park as new CEO

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Our biggest step in moving forward is the hiring of our new CEO. We are excited to announce that we have named Marina H. Park as the new Chief Executive Officer for Girl Scouts of Northern California effective November 1. Marina joins the Girl Scouts of Northern California from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, a leading law firm. At Pillsbury, Marina served as managing partner, one of the highest-level positions, and worked to establish Pillsbury as a recognizable law firm for women attorneys, lawyers of color, and lawyers of diverse sexual orientation.

With professional and personal connections throughout Northern California, Marina, a former GirlScout, will help bring girls from rural, suburban and urban areas together under the newly formed GirlScouts of Northern California.

Marina is no stranger to the importance of a volunteer-based organization. She began her careerserving as a Vista Volunteer. Marina also has first-hand leadership experience as a volunteer herself in the Girl Scout community. As one of the founding mentors of Camp CEO, Marina shared the vision and devoted her time to bringing life-changing opportunities to high school girls in our underserved communities.

"I have seen the Girl Scout community make a real difference for the girls who participate," said Park. "Girl Scouts is an inclusive organization that helps change the world, one girl at a time."