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Girl Scouts of Colorado announces new CEO
Megan Ferland to bring children’s advocacy strength to leading organization for girls
May 11, 2009 -- Today the Girl Scouts of Colorado Board of Directors introduced Megan M. Ferland as their new president and CEO. Ferland brings her extensive experience in creating awareness and advocating for children’s needs as the CEO of the Colorado Children’s Campaign to Girl Scouts of Colorado -- the premiere leadership development organization for girls in the state.
“Megan is poised to step in as our organization’s leader and make an immediate impact,” said Girl Scouts of Colorado’s Board Chair Stephanie A. Foote. “Her enthusiasm, vision and experience are exactly what Girl Scouts of Colorado needs to achieve our goal of building even more girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world and our state a better place.”
Ferland was CEO at the Colorado Children’s Campaign since 2006, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that uses research and policy to create hope and opportunities for all of Colorado’s 1.2 million kids. The core focus areas for the Children’s Campaign are early care and education, K-12 education, and children’s health.
“I have spent my entire professional career working to create opportunities so that kids have the brightest future possible,” said Ferland. “My daughter is a Girl Scout, and seeing how Girl Scouts is preparing her to be a strong and capable leader inspires me to use my expertise to help make this remarkable experience a reality for all girls in the state.”
Prior to joining the Colorado Children’s Campaign, Ferland was chief executive officer at Texas CASA, Inc., a statewide non-profit agency that advocates for abused and neglected children in the court system through the development, growth and support of local Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs. Prior to this, she served as chief of the Texas Attorney General's Juvenile Crime Intervention Division. Her professional history also includes working as legislative director for a Texas state senator and clerking for the Texas House Committee on Urban Affairs. She has a master’s degree in communication from the University of Texas at Austin and an undergraduate degree in economics and communication from Texas A&M University.
Ferland will officially begin her position as Girl Scouts of Colorado president and CEO on June 22, 2009. The Girl Scouts of Colorado CEO position has been vacant since October, 2008. In October, 2007, Girl Scouts of Colorado became the statewide face for local Girl Scouting, uniting the five previous Colorado councils and the eight Colorado counties previously served by councils in other states.
Girl Scouts of Colorado is where girls throughout the state gain courage, confidence and character alongside a group of girls who will be their friends for life. It’s a safe place for girls to explore their world, develop an understanding and empathy for others and take action to make the world a better place. Girls are guided by committed, caring adults who make learning fun. No other activity helps each girl achieve her personal leadership pathway like Girl Scouting. Girl Scouts has been the nation’s leading expert on girls for nearly 100 years.