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Council Realignment Committee (CRC)

In May 2007 our Council Realignment Committee (CRC) for the central Michigan councils was established. In October 2007, this CRC committed to a Good Faith Agreement toward a merger of the five (5) full merging councils of Girl Scouts of the Glowing Embers, Girl Scouts of the Huron Valley, Girl Scouts Irish Hills, Girl Scouts of Michigan Capital, Girl Scouts of Mitten Bay and the two jurisdictional changing councils of Girl Scouts of Fair Winds and Girl Scouts of Singing Sands.

November 1, 2008, the five central Michigan councils will merge to become Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Council.

The CRC — charged with leading the council merger process — is made up of the Chief Executive Officers (CEO) and Board Chairs from the merging councils. The vast amount of Girl Scout Council experience and business expertise of this team will ensure that the new council is developed in adherence to GSUSA realignment guidelines, as well as the legal governance aspects.

The CRC members for the Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Council consists of:  

Glowing Embers

Jan Barker, CEO and Barb Giesen, Board Chair  

Huron Valley

Gail Scott, CEO and Bonnie Carre, Board Chair 

Irish Hills

Laurie Skrzynski, CEO (interim) and Kathryn Keersmaekers, Board Chair 

Michigan Capitol

Ruth Hohl Borger, CEO abd Joe Lessard, Board Chair 

Mitten Bay

Kerry Allen, CEO and Bill Mulders, Jr., Board Chair 

Fair Winds*

Dawn Reha, CEO and Barbara Walker, Board Chair

Singing Sands*

Janet Ridenour, CEO abd Linda Reynnells, Board Chair 

*Council representatives are serving on CRC subcommittees.

GSUSA Realignment Consultant
Liza Pierce, GSUSA staff member

To assist with the process nine (9) sub-committees have been identified to provide high-level expertise and support to the CRC. The sub-committees and their chair(s) are: CEO Search - Joe Lessard; Communications - Gail Scott; Finance - Bill Mulders; Fund Development - All CEO’s; Governance - Barb Giesen; Human Resources - Jan Barker and Kerry Allen; Information Technology (IT) - Bonnie Carre; Property - Ruth Hohl Borger and; Service Delivery (Membership, Program, Training) - Laurie Skrzynski

Breaking News

In October of 2007 we began the process of merging into Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan. We need the input of many people to make decisions in key areas of operation. If you are interested in being a member of a Task Group, please complete the Task Group Interest Form and mail it to your local Council Headquarters.

We Want to Hear From You

Have you gone to our Think Tank page? This is where you can give us your input on various issues. We want to know what you value most in the programs and services provided by Girl Scouts.