Below you will find our CEO’s bio and a list of suggested speaking topics to help guide your request.
Janet Donovan is the President and CEO for Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania. She is a retired U.S. Navy Two Star Rear Admiral and former Deputy Commander in the Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) of the Navy with more than 20 years of executive experience in strategy development, talent management and collaboration. She has completed numerous professional development and executive training courses in strategic planning, strategic communication and innovation, coalition-building, finance and accounting, cyber security, risk management and ethics.
Janet received her law degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. She has seen firsthand the character-building impact that Girl Scouts can make in the lives of young women and believes Girl Scouting provides a distinctive experience to prepare our next generation of confident and capable leaders.
Janet has also been published as a co-author of the book entitled “Embracing Ambition, Empowering Women to Step Out, Be Seen & Lead”.
PLEASE NOTE: recording is not permitted, and the CEO does not take questions after speaking. However, the requestor may send questions prior to event to have the CEO address, or questions can be sent after speaking for her to review and respond to.
Questions should be sent to: CEO@gshpa.org
Janet has a wealth of experience and topics that she is willing to present. A few include:
o Overcoming learning loss for girls today
o Girl leadership development
o Experiences from her military career
o Women’s leadership
o Sponsorship & Mentorship
o Women’s empowerment
o Girl Scout entrepreneurship/financial literacy
o Girl Scout History
o Embracing Ambition Chapter/book