GSHH CEO Search Updates
Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson's Interim CEO, Helen Wronski, has been with the council since May 2022 and will be with the council through spring 2024. While we are immensely grateful for her experience and leadership, the time has come to look for a permanent CEO.
Below, GSHH's Board President, Gale Hauck, provides an update on the process and timeline for this search.
GSHH seeks an inspirational, collaborative, and empowering leader to provide strategic direction and oversight for this storied and vital organization. The CEO will be part of a national network of CEOs working to build awareness around the value of the Girl Scout experience to current and future generations of girls and their families. This is a tremendous opportunity to join a beloved organization and collaborate with its constituents to chart a pathway for the Council’s future growth and impact, maximizing its value to Girl Scouts of all ages, their families, volunteers, alumnae, and the GSHH community at large.
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO is responsible for leading GSHH in deep collaboration with its many stakeholder groups, elevating the future course of the organization and addressing challenges facing GSHH head-on, which includes promoting programs and initiatives with partners; diversifying revenue streams; delivering high-caliber and engaging experiences and resources for Girl Scouts and volunteers; equipping teams with the tools and skills to embrace a rapidly evolving digital landscape; and fostering ongoing membership growth and engagement.
This leader will be charged with leading all aspects of the organization in partnership with a strong leadership team, including but not limited to, community and volunteer engagement, program development, fund development, membership development, and ensuring efficient operational, fiscal, and facilities management.
In partnership with Council constituents, the next CEO will establish the organization’s vision, define bold short- and long-term goals for GSHH, and co-create a cohesive, targeted strategic plan, working with a wide variety of stakeholders to implement, adapt, and modify it as needed.
View complete Position Profile. Interested parties may express interest through GSHH's chosen executive search firm, Koya Partners.
Update February 2024
We are reaching out to share an update on our Chief Executive Officer search process. We are excited to announce that the Search Committee, after interviewing and vetting six executive search firms, has engaged Koya Partners | Diversified Search Group to lead this engagement. Koya is a firm exclusively dedicated to working with mission-driven clients and candidates. Koya has led over 10 executive leadership searches for Councils across the country as well as multiple searches for organizations like YMCA, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Junior Achievement. While Koya is not one of the three firms recommended by GSUSA, the committee feels Koya best aligns with the council’s needs and will help us find the best long term CEO for GSHH.
Many thanks in advance for your support at this important point in our process. We look forward to sharing updates as we are able throughout our search.
CEO Search Projected Timeline
Oct/Nov 2023
Committee to interview executive search firms.
February 2024
Committee to select search firm that will begin the process of identifying candidates.
Spring 2024
Position description goes live and the search firm will begin accepting applications.
Summer 2024
Projected start date for permanent CEO.
CEO Search Committee Members 
Members of the CEO Search Committee:
Gale Hauck, Board President
Kim Barnett, 1st Vice President
Donna Halperin, 2nd Vice President
Jolene Borell, Treasurer
Kathryn Doyle-Bunker, Secretary
Trevis Hinds, Director-at-Large
Pat Allen, Director at Large, National Delegate
Kathleen "Kit" Jones, Community Member, National Delegate
Helen Wronski, ex-officio
