World Board
WAGGGS is governed by a World Board, made up of 17 active Girl Guiding/Girl Scouting members from around the world who are democratically elected by all Member Organizations at the World Conference. Each region elects a Chairman at their Regional Conference every three years and the five Chairmen also sit on the World Board.
Back row from left: June Cameron, Marie-Anne Tofani Fofana, Lucía Piñeiro, Mary Mc Phail, Elspeth Henderson, Fabiola Canavesi, Mette Grønvold, Margaret Treloar, Della Salway, Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Marjorie Samudzimu, Rehana Banoo and Magda Murr.
Front row from left: Fatimah BT Mohamed, Essia Fathallah, María Elena Murillo, Linden Edgell and Mary Lynn Myers.
Deputy Chairman: Mary Lynn Myers (USA)
Mette Grønvold (Denmark)
Della Salway (United Kingdom)
Margaret Treloar (Canada)
Ex-officio: Mary Mc Phail
With an overview of all elements of WAGGGS, the Chairman’s Co-ordinating Group ensures that all elements of WAGGGS’ work functions effectively in between annual World Board Meetings. The group monitors the work of all the committees, sub-committees and task groups including the finances.
Linden Edgell (Australia): Chairman World Centres Committee and Leadership
Lucía Piñeiro (Peru): Programme
Fatimah Bt Mohamed (Malaysia): Programme and UPS
At the heart of the association, this group looks after Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting on the ground via two main areas of WAGGGS: the five regions and the four world centres. It works closely with Member Organizations and is responsible for developing the programmes available to Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world. Other main areas under its care include leadership development, recruitment and retention. As most of the work is carried out in the field, sub-committees from each of the five regions and one made up of representatives from the four world centres, report directly to this group.
Five Regional Committees:
The Chairman for each region also sits on the Development of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Committee and the World Board:
From left to right:
Chairman: Linden Edgell (Australia)
Members:
Pat Haight (USA) – Our Chalet
Anne Rise (Denmark)– Sangam
Karen Tricker (UK) – Our Cabaña
Janis Wittber (Australia) – Pax Lodge
Communications and Co-ordinating Committee
Chairman: Margaret Treloar
Rehana Banoo (Bangladesh): Honorary Associates, UN Liaison and Fund Development
Magda Murr (Lebanon): Consultative Committee Member, Peace Event and UN Liasion
Marjorie Samudzimu (Zimbabwe): Peace Event and UN Liaison
Charlotte Christ-Weber (Switerland): President, Olave Baden-Powell Society
Responsible for monitoring communications and marketing aspects of WAGGGS, this group provides strategic direction for the re-positioning of the association, including the new look: girls worldwide say, advocacy and communications tools. The triennial theme, WAGGGS’ three-year programme focus, comes under this umbrella, as does the organization of the World Conference. This committee also keeps an eye on the key relationships forged between WAGGGS and the United Nations (UN).
Fund–raising is another responsibility of the Communications Co-ordinating Committee and the Olave Baden–Powell Society is represented on it.
Back row from left: June Cameron, Marie-Anne Tofani Fofana, Lucía Piñeiro, Mary Mc Phail, Elspeth Henderson, Fabiola Canavesi, Mette Grønvold, Margaret Treloar, Della Salway, Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Marjorie Samudzimu, Rehana Banoo and Magda Murr.Front row from left: Fatimah BT Mohamed, Essia Fathallah, María Elena Murillo, Linden Edgell and Mary Lynn Myers.
World Board members are elected for two three year terms which means that at each World Conference, six new members join and six members leave.
Ireland’s Elspeth Henderson was elected as the new Chairman in Jordan after serving on the World Board since 2002. Mary Lynn Myers was elected as Deputy Chairman, and WAGGGS’ Chief Executive, Mary Mc Phail serves in an ex-officio capacity. Elspeth, Mary Lynn and Mary are entitled to sit on any of the WAGGGS’ committees and groups in an ex-officio capacity.
How the World Board works
Key groups of World Board members look after WAGGGS’ strategic direction: the Chairman’s Co-ordinating Group, Development of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Communications and Finance and Business Management.Chairman’s Co-ordinating Group
Chairman: Elspeth Henderson (Ireland)Deputy Chairman: Mary Lynn Myers (USA)
Mette Grønvold (Denmark)
Della Salway (United Kingdom)
Margaret Treloar (Canada)
Ex-officio: Mary Mc Phail
With an overview of all elements of WAGGGS, the Chairman’s Co-ordinating Group ensures that all elements of WAGGGS’ work functions effectively in between annual World Board Meetings. The group monitors the work of all the committees, sub-committees and task groups including the finances.
Development of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Coordinator: Mette GrønvoldLinden Edgell (Australia): Chairman World Centres Committee and Leadership
Lucía Piñeiro (Peru): Programme
Fatimah Bt Mohamed (Malaysia): Programme and UPS
At the heart of the association, this group looks after Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting on the ground via two main areas of WAGGGS: the five regions and the four world centres. It works closely with Member Organizations and is responsible for developing the programmes available to Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world. Other main areas under its care include leadership development, recruitment and retention. As most of the work is carried out in the field, sub-committees from each of the five regions and one made up of representatives from the four world centres, report directly to this group.
Five Regional Committees:
The Chairman for each region also sits on the Development of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Committee and the World Board: From left to right:
- Marie-Anne Tofani Fofana (Guinea), Chairman, Africa Region
- Essia Fathallah (Tunisia), Chairman, Arab Region
- June Cameron (Australia), Chairman, Asia Pacific Region
- María Elena Murillo Echevarría (Costa Rica), Chairman, Western Hemisphere Region
- Fabiola Canavesi (Italy), Chairman, Europe Region
Chairman: Linden Edgell (Australia)
Members:
Pat Haight (USA) – Our Chalet
Anne Rise (Denmark)– Sangam
Karen Tricker (UK) – Our Cabaña
Janis Wittber (Australia) – Pax Lodge
Communications and Co-ordinating Committee
Chairman: Margaret Treloar
Rehana Banoo (Bangladesh): Honorary Associates, UN Liaison and Fund Development
Magda Murr (Lebanon): Consultative Committee Member, Peace Event and UN Liasion
Marjorie Samudzimu (Zimbabwe): Peace Event and UN Liaison
Charlotte Christ-Weber (Switerland): President, Olave Baden-Powell Society
Responsible for monitoring communications and marketing aspects of WAGGGS, this group provides strategic direction for the re-positioning of the association, including the new look: girls worldwide say, advocacy and communications tools. The triennial theme, WAGGGS’ three-year programme focus, comes under this umbrella, as does the organization of the World Conference. This committee also keeps an eye on the key relationships forged between WAGGGS and the United Nations (UN).
Fund–raising is another responsibility of the Communications Co-ordinating Committee and the Olave Baden–Powell Society is represented on it.
Finance and Business Management
Chairman: Della Salway
Liesbeth Lijnzaad (the Netherlands): Chairman Constitutions and Consultative Committee member
Ensuring WAGGGS’ financial stability is just one of the many jobs of this group. Tasked with overseeing WAGGGS’ governance and constitution and its Member Organizations’ constitutions, the committee also takes care of administration, facilitation and operations, human resources and risk assessment.