CEOs and Board Chairs of the five merging councils attended training in New York in October and planned strategy for a successful
merger of western North Carolina councils.

Sitting (l to r) Madeleine Dassow, President,Tarheel Triad; Gwen Hughes, President, WNC Pisgah; Dottie Darsie, President, Catawba Valley;
and Molly Keeney, CEO, WNC Pisgah.
Standing (l to r) Lori Hurd, CEO, Hornets' Nest; Bert Harper, President, Hornets' Nest; Gale Bess,
President, Pioneer; Janice Booth, CEO, Pioneer; Susan Ratcliff, CEO, Catawba Valley; and Marci Brown, CEO, Tarheel Triad.

Note: The yellow and blue colors are now one council - Coastal Pines. The other colors will be our new merged council.

The following chart shows the 2004 available girl population in the five current western North Carolina councils, which will be merging to form one council:

 

 


Council 2004 Available Girl Population
Hornets' Nest 135,241
Pioneer 39,317
Pisgah 47,799
Catawba Valley 46,641
Tarheel Triad 135,473


Western North Carolina’s realignment is scheduled to begin in April 2008 and be completed by April 2009.

 

Read about other Council Realignment news in a Power Point presentation (converted to downloadable PDF) by clicking the image below. For further information or inquiries about Council Realignment issues, send an e-mail to info@girlscoutswnc.org.

 

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