Victoria Nilles is currently serving a second term as
Chair on the Board of Directors and as a National Council Delegate for
Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. Prior to being elected as Chair, she
served as 1st Vice Chair and as Treasurer. She is an attorney and is
an assistant prosecuting attorney in the Criminal Division of the
Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office in Dayton, Ohio. Prior to that
she worked in the Dayton office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister
LLP, where she concentrated her practice in the area of general
commercial litigation. She has also practiced law in other large law
firms in Ohio and Indiana, concentrating her litigation practice in
the areas of product liability, intellectual property, unfair
competition, and contract matters.
Prior to entering private practice, Victoria served as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert L. Miller, Jr. in the United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana. In her first career, she was a Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army, serving for ten years in various command and staff positions in the United States and Germany.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York and received her Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law, where she was the Executive Editor of the Washburn Law Journal and graduated magna cum laude.
Victoria is married to Dr. J. Thomas Hardy and they reside in Oakwood, Ohio. They have two grown children, Christopher and Cathryn.
Cassie B. Barlow, PhD is currently serving Girl Scouts
of Western Ohio as 1st Vice Chair on the Board of Directors for a
second term, and as a National Council Delegate. She previously served
as a Member-at-Large and a member of the Board Development Committee.
She is the CEO of Southwestern Ohio Council on Higher Education
(SOCHE). SOCHE is focused on Workforce Development needs across Ohio.
Dr. Barlow retired from the United States Air Force after 26 years of
service as the 88th Air Base Wing and Installation Commander,
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. She was in command of one of the largest
air base wings in the Air Force with more than 5,000 Air Force
military, civilian, and contractor employees. The base is home to more
than 27,000 employees and is the largest single site employer in the
state of Ohio.
Kimber Fender is currently serving Girl Scouts of
Western Ohio as 2nd Vice Chair on the Board of Directors,
and as a National Council Delegate. She has also previously served on
the Board as Secretary and a Member-at-Large. 
Patrice Baughman Borders, J.D. is serving a second
term as Secretary on the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Western
Ohio, and previously served as a Member-at-Large. Â She is also a
National Council Delegate. Patrice is an executive coach, speaker,
and facilitator. Her tools of choice are: emotional intelligence
(EI) and mindfulness. She empowers leaders to show up in shared work
cultures in ways that support teaming, innovation, and belonging. 
Sue Gantz Matz currently serves as Treasurer on the
Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio and as a National
Council Delegate. She previously served on the Board as Secretary and
a Member-at-Large, and has served as Chair of the Board Development
Committee. Sue is currently Chair of the Outdoor Experience &
Property Task Group, and has participated on several task groups. Sue
has been active in Girl Scouts for over 35 years and is a member of
the Juliette Gordon Low Society. She was a girl member, troop leader,
held various service unit positions, and served on the Board of
Directors for Girl Scouts – Great Rivers Council. Sue is a retired
research manager and is volunteering at Taft Elementary with their
STEM programs and in two childhood hunger programs. She has
participated on the Ohio Chemistry Technology Council’s education
committee since 1996, serving as chair from 1998 to the present. She
also served on the Environmental Education Council of Ohio.
Maria Arcocha White is a Member-at-Large on the Board
of Directors of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, and is Co-Chair of the
Antiracism Advisory Committee. She is Founder and CEO of Inclusity.
Throughout her career of 35 years, Maria has developed inclusion and
diversity training and successfully trained thousands of executives,
managers, and employees across a wide range of industries.
Sheri Bogardus currently serves as a Member-at-Large
on the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. Sheri grew
up in the Girl Scouts and is a former troop leader and cookie mom in
Central New York and western Ohio. She is Vice President and Senior
Commercial Digital Product Manager for Key Bank. She previously spent
more than 20 years leading digital product development, management,
and marketing efforts for Citibank, Studen Loan Funding, Sallie Mae,
Campus Solutions, Higher One and Payce. Sheri holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Old Dominion. She
and her husband Dave are avid hikers who live in Cincinnati, Ohio and
are the parents of two former Girl Scouts who have grown into
beautiful, amazing young women.
Angela Carter is a Member-at-Large on the Board of
Directors of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. She is the Compliance
Director for Owens Corning in Toledo, where she leads a global team in
managing the Company’s compliance programs, including policy
management, training and awareness, risk mitigation, and continuous
improvement. With their colleagues in the Global Legal Organization,
Angela and her team work cross-functionally to deliver a comprehensive
set of solutions on a broad range of compliance topics such as
FCPA/Corruption, Export/Trade, Competition Law, Data Privacy &
Security, and Contract Management.
Melissa Cutcher is a Member-at-Large on the Board of
Directors of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, and previously served as a
member of the Board Development Committee. She is now the new
Executive Director at Technology First, a trade association for IT
professionals and technology companies. It has been said “Melissa is a
person of strong character and integrity and expects that of others.
She is very objective and realistic while being a self-starter and innovative”.
Elizabeth Dreyer, having spent the first ten years of
her career as a CPA in public accounting and corporate financial
planning, and two years in nursing home administration, became a
Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley in 2018. She concentrates on
assisting individuals who are seeking financial guidance in retirement
and investment management. Elizabeth is a non-practicing Certified
Public Accountant and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. She has
attained her Series 7, 66 and life and health insurance licenses. She
completed her MBA in Accounting at the Kelley School of Business at
Indiana University.
Michelle Furlong is a Human Resources professional
with a passion for helping people discover and develop their true potential.
Corinne Hemesath is a Member-at-Large on the Board of
Directors of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, Chair of the Board
Development Committee, member of the Investment Task Group, and is a
National Council Delegate. She began her career in corporate finance
and management in the technology field and became a Financial Advisor
with Morgan Stanley 18 years ago until her recent retirement. She
concentrated on assisting women who were seeking financial guidance in
income planning during retirement. She also worked in pre/post-divorce
planning in addition to helping families and couples with their
financial management needs. Along with her Series 7, 31, 66 and life,
health, accident and variable insurance licenses, she has also earned
the designations of CHARTERED RETIREMENT PLANNING COUNSELOR®,
CERTIFIED DIVORCE FINANCIAL ANALYST® and SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER.
Corinne achieved the Five Star Wealth Manager Award by Cincinnati
Magazine 2012-2018. She is fluent in Spanish and completed her MBA in
International Business Management after earning her BS degree in English.
Theresa Hirschauer is currently a Member-at-Large on
the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, and also served
an unexpired term as 2nd Vice Chair. She is Chair of the Fund
Development Task Group. Theresa is Head of the Middle School at
Cincinnati Country Day. She has been with Cincinnati Country Day for
31 years where she served as the Athletic Director for 20 years. In
addition to administrative duties, Theresa has continued to teach
Algebra and coach multiple sports. Last year, Theresa was named the
National Coach of the Year for High School Soccer after CCDS won
back-to-back state titles. In 2020, she captured her 400th win as
Country Day finished as the state runner-up.
Jacqueline (Jackie) Janning-Lask is the Director of
Engineering and Technical Management and Chief Engineer, Air Force
Life Cycle Management Center, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio. She provides wide-ranging leadership for ensuring
technical supremacy and integrity of all Air Force aircraft, engines,
munitions, electronic, and business systems. She leads the
transformation to digital engineering to unleash the value of
technology disruption and provide rapid capability maturation,
delivery, and readiness. She leads a 6,000 person national engineering
organization and is responsible for talent acquisition, development,
and management of the center’s engineering and technical workforce.
She is the executive responsible for installation management of the
Air Force-owned industrial plants throughout the nation. She also
provides direct warfighter support through combat effectiveness,
vulnerability, and operational weaponeering analyses; product support
engineering; and sustainment technology innovation.
Bleuzette Marshall is currently serving Girl Scouts of
Western Ohio as a Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors. She is
the Vice President for Equity & Inclusion at the University of
Cincinnati. She manages the offices of Equal Opportunity & Access,
Title IX and Diversity & Inclusion; implements the University’s
Five-Year Diversity Plan; co-chairs the President’s Diversity Council;
provides strategic leadership for the recruitment, retention, and
advancement of diverse talent (students, faculty, and staff); assists
with supplier diversity efforts; serves as a resource to benchmark
trends and promote best practices; and builds partnerships in the
broader community. She administers the university’s diversity
incentive grant process to award colleges and units with funds to
enhance innovative practices to build a more inclusive university. In
addition, she created and is the convener of a chief diversity
officers’ roundtable with corporations, community organizations,
colleges, health systems, and legal firms to serve as a resource and
think tank to advance diversity and inclusion efforts within the region.
Jenny Michael is currently serving as Member-at-Large
on the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, and as a
National Council Delegate. She is the Senior Vice President of
Advocacy at CareSource, a health insurance plan headquartered in
Dayton, Ohio. Jenny is responsible for managing communication,
branding, and external affairs in addition to leading corporate
responsibility efforts and partnership strategies to support community
relations. She has more than 20 years of experience in marketing
communication strategy and management and spent 11 years at The Berry
Company prior to joining CareSource in 2010.
Teanya Norwood-Ekweena is the Health Nurse Outcomes
Manager, Social Determinants of Health for ProMedica. A dynamic nurse
and health educator, Teanya has used her platform to build a health
outreach program that engages young mothers, seniors and homeless
individuals living in central city Toledo and is connecting them not
just to information but to programs and tangible resources that can
improve their health and well-being.
Bill Schretter is currently serving Girl Scouts of
Western Ohio as a Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors. He has
been in the financial services industry since 1998 with a variety of
firms and roles that have utilized his skills in financial planning,
equity trading, income tax preparation, and securities industry
compliance. He is the owner of Life-Legacy Services, a full service
fee-only concierge firm.
Melanie Towns is an Assistant Vice President at Fifth
Third Bank serving the community as a Commercial Banking Associate
Relationship Manager. Melanie is a contact for the bank for a
portfolio of middle-market privately held companies in a variety of
industries throughout Northwest Ohio. She works to arrange financing
and serves as a conduit for the bank’s other corporate services.
Melanie has been with Fifth Third since 2013 and has held several
positions including Financial Center Manager. She has received ample
recognition for her leadership and team collaboration.
Pamela Viscione is serving Girl Scouts of Western Ohio
as a Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors. She is retired from
Procter & Gamble, where she was employed for over 33 years. Over
that time she had lived in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and
Geneva Switzerland. Prior to retirement, her most recent role was
Director, Quality Assurance, a position she had held since July, 2014.
Carole Campbell Williams is a Member-at-Large on the
Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, and a National
Council Delegate. She is an advocate for the community. She serves as
the First Lady of Mount St. Joseph University where her husband serves
as the University’s president. On campus, Carole actively engages with
students, faculty & staff, alumni, the Board of Trustees, and
other University constituents by sponsoring, hosting and co-hosting
various programs, including health and wellness programs, educational,
and a variety of cultural and sporting events. She is a member of the
Board of Directors at Bethany House Services, a family homeless
shelter. She is a CPA and serves on the Board at Habitat for Humanity
of Greater Cincinnati, where she serves as the Board Treasurer, and on
the Investment Committee of the Cincinnati Woman Club. Carole is
active in the spouse programs of the Association of Catholic Colleges
and Universities and the Conference of Independent Colleges and
Universities. She and her husband reside in Cincinnati. They have two
young-adult children, a son-in-law, and new grandson!
Vonda Willis is a graduate of Indian Hill High School
(Cincinnati), the University of Cincinnati Graduate School, and the
University of Dayton School of Law. As a Licensed Mental Health
Therapist and Attorney who owns her own practice, she started on a
much more traditional tract. After completing graduate school, she
worked for Hamilton County Court’s Private Complaint Mediation Service
as a Hearing Officer and Beech Acres Parenting Center as a Divorce
Program Specialist and Mediator prior to attending Law School. After
graduating from Law School, she worked for the Oregon Department of
Justice as an Honors Attorney before being recruited by the Corporate
Law Firm of Schwabe Williams and Wyatt where she remained until 2000.
While in the Pacific Northwest, she sat on the Columbia River Girl
Scout Council Board for many years. After working in Washington DC
Metro Area for more than 10 years, she returned home to Cincinnati to
care for her aging mother while working as a Student Services
Management Specialist for Cincinnati Public Schools before starting
her own Collaborative Law Mediation, Parenting Coordination and Mental
Health Counseling Practice in Montgomery, Ohio in 2015.
Kaitlyn Lott is a Junior at Cincinnati Hills Christian
Academy in Cincinnati. She is a member of the National Honor Society,
the International Thespian Society, Student Council, and symphony
orchestra. Kaitlyn has been awarded the Gold President’s Volunteer
Service Award the past five consecutive years. She also volunteers as
a peer advisor and a tutor. Kaitlyn is active in the arts including
stage crew, set build, musical performance, and visual arts. As a Girl
Scout, Kaitlyn has been one of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio’s top
cookie sellers, as well as earned her Bronze and Silver Award. She is
currently in the planning process for her Gold Award. She is a
confident leader and mentor for younger girls. She currently serves as
a Volunteer-in-Training (ViT) for a Daisy/Brownie Girl Scout troop.
Through her many Girl Scouting experiences, she has learned to always
have a backup plan and to be a good listener. Kaitlyn takes pride in
her Girl Scout experiences and wants to share the positive impact it
has had on her life. In serving on the board, she hopes to help make a
difference for future Girl Scouts.
Siobhan Miller is an 11th grader at Northmont High
School in Clayton Ohio. She is an honor student involved in numerous
activities at her school. These include the girls’ varsity bowling
team, Aspirations, and she volunteers for SADD which supports students
who are challenged by destructive decisions. Siobhan loves music and
hopes to attend college to pursue a career in the music industry. She
was adopted from China at 9 months and is involved in supporting
adoptees from China. She is an avid volunteer in her community, as
well as Girl Scouts. She has been a very involved and active Girl
Scout for 10 plus years, earning her Bronze and Silver Awards, her
Bronze and Silver Presidential Volunteer awards, her Silver Torch
volunteer award, as well as volunteer bars at each level of Girl
Scouts. She participated in the 55th National Council Session and just
recently took part in the celebration kick off for the 46th
Presidential Inauguration, saying the Pledge of Allegiance along with
Girl Scouts from across the country. She is currently working on her
Gold Award. Siobhan credits Girl Scouts with helping her become a
confident public speaker. She has won a speech competition at the Ohio
State fair, spoke at the Girl Scouts all staff meeting and a board of
directors meeting in Dayton, and participated in events such as The
Sky’s the Limit with astronaut Mae Jamison. Through Girl Scouts,
Siobhan has volunteered in multiple community settings like the Ronald
McDonald house in Louisville, Kentucky, Give Kids the World in
Orlando, Florida, and a food pantry and soup kitchen in Chicago,
Illinois that was very moving and eye opening, to name a few. Siobhan
credits Girl Scouts with changing her life by giving her opportunities
to volunteer and learn about the world beyond her community and making
her a confident public speaker. She is looking forward to learning
from and working with the men and women of the board to make a
significant difference in her community. Girls Scouts has given
Siobhan so many opportunities and helped her become a confident and
courageous young woman. She hopes by being a board member she can give
other girls the same opportunities that Girl Scouts have given her.
Ellen Iobst is currently serving Girl Scouts of
Western Ohio as Immediate Past Chair on the Board of Directors and as
a National Council Delegate. She has been a Girl Scout for over 50
years and is a lifetime member. She is also a Gold Award/First Class
Girl Scout and is the mother of a Gold Award Girl Scout. In addition
to being a Girl Scout, Ellen has served as a leader for her daughter’s
troop for 8 years and was a new leader trainer for her service unit
before joining the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio Board. While serving on
the board, she held several positions: Chair, 1st Vice Chair,
member-at-large, and she served as Chair of the Board Development
Committee. Ellen has attended the last four national conventions as a
National Council Delegate for Girl Scouts of Western Ohio.
Roni Luckenbill was appointed to the position of Chief
Executive Officer for Girl Scouts of Western Ohio in 2012, and is a
National Council Delegate. In addition to serving Girl Scouts of
Western Ohio in her previous role as Chief Operating Officer, Roni has
over 40 years of experience as a Girl Scout executive. She has
previously worked in five Girl Scout councils and has experience in
every phase of the Girl Scout operation. Prior to the Girl Scouts of
Western Ohio merger in 2008, she was with the Great Rivers council for
18 years, overseeing fund development, membership, communications,
human resources, finance, technology, business services and product
sales. Roni holds a master’s degree in business administration and a
bachelor’s degree in secondary education. She has a certificate of
nonprofit management from Case Western Reserve University and is a
Certified Girl Scout CEO. Roni is active in the community, serving on
the boards of the United Way of Greater Cincinnati and as Immediate
Past President of the Leadership Council. In addition, she is
President for P.R.A.Y. and the Chair of the National Cookie Steering
Committee. Roni is a member of the Olave Baden-Powell Society. Roni is
a certified Kepnor-Tregor trainer and has facilitated many workshops
for non-profit organizations, in the areas of governance and tactical planning.
Jennifer Baker is a Member Business Services
Relationship Manager for Wright-Patt Credit Union, where her passion
is advising local businesses on how to achieve their financial goals.
Jennifer uses her unique industry knowledge to help identify their
risks and industry trends, and advise them on how to put more money
back into their business. Jennifer joined Wright-Patt Credit Union in
2020, and has been in the financial services industry for 13 years.
When not promoting small business growth in Dayton, she spends her
time volunteering in the community as a member of the Junior League of
Dayton, and is the current New Member Chair. She has served as a
Mentor for the Dayton Business Journal Mentoring Monday event for the
past two years. Jennifer was recognized as a 2019 Better Business
Bureau WiBN Top 25 Women to Watch Honoree. Jennifer is a graduate of
Greenville High School and Sinclair Community College where she
obtained an Associate’s Degree in Business Management. Jennifer
resides in Darke County with her husband Brian, and four children
(Jackson, Miles, Ruby and Crew).
Monica Dwyer is a Certified Financial Planner®
Practitioner and Certified Divorce Financial An alyst™ with over
fifteen years of experience. She is affiliated with the Financial
Planning Association (FPA). Monica is a 1992 graduate of the
University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and
Management, and Certificates in Spanish and International Business.
Monica has a passion for educating and planning for widows, divorcees
and those planning for college or retirement. She also provides
financial guidance to help divorcing couples find solutions to complex
property division. She volunteers as a Financial Planning for Family
Reach, an organization that helps families impacted by cancer. She
spends her free time with her husband and five children.
Amanda Graven just completed a term as Member-at-Large
on the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. She is the
Donor Relations and Stewardship Manager for ProMedica Foundations. A
dedicated professional with 15+ years combined experience in nonprofit
development, marketing and communications, Amanda specializes in donor
relations, database management, annual giving, and stewardship. She
currently is responsible for donor retention, stewardship and the
health system’s grateful patient giving program. Prior to her current
position, Amanda served in a variety of roles including as Donor
Relations Coordinator for the Mercy Foundation, Marketing Coordinator
for AAA Northwest Ohio, Director of Development for the Kidney
Foundation of Northwest Ohio, Sales Manager for SeaGate Convention
Centre, and as a Special Events Intern for WGTE Public Broadcasting.
Amanda received a BS in Education from Bowling Green State University
with a major in Recreation and Tourism and is an Alumni of Alpha Phi
Omega Service Fraternity. She has been an active volunteer with her
daughter’s Girl Scout troop.
