Take the Lead supports the phenomenal work that Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) is doing to give every girl the opportunity be a part of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) throughout our nine-county footprint. As GSEP’s signature fundraising event, Take the Lead is an event for the girls, by the girls.
Our 2025 Take the Lead events will honor incredible women leaders from our community who are the positive role models our girls need today. They inspire girls everywhere and provide them with the courage, confidence, and character necessary to make the world a better place.
For information about 2024 Take the Lead, select an event below:
Take the Lead 2023 Events
Presenting
Ambassador
Senior
Junior
Brownie
Accenture
Archer & Greiner, P.C.
Bank of America
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Day & Zimmermann
Keystone Development + Investment
Eileen C. McDonnell
Morgan Lewis
NJM Insurance Group
NSM Insurance Brokers
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
PNC Bank
Satell Institute
Daisy
ASR Media Productions
The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia
Lisa Detwiler
Diversified Search Group
Firstrust Bank
Fox Rothschild LLP
Han Reilly Family
The Honickman Foundation
Independence Foundation
Andrea R. Kramer, Esq.
Jenna Kurath
Charisse R. Lillie
Susan P. Mucciarone
Philadelphia Lawyers For Social Equity
Dianne and Jeffrey Rotwitt
Patricia D. Wellenbach
Hon. Diane M. Welsh, Ret.
Benefactor
6abc
Hon. Ida K. Chen
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Korean American Association of Greater Philadelphia
Maria T. Kraus
The Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation
NFP
Sheller Family Foundation
Nancy and William Simkiss
Leslie S. Stiles
Co-Chairs:
Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake
Independence Blue Cross
Haniyyah Sharpe-Brown
Accenture
Vice Chairs:
Kim E. Fraites-Dow
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Chief Executive Officer
Kathleen M. Albanese
Independence Blue Cross
Mary Stengel Austen
Tierney
Regina Black Lennox
Satell Institute
Rev. Bonnie Camarda
The Salvation Army of Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware
Lisa Detwiler
FS Investments
Kathy Killian
Philadelphia Phillies
Jenna Kurath
Comcast NBCU
Yocasta Lora
AARP Pennsylvania
Regina M. Tracy
Nouryon
List updated 10/26/2022
Click here to view the 2023 Take the Lead Philadelphia County program book
Senior
Junior
Brownie
Albright College
Boscov's
Diane and Michael Duff
Dreamwear
Susan and Michael Fromm
Fulton Bank, N.A.
Joanne Judge
Penske
Sue & Craig Perrotty
RKL LLP
Virginia and Jeff Rush
Tompkins Community Bank
Daisy
Alvernia University
ASR Media Productions
Margaret S. Atwell, MD
Berks Community Health Center
Caron Treatment Centers
Entech Engineering
First National Bank of Pennsylvania
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Andi Funk
Patricia Giles
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
The Karas Family - White Star Tours
Kozloff Stoudt Attorneys
Kreitz | Gallen Schutt
Daniel Langdon
M&T Bank
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading Area Community College
Reading Truck
ROG Orthodontics
Security First, Inc.
Sweet Street
Truist
UGI Utilities, Inc.
VA Productions, Inc.
Benefactor
Anita and Robert Chaney
Co-County Wellness Services
Connors Investor Services, Inc.
Ethosource LLC
Fleetwood Bank
Gage Staffing, Search & Consulting
Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
Ellen & Dan Huyett
Tricia Ludgate, CFP
Masano Bradley LLP
Laurie & Alan Peer
Riverfront Federal Credit Union
Schlouch Incorporated
Singer Equipment Company
Spark Solutions & Support, Training & Facilitation
Laurie Waxler
Yocum Institute for Arts Education
Co-Chairs:
Susan Fromm
Community Advocate
Andi Funk
Enersys
Vice Chairs:
Deborah Hassan
Retired Partner, Deloitte
Chair, Board of Directors
Kim Fraites-Dow
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Chief Executive Officer
Margaret Atwell
Reading Health System
Carey Babczak
Truist
Heather Boyer
Reading Recreation Commission
Susan Denaro
Georgeadis Setley
Andrea Dragonette
Forbright Bank
Michael A. Duff
Penske Transportation Solutions
Pat Giles
The Wyomissing Foundation
Crystal Gilmore-Harris
Reading School District
Mary Lou Kline
Security First
Mary Ann Moffitt
First National Bank
Colleen Mordan
Boscov’s
Alison Snyder
East Penn Manufacturing
Joanna Sockel
Customers Bank
Laurie Waxler
Jewish Federation of Reading
Ruthann Woll
RKL LLP
List updated 10/11/2022
Click here to view the 2023 Take the Lead Berks County program book
Premier
Anniversary
Senior
Cadette
Junior
Brownie
Accenture
Asplundh Tree Expert Company
B. Braun Medical
Follett Products, LLC
H.T. Lyons, Inc.
Peggy & Bill Hecht
Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute
Lehigh Valley Phantoms
myCIO Wealth Partners
Penn Line Tree Service
Willis Towers Watson
The Yuronic Agency
Daisy
Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
Burns & McDonnell
Cedar Crest College
Celerity Integrated Service, Inc.
City Center Allentown
Deloitte
First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union
Firstrust Bank
Highmark Blue Shield
Jobot
Just Born Quality Confections
Klunk & Milan Advertising
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
M&T Bank
Mariner Wealth Advisors
Oliver Wyman
Penn State Lehigh Valley
Pinnacle Group
Regulated Capital Consultants
RHL Companies, Inc.
St. Luke's University Health Network
Johan & Deborah Sundlof
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
UGI Utilities, Inc.
Carol Watters
WFMZ-TV
Benefactor
American Electrical Testing Co., LLC
Amy & David Beck
Dave & Pam DeCampli
ESSA Bank & Trust
ET&T, Inc.
Fulton Bank
HindlePower, Inc.
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
Liquid Interactive
Pam Lott and Ron TIcho
Parkland Nurseries LLC
MKSD Architects
Chair:
Marlene Beers
PPL
Vice Chairs:
Deborah Hassan
Deloitte, Ret.
Chair, GSEP Board of Directors
Kim E. Fraites-Dow
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
Chief Executive Officer
Courtney Angle
Just Born Quality Confections
Santa Bannon
Santa Bannon | Fine Art, LLC.
Anne Baum
Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital
Amy C. Beck
Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living
Kelly Chando
St. Luke's University Health Network
Nancy Conrad
White and Williams LLP
Marilee Falco
Agili
Deborah Fries-Jackson
Boys & Girls Club of Allentown
Merry Landis
Fine Art Resources
Annie McGeary
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Jacki Nattress
Crayola
Krista Ortwein
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Beverly Pesaresi
Fulton Bank
Ashley Russo
ASR Media Productions
Stephanie Sherry
Olympus Corporation of the Americas
Michelle Sorgi
Community Advocate
Suzie Spinosa
CAI
List Updated 11/30/2022
Click here to view the 2023 Take the Lead Lehigh Valley program book
For any questions please contact: | Gina Range Chief Advancement Officer grange@gsep.org 267-332-5483 |