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Diaz Dennis Is 1st Latina to Serve as National Board Chair
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Girl Scouts - Seven Lakes Council, Inc. congratulates Patricia Diaz Dennis, an accomplished attorney and a former Girl Scout, as being named Girl Scouts of the USA's first Latina Chair of the National Board of Directors. Dennis currently serves as senior vice president and assistant general counsel for SBC Communications, Inc. in San Antonio, Texas. She was elected First Vice Chair of Girl Scouts of the USA in October 2002, and from 1999 to 2002, she held the office of National Secretary. Patricia also holds membership on the Executive Committee and serves as Vice Chair of the International Relations Committee.
As the highest volunteer position in the organization, Diaz Dennis was selected on the basis of her long-standing commitment to Girl Scouting, as well as her ability to provide leadership, vision, and support to the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls.
Diaz Dennis' appointment was made official at the 2005 Girl Scout National Council Session/50th Convention in Atlanta, held earlier this month. The event, which is held once every three years, brings together the diverse membership of the organization for a variety of activities, workshops and speakers focused on transforming Girl Scouts for the 21st century.
"When I was a Brownie Girl Scout, I was drawn to this movement for the fun, camaraderie and adventure. I serve today because I understand just how much Girl Scouting helps girls find their voices and use them to make a difference in their own lives and the lives of others," said Diaz Dennis. "Just as each cut of a precious jewel reveals a bit more of its potential, Girl Scouts enables each girl to find her own brilliance within."
The Girl Scout National Board of Directors consists of 40 men and women hailing from the Latino, African-American, Indian-American, and Caucasian communities, keeping Girl Scouting's commitment to diversity stronger than ever. With expertise in fields from technology to education, the National Board keeps moving the Girl Scout Movement forward.
A consummate professional and an important resource in community service, Diaz Dennis is licensed as a lawyer in California, Texas, and the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. She currently serves on the boards of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Entravision Communications Corp., UST, Inc. and CarrAmerica.
A three-time presidential appointee, Diaz Dennis served in the State Department, on the Federal Communications Commission, and on the National Labor Relations Board.
Among other awards, Patricia Diaz Dennis has received the 2003 MALDEF Corporate Responsibility Service Award, 2002 Cuban American National Council Leadership Award, 2002 San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame Award-Law, 2001 Association for Women in Communications' Public Endeavor Award, 2000 Bexar County Women's Bar Association Belva Lockwood Outstanding Lawyer Award, 1999 San Antonio Women's Chamber of Commerce Corporate Executive of the Year Award, 1999 UCLA Latino Alumni Association Alumna of the Year Award, National Hispanic Employee Association's 1999 Executive of the Year Award, the 1992 Houston YWCA Hispanic Woman of the Year Award, and the 1989 Woman of the Year Award from the Hispanic Women's Council. Hispanic Business magazine has consistently included her in its "100 Influentials" list and listed her in the "80 Elite Hispanic Women Directory" in 2002 and the 2004 "Top 25 Elite Women." Hispanic Magazine also named her to its "100 Top Latinas" list in 2003 and 2004.
Born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, she holds a law degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles and an undergraduate degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. She and her husband, Michael, are the parents of three children.
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. Girl Scouts - Seven Lakes Council, Inc. serves 10,000 girls in 13 counties in New York and Pennsylvania, and is a United Way agency. For more information, call the council at its main office: 315/539-5085 in Phelps, or 607/796-6202 in Horseheads. Visit the council's web site at www.girlscoutssevenlakes.org.
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