Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) announced that Dr. Kari Rockwell has been appointed new CEO of the organization. Dr. Rockwell succeeded current CEO Fiona Cummings and assumed responsibilities on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cummings had served as CEO since 2013 and retired on Saturday, June 30.
Dr. Rockwell brings decades of educational leadership to her new position at GSNI. Formerly the Superintendent of Schools at Fieldcrest Community Unit School District #6 in Minonk, IL, Dr. Rockwell also held Principal positions at The Kiefer School at Children’s Home Association of Illinois in Peoria, IL, and Cumberland County Schools in Crossville, TN. GSNI’s CEO Search Committee was pleased to extend the CEO offer to Dr. Rockwell. They cite her proven abilities in providing an equitable experience to diverse populations and communities, as the organization seeks to be inclusive and welcoming of all. Dr. Rockwell also brings significant non-profit grant experience to GSNI. She supported grant writing resulting in $5 million earned in the last 12 months.
Dr. Rockwell received an Ed.D in Educational Leadership from the University of the Cumberlands in 2017; a Master of Arts in Education/Administration and Supervision from the University of Phoenix in June 2009; a Master of Arts in Education/Curriculum and Instruction from University of Phoenix in June 2008; a Bachelor of Arts in History from California State University at Long Beach in 2001. More recently, she received a WEEK Women in Leadership Award in 2021.
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