Western Hemisphere Committee
Joey Rosenberg (USA)
CHAIR
Joey is a Member of the Regional Committee of the Western Hemisphere. She is from Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States.
Joey holds a Bachelor Degree in International Affairs (Kennesaw State University) and a Master in Global Business. She speaks Spanish in addition to English, her mother tongue.
Joey told us about her experience as a Girl Scout: “The Movement significantly impacted my own life and I hope to give back at this strategic level to advance the mission of WAGGGS in the region and beyond. In addition to giving back to the organization, I challenge myself at a new level that expand my own views and skill sets as I grow with the organization”
Franca Gabriela Mazzotti (Peru)
VICE CHAIR
Franca has been a member of the National Association of Girl Scouts, Peru, since she was eight. She has been International Commissioner and a Project Manager for international guiding projects in Peru.
She is looking forward to supporting the region and giving more opportunities to members through project development, volunteer management and fundraising.
Franca holds a degree in Economics and a Masters in Non-profit Administration from the University of San Francisco. She’s worked in educational programs for the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, CA (USA) and the German International Technical Cooperation Agency in Lima.
She is currently Executive Director for Da un Chance, a local educational non-profit in Lima, Peru.
Cindy-Ann Patricia Alexander (Grenada)
Cindy-Ann is a member of the Western Hemisphere Regional Committee and former Communications Commissioner for the Girl Guides Association of Grenada.
As a member of the Regional Committee, she is looking forward to working with Member Organisations to help grow Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting across diverse communities as she believes it’s part of the holistic development for girls and young women to empower them to become leaders in their community.
By day, Cindy-Ann is an educational technology specialist at the St George’s University in Grenada, where she works with professors to utilise technology for an engaging teaching and learning experience.
Sandra Cuéllar Gómez (Costa Rica)
Sandra is excited about her role as Regional Committee member and is keen to use her Girl Guide experience to provide positive leadership for others.
She is looking forward to working in a team to strengthen relationships, as well as exchange ideas and meet the challenges of the region.
Sanda is also an educational consultant.
Adrienne Edmunds (Canada)
As a girl, Adrienne was a Brownie and a Girl Scout in the USA, and a Girl Guide in Canada. She has been volunteering with Girl Guides of Canada for more than 15 years in various leadership capacities, and in several different provinces across the country. Her devotion has always been to the international nature of our Movement, and helping girls and women to see the power of their voices through their global connections with Girl Guides and Girl Scouts around the world.
Professionally, Adrienne is a Barrister and Solicitor who practices law in the area of child protection. She loves travelling, hiking, all furry creatures (especially her own dear Dachshunds), reading, cooking, laughing, swimming and yoga. Adrienne has a passion for the rights of children, non-formal education, and the leadership development of girls and women to ensure they have the skills to take action – locally and globally – on the issues that are important to them and their lives.
Adrienne is so grateful to have had the opportunity to take her love of Guiding to the international level over the last 6 years, and is thrilled to have been involved in Guiding and Scouting events in all 5 regions of WAGGGS over her tenure on the Western Hemisphere Regional Committee.
María Teresa Yogananda Pierret Correa, Chile
As a Regional Committee member, Maria is committed to supporting fellow Girl Guides so they can build their dreams and help create positive conditions to excel as a woman, which combines the unique experiences of girls around the world.
Maria has a wealth of experience in Communications Consultancy and finance and through developing her own company she has learned a lot about governance, strategic development, social project management and fundraising.
Going forward, she is determined to listen actively and support others to ensure WAGGGS’ goal for a better world where we can grow, connect and impact is achieved.