Famous Formers
This list of Girl Scout alumnae includes many successful women in many different fields. An amazing 64% of today's women leaders in the United States (civic, corporate, political, etc.) were once Girl Scouts!
BUSINESS
- Bellamy, Carol - Executive Director, UNICEF
- Betanzos, Amalia - President/CEO, Wildcat Service Corp
- Biggins, Veronica - Vice President, C&S Bank Corp
- Chavez-Thompson, Linda - Executive Vice President, AFL-CIO
- d'Harnoncourt, Annie - Director, CEO, Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Diaz Dennis, Patricia - VP, Gov't Affairs, Sprint, Former FCC Comm
- Dole, Elizabeth - Former President, American Red Cross
- Falk, Susan - President, Express (clothing retailer)
- Fernandez, Lillian - Former Director, Int'l Affairs, Pfizer, Inc
- Fields, Pam - Mrs. Fields Cookies Founder
- Heifer, Ricki Tigert - Former Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
- Juliber, Lois - President, Colgate Palmolive
- Katen, Karen - Vice President, Pfizer
- Marram, Ellen - Former President, Tropicana
- Newkerk, Deborah - President, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi
- Roddick, Anita - Founder of The Body Shop
- Yardis, Pam - President, Nat'l Organization of Mgmt. Consultants
EDUCATORS
- Arnold, Sarah Louise - Dean of Simmons College
- Ellis Alexander, Marianne - ED, Public Leadership Education Network
- Fox, Muriel - Chair, NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund
- Futrell, Mary Hatwood - Former President, National Education Association
- Hatwood Guttrell, Mary - Former Director, National Education Association
- Jones, Elaine - Head of NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund
- McAuliffe, Christa - Teacher and Astronaut
- McGuire, Patricia - President, Trinity College
- Murphy MacGregor, Molly - ED, National Women's History Project
FIRST FAMILY
- Bush, Laura - Wife of President George Bush, Jr (43rd President)
- Laura Bush is also the honorary president of Girl Scouts, USA
- Carter, Rosalyn- Wife of President Jimmy Carter (39th President)
- Clinton, Chelsea - Daughter of Bill Clinton (42nd President)
- Gore, Tipper - Wife of former VP Al Gore
- Hoover, Lou Henry -Wife of President Herbert Hoover
- Johnson Robb, Lynda, - Daughter of Lyndon B. Johnson (36th President)
- Johnson Turpin, Luci, - Daughter of Lyndon B. Johnson (36th President)
- Kennedy, Ethel - Wife of Robert Kennedy (Presidential candidate)
- Mondale, Joan - Wife of former VP, Walter Mondale
- Nixon, Pat - Wife of former President Richard Nixon (37th President)
- Nixon Cox, Tricia - Daughter of Richard Nixon (37th President)
- Nixon Eisenhower, Julie - Daughter of Richard Nixon (37th President)
- Quayle, Marilyn - Wife of Former VP, Dan Quayle
- Reagan, Nancy - Wife of Ronald Reagan (40th President)
- Rodham Clinton, Hillary - US Senator & Wife of Bill Clinton (42nd President)
- Wilson, Edith - Former First Lady, wife of Woodrow Wilson
GOVERNMENT
- Albright, Madeleine - former US Secretary of State
- Babbitt, Hattie - former US Ambassador, Organization of American States
- Barshefsky, Charlene - US Trade Representative
- Boggs, Corrinne C. - US Ambassador to the Vatican
- Browner, Carol - former Administrator-Environmental Protection Agency
- Collins, Martha Layne - former Governor of Kentucky
- Coone, Jane - former US Ambassador to Bangladesh
- Fenwick, Millicent - former US Representative to UN Food & Agriculture Org
- Ferraro, Geraldine - former House Representative for New York and VP candidate
- Grasso, Ella - former Governor of Connecticut
- Herman, Alexis M. - former US Secretary of Labor
- Hills, Carla - US Trade Representative
- Kassenbaum, Nancy - Senator from Kansas
- Kirkpatrick, Jeanne - Former US Ambassador to the United Nations
- Klimova, Rita - US Ambassador, Czech & Slovah Federal Republic
- Mink, Patsy - US House Representative from Hawaii
- Mosley-Braun, Carol - former Senator for Illinois
- Mikulski, Barbara - US Senator, Maryland
- Ray, Dixie Lee - former Governor of Washington, Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission
- Reno, Janet - former US Attorney General
- Richardson, Margaret M. - Commissioner-IRS
- Schroeder, Pat - first woman congressional representative for Colorado
- Shalala, Donna - former US Secretary of Health and Human Service
- Sauve, Jean - Former Governor-General of Canada
- Swift, Jane - former Governor of Massachusetts
HEALTH, SCIENCE & TECH
- Brothers, Joyce, Dr. - Psychologist; Radio & TV Personality
- Bodar, Roberta - 1st. Canadian woman in space
- Collins, Brenda - Child Psychologist
- Collins, Lt Col Eileen - 1st Woman Space Shuttle Commander Astronaut
- Davis, Jan - Astronaut
- Fisher, Anna, Dr. - Astronaut
- Hughes Fulford, Millie, Dr. - Former Astronaut; Head of Research Lab
- Jemison, Mae - Astronaut
- Jernigan, Tamara, Dr. - Astronaut
- Resnick, Judith - Astronaut
- Ride, Sally, Dr. - Astronaut, first woman in Space
- Rosenweig, Cynthia - NASA Research Scientist
- Seddon, Rhea, Dr. - Astronaut
- Sharman, Helen - First British woman in space
- Sullivan, Kathryn, Dr. - Astronaut
- Thornton, Kathryn, Dr. - Astronaut
JUDGES
- Day O'Connor, Sandra - Associate Justice, US Supreme Court
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Berry, Linda - FBI Agent
- Walls, Juanita - FBI Agent
- Watson, Elizabeth - Houston Police Chief
MEDIA
- Braver, Rita - Correspondent, CBS News
- Chen, Joie -CNN reporter
- Couric, Kathleen - Anchorwoman, "Today Show"
- DelBarco, Mandelitte - News Broadcaster, National Public Radio
- George, Phyllis - '71 Miss America, Program Host for PAX-TV
- Hopkins, Jan - Anchor, CNN Financial News
- Jones, Star - Co-host, "The View", ABC-TV
- Moriarty, Erin - TV Reporter, CBS "48Hours"
- Norville, Deborah - Host of "Inside Edition"
- Pauley, Jane - TV reporter, "Dateline"
- Savage, Terry - Columnist, TV Talk Show Host
- Shipman, Claire - White House Correspondent, NBC News
- Sweeney, Anne - President, Disney/ABC Cable Network
- Walters, Barbara - Anchorwoman of ABC "20/20"
- Wafts, Rolanda - Former Television Talk Show Host
- Woodruff, Judy - Anchor & Senior Correspondent, CNN
MILITARY
- Allison, Jacqueline - Rear Admiral/Navy
- Edmunds, Jeanette - Colonel, US Army War Reserve
- Elliot, Carol C. - Brigadier General, USAF
- Engel, Joan - Rear Admiral, Director, Health & Safety
- Fishburne, Lillian - Rear Admiral/Navy
- Frost, Kathy - The Adjutant General of the Army
- Johnson, Joyce - Rear Admiral, Director, Health & Safety
- McGann, Barbara - Rear Admiral/Navy
- Paige, Kathleen K - RADM, VSN
- Stierle, Linda - Brigadier General
- Widnall, Sheila - US Secretary of Air Force--retired
- Williamson, Myrna, Gen. - Retired Army General
PERFORMING ARTS
- Anderson, Melissa Sue - Actress (Little House on the Prairie)
- Anderson, Marion- Singer
- Arroyo, Martina - Soprano
- Ball, Lucille - Comedienne
- Bergen, Candace - Actress (Murphy Brown and Boston Legal)
- Bergen, Polly - Actress
- Black, Shirley Temple - Actress and US Ambassador
- Carey, Mariah - Singer
- Carlisle, Kitty - Actress
- Carter, Lynda - Actress (Wonder Woman)
- Cass, Peggy - Actress
- Chafee, Susy - Entertainer
- Danner, Blythe - Actress
- Davis, Bette - Actress
- Dee, Sandra - Actress
- Dion, Celine -Singer
- Fanning, Dakota -Actress
- Fisher, Carrie - Actress, Author (Star Wars trilogy)
- George, Phyllis - Actress
- Hayes, Helen - Actress
- Holm, Celeste - Actress
- Kain, Karen - Prima ballerina
- Kelly, Grace - Actress
- Lamour, Dorothy - Actress
- Lewis, Shari - Puppeteer
- Lucci, Susan - Actress (All my Children)
- Merchant, Natalie - Singer
- Norman, Jessye - Opera Singer
- Reynolds, Debbie - Actress
- Rivera, Chita - Actress
- Shore, Dinah - Actress
- Star, Brenda - Singer
- Stewart, Martha - TV Personality; Martha Stewart Living
- Thomas, Marlo - Actress
- Tiegs, Cheryl - Model
- Turner, Kathleen - Actress (Romancing the Stone, War of the Roses…)
- Tyler Moore, Mary - Actress (Mary Tyler Moore Show)
- Warwick, Dionne - Singer
PUBLISHING
- Arias, Anna Marie - Assoc Editor, Hispanic magazine
- Edwards, Virginia - Editor, Education Week, and President, Editorial Projects in Education
- Eng, Phoebe - Publisher, "A" Magazine
- Fiore, Mary - Managing Editor, "Good Housekeeping" magazine
- Moore, Ann - Publisher, "People" magazine
- Taylor, Susan - Editor-in-Chief, "Essence" Magazine
- Wolf, Wendy - Senior Editor, Harper Collins
- Ying, Mildred - Food Editor, "Good Housekeeping" magazine
SPORTS
- Ackerman, Valede - Women's National Basketball
- Bell, Judy - Former President, US Golf Association; amateur golfer
- Blair, Bonnie - '94 Gold Olympian Speed Skater
- Caponi, Donna - Golfer
- Chaffee, Suzy - Skier; World Freestyle Skiing Champion, 1971-73
- DeFrantz, Anita - Attorney, Int'l Olympic Committee; '76 rowing bronze
- Evans, Janet - '92 800m freestyle gold medallist
- Fawcett, Joy - US World Cup Team 1999
- Fleming, Peggy - '68 figure skating gold Olympian
- Griffith-Joyner, Florence - Olympic gold medalist
- Hamill, Dorothy - '76 figure skating gold Olympian
- Green, Tina Sloan - President, Black Women Sports
- Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline - '88 Long Jump Gold Olympian
- Lobo, Rebecca - WNBA Basketball Player
- Lopez, Nancy - Pro-golfer
- MacMillan, Shannon - Women's World Cup Member
- Marquis, Gail - Olympic Basketball Medalist; basketball commentator
- McPeak, Holly - Beach Pro Volleyball
- McTiernan, Kerri-Ann - 1st woman coach men's basketball
- Powell, Renee - 1st African American Golf Player on LPGA
- Richardson, Donna -Fitness Expert
- Redman, Susie - Pro-golfer
- Rigby-Mason, Cathy - Olympic Gymnast & TV Commentator
- St. John Deane, Bonnie - Paralympic Snow Skiing Medalist
- St. James, Lyn - Auto Racing; '92 Indy 500 "Rookie of the Year"
- Thompson, Jenny - '96 Gold Olympian Swimmer
- Williams, Venus - Tennis Pro
- Vanderveer, Tara - Women's Basketball
WRITERS/AUTHORS
- Bombeck Erma, Author
- Bloodworth-Thomason, Linda - Writer, TV Producer
- Dove, Rita - '93 US Poet Laureate
- Landers, Ann - Advice Columnist
- Steinem, Gloria - Author
- VanBuren, Abigail - Advice Columnist
- Viorst, Judith - Author of Poetry Collections, children books
OTHERS
- Bourke-White, Margaret - Photographer
- Brandon, Barbara - Cartoonist
- Elizabeth II - Queen of Great Britain
- Gist, Carole - 1st African-American Miss USA
- Goodman, Linda - Astrologer
- Guisewaite, Cathy -Cartoonist
- Princess Anne - Olympian and President of Save the Children
- Princess Margaret - former princess of Great Britain, charity worker
- Whitestone, Heather - Miss America, '95



