Jessica H. Lawrence
Jessica H. Lawrence, CFRE, is the Chief Executive Officer for Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council. Jessica is currently the youngest Girl Scout Council CEO in the country. While serving as CEO, Jessica has been an architect of change, leading the organization through unprecedented improvements in organizational culture and reshaping the strategic vision of the organization to providing high-quality programming and customer service. In July 2008, Jessica successfully led Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council to become the first non-profit organization in the country to migrate to a Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE).
Jessica received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Maryland, graduating Cum Laude, and earned her Certificate of Non-Profit Management from Duke University. Jessica started her career at Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council in 2003 as a Fund Development Associate, and then became Fund Development Manager, Director of Development, Chief Operating Officer, and finally Chief Executive Officer. Jessica is a certified fundraising professional (CFRE). Jessica has received numerous personal and professional awards including the Girl Scouts of the USA Frances Hesselbein Award for Excellence in Management in 2007. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
In addition to her work for Girl Scouts, Jessica is also a columnist for The Business Press, authoring the weekly column “The Practical Business Radical”. Jessica was recently featured on the cover of The Non-Profit Times, in a story focused on young executives. Jessica has become a sought-after speaker and consultant on Results-Only Work Environments and on the use of social media for business.
