The San Antonio Business Journal reports that Girl Scouts
of the USA CEO Anna Maria Chávez will be honored by the National Council of La
Raza with its Graciela Olivarez La Raza Award at the organization’s annual
convention in New Orleans on July 23. Chávez previously served as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the Southwest in San
Antonio.
It is wonderful that Anna is being recognized by the
largest Hispanic civil rights advocacy group in the country,” says Connie L.
Lindsey, National Board Chair of the Girl Scouts of the USA. “Anna is deeply
connected to her Hispanic roots, and has worked tirelessly to champion the
growth and development of Hispanic girls in the Girl Scout Movement.