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Staff Spotlight
Written By : Brandie Glessner
The Citrus Peel Committee had the pleasure of catching up with Mary Battaglia to learn more about her and the work she does at Girl Scouts of Citrus Council . Mary has been serving Girl Scouts of Citrus Council for 21 years . She is an adult Girl Scout , but was not a Girl Scout in her youth .
Mary was recently awarded the GOAT Award “ Greatest of All Time ” during the Girl Scouts of Citrus holiday staff meeting . She says that she was not aware of the GOAT Award and being a recipient of the award came as a complete surprise .
Mary Battaglia
Mary began her service with Citrus Council as an administrative assistant for several years , then moved on to Membership Manager for eight years . In this role she helped provide resources and support for recruitment in schools and at recruitment nights . Mary spent four years as Troop Support , where she provided support to troops at meetings and gave program and council updates , before moving into her current role as Resource Manager which falls under the umbrella of Business Services .
Mary is the kind of person who lends a hand wherever it is needed , and it is easy to see why she was honored with the GOAT Award . During the height of the pandemic when there were many extra cookies at Council , Mary supported the Product Team with cookie pickup and shipping .
Mary has been a longtime champion of the “ Gifts for Girls ” program which provides financial support to offset the cost of joining Girl Scouts for girls in the community who need assistance . Mary puts together Cookie Baskets to share