Board Chair

Shanna Jafri, Board Chair

Shanna Jafri is a passionate advocate for women and girls.

Shanna has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey since 2016, serving in the role of First Vice Chair for the past five years. She is currently serving as a Council Delegate and represented GSNNJ at the National Council Sessions in 2023 and 2020. She has served as a member of the Board Development Committee; the Chair of the 2021 CEO Search Committee; the Chair of the 2019 Women of Achievement Gala; the Fund Development Committee; the HR Task Force; and the Bylaws Committee. She is a Lifetime Member of the Girl Scouts, a member of the Juliette Gordon Low Society and a member of the Circle of Friends Giving Society. Before joining the Board of Directors, she served as a volunteer Troop Leader for Troop 95807 in Bergen County, New Jersey. As a girl she participated in Girl Scouts as a Brownie and Junior in Troop 424 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, which was part of the Mile High Council.

Shanna holds a Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law and received her Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is experienced in corporate and public interest law. She was an Associate Attorney at Johnson & Bell in Chicago, Illinois, before becoming an Assistant State’s Attorney for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in Chicago.

Board Officers

Germaine Lacqua, 1st Vice Chair
Founder and CEO, elivate

Nikki Sumpter, 2nd Vice Chair
Executive Vice President, Chief People and Administrative Officer, Atlantic Health

Nashira Spencer, Secretary
Chief Security Officer, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

Leslie Franklin, Treasurer
Vice President of Brand Marketing, GAF

Members-at-Large

Andrew Agro
Senior Director of Corporate Sponsorships & Business Development, New York Jets

Elisa Buckley
Principal, Managing Director, Walsh Environmental Solutions

Danielle Furze
Executive Director, Branch Manager, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Julia Helliesen
Associate, BD, Technology and Global Services

Pia House Walker
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, St. Joseph's Health

Krista Korinis
President, Global Installation Resources, LLC

Damon L. McDade
Associate Director, Culture Connections

Liza McIntyre
Senior Vice President of Strategy, the ASPCA

Catherine P. O'Hern
Litigation Associate, Schenck Price’s Professional Liability Practice Group

Dr. Mikele Simkins
Senior Director of Comparative Medicine and Attending Veterinarian, Pfizer Inc.

Nicole Sullivan
Assistant General Counsel, Environmental Health & Safety for BASF Corporation

Christina Tso Metz
Global Communications Leader

Karen Worthy
Research Scientist, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research

Dr. Kate Zatz, Ed.D.
Former President and Chair, Board of American Military University and American Public University

Board Development Committee

Chair: Krista Korinis
Members: Elisa Buckley, Christyl Lucille Murray, Nancy Konnerth, Kelly Sager, Lynelle Slivinski, Cindy Taylor

If you are interested in Board service, please review the Board Prospectus and fill out and submit an online Application for Member of the Board of Directors to GSNNJ. For more information or questions, contact Donna Anderson, Executive Associate to the CEO & COO, at danderson@gsnnj.org.

Application for Member of the Board of Directors

2025-2026 Board Prospectus

This Board Prospectus highlights the work that we do and outlines the duties and responsibilities of serving on our board.

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Girl Scout Representatives to the Board

Avery Kruse

Sophia Oliver

Juliana Pullen