Mia: From Nebraska to the United Nations and Beyond

September 22, 2026

Sometimes, Girl Scouts shows you how big your world can become.

For Mia, that journey began after moving to Lincoln from Indonesia. She joined Girl Scouts as an Individual Girl Scout and took part in Young Women Executive (YWE) Camps where she met mentors who were leaders in their fields and who still made time to invest in the next generation.

Those experiences opened a door to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: representing Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska at the United Nations.

There, Mia met Girl Scouts from across the country and global leaders advocating for women’s leadership. The experience sparked something that stayed with her, inspiring her to make a difference not only on a global scale, but at home, too.

And she kept showing up.

Mia served as a Camp Resident at Crossed Arrows, helped with volunteer programming while studying at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and later returned as a young professional to help with World Thinking Day.

Eventually, the mentors, friends, and experiences she found through Girl Scouts helped lead Mia to Washington, D.C., where she now works at the intersection of policy, marketing, and communications.

But Nebraska is still home.

One of Mia’s favorite D.C. memories came in summer of 2025, when she met with visiting Nebraska Girl Scout troops and shared her story with them. She was once the girl discovering how big her world could be. Now, she gets to be part of showing other Nebraska girls what might be possible for them, too.

From Indonesia to Lincoln, from Crossed Arrows to the United Nations, and from Nebraska to Washington, D.C., Mia’s Girl Scout journey has taken her around the world without ever losing sight of home.

"Nebraska is always home, and Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska is one of many reasons why".

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