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Alisha: Finding Her Calling in Girl Scouts
October 08, 2026
Alisha became a Girl Scout at 26.
Not as a Brownie. Not as a Cadette. Not even because she had grown up in the program.
She became a Girl Scout because she took a chance on a job.
In 2012, Alisha moved from Lincoln to Sutton to join Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska. She wasn't sure how she'd feel about the travel or whether she'd really find her place. Nearly 15 years later, she knows she made the right choice.
Girl Scouts had already been part of her family. Her sister attended Camp Maha in the 1990s and earned her Gold Award, and Alisha remembers the boxes of Girl Scout Cookies filling their basement. But she had never experienced Girl Scouts herself.
That changed through her work.
Alisha started out with a love for working with younger children, but over the years, she discovered a particular passion for older Girl Scouts. She's worked alongside countless girls as they became Program Aides and CITs, earned their Gold Awards, traveled, participated in GSAG and, now, Campus Girl Scouts.
Her favorite part? Watching them thrive. She loves seeing girls take on something challenging, discover what they're capable of, and grow into amazing women. And many of those girls are still part of her life today.
There have been plenty of unforgettable moments along the way, from the annual GSAG retreat (her “favorite four days of the summer”) to traveling to Girl Scout National Convention and being surrounded by thousands of people who love Girl Scouts just as much as she does.
And then there are the things she never imagined she'd be doing for a living—like teaching girls to shoot a bow and arrow or throw an axe at camp.
After nearly 15 years, Alisha still loves telling people about what she gets to do every day: meet girls, volunteers, and community partners from all walks of life who believe in the power of Girl Scouts.
She may have joined the movement as an adult, but somewhere along the way, it became hers, too.
100 years. Countless stories. One lasting legacy.
