GSH says thanks to Cookie University Sponsors!

The Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi is deeply appreciative of its corporate sponsor, The Rice Partnership, and Bonnie Rice, principal and chief compliance officer, for making Cookie University possible.

The Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi will host its first Cookie University event to prepare scouts for the largest girl-led business in the world. Cookie University will take place on January 9, 2016, and will introduce scouts to financial, sales and customer service professionals, who will teach them valuable skills when operating their own business.

“We are very excited to host Cookie University for our Girl Scouts,” said chief executive officer Shari Chang. “The Cookie Program is the largest girl-led entrepreneur program in the world and is very important for our scouts, and with Cookie University, we hope to equip them with valuable resources and inspiring mentors who can teach them everything from money management to business ethics.”

Among the Cookie University speakers are:

·         Michele Saito, president of DTRIC, will discuss goal setting

·         Jodi Nozoe Chang, senior vice president of UBS, will speak about budget plans

·         Cara Goodrich, vice president of revenue management at Castle Resorts & Hotels, will present on customer service and sales

·         Stacey Acma, non-profit consultant and former executive director of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Hawaii, will talk about community service and business ethics