One of Elicia Pegues Spearman's earliest and most vivid memories of being a Girl Scout, she said, is marching in a parade wearing her Brownie uniform alongside her fellow troop members.
"Being in a parade and seeing everyone cheer you on as a kid, that was actually thrilling to me," said Spearman, who was named chief executive officer of Girl Scouts of Connecticut at the organization's annual meeting last month. "That was a fun time."