Roxanne Spillett
President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Roxanne Spillett heads the nation’s fastest-growing youth development organization with a primary focus on young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. BGCA now serves some 4.8 million girls and boys through membership and community outreach at more than 4,000 affiliates in the United States, and on military bases in Europe and Asia.

Spillett has led BGCA through a period of dramatic growth, with particular emphasis on serving children in nontraditional environments, including public housing and Native American lands. One of her most noteworthy achievements was the initiation of a unique partnership with the Department of Defense which has chartered Boys & Girls Clubs on more than 470 U.S. military bases worldwide.

Under Spillett’s leadership, BGCA has created generation-changing initiatives in education, technology and cultural diversity; while helping Clubs increase their capacities in technology, human resources, and board and resource development. Additionally, Spillett has built one of the most prestigious and engaged nonprofit boards in America. Her proudest accomplishments include uniting Clubs behind a common agenda and creating value for Clubs.

Read more at http://www.bgca.org/whoweare/bio.asp

In the shorter segment...
Executive Director Patrick Carter of our own Rotary Boys & Girls Club is bringing a youth dance group to perform.