Fall 2025 SOAR Magazine

ALUM NOTES Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri

Fiona Hosty, 7 years in Girl Scouts Fiona, Director of Senior Community Relations in the Senior Healthcare Industry, currently holds the state title of Miss Missouri Outdoors 2025.

In February, Fiona spoke at The Missouri Natural Resources Conference presenting on “Women in Agriculture: Breaking the Stigma.” She is a member of GSEM’s Young Professionals Association. Previously, Fiona was a troop leader with The Girl Guides, who are part of The World Association of Girl Scouts, when she was living in New Zealand.

Jennifer Bardot, MA, MS, 6 years in Girl Scouts is a dynamic entrepreneur, publisher, and community leader. She is the founder of the GRIT Community—a free, empowering leadership network of over 1,200 women, and has seven bestselling anthologies on the theme of G.R.IT. Recognized for her leadership and impact, Jennifer has been awarded the President’s Circle honor by Enterprise Bank & Trust and named a Titan 100 in St. Louis for both 2024 and 2025. In addition to her work on GRIT, Jennifer is a radio personality for the show 590 AM show, Elevate and Lead and is a reality TV co-host for Midwest Women Rising . Jennifer is known for her unwavering commitment to supporting business owners, nonprofits and female leaders. She volunteers as a speaker and advocate for numerous greater St. Louis nonprofits including, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Leukemia & Lymphoma, and Girls in the Know.

Susan Stith, 8 years in Girl Scouts is the Chief Executive Officer at Concordance. Susan became the CEO at Concordance in April 2025 after serving as the Interim CEO and on the

Concordance Board of Directors. Susan previously led enterprise-wide DEI, philanthropy, and community outreach programs at Cigna and Express Scripts, where she even designed a Girl Scout badge. As a respected community leader, Susan serves on various St. Louis boards including The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Gateway Arch Park Foundation, and FamilyForward.

Sarah Ayers, 13 years in Girl Scouts Sarah, Associate Attorney at Danna McKitrick P.C., recently led the development and creation of her firm’s AI governance policy. As

Stay Connected with Girl Scouts!

We’re excited to share our new GSEM Alumni webpage—a space to celebrate, reconnect, and stay inspired by the lifelong sisterhood of Girl Scouting. Whether you were a Girl Scout for one year or many, we’d love to keep in touch!

a founding member of GSEM’s Young Professionals Association and a Gold Award Girl Scout, Sarah continues to give her time and talent back to the organization by volunteering at Girl Scout programs throughout the year. She enjoys seeing how programs have evolved, but continue to strengthen confidence, problem-solving, and curiosity among girls.

Visit girlscoutsem.org/alumni to complete the form and become part of our Alumni Network. You’ll stay up to date on local events, volunteer opportunities, and ways to make a difference in the next generation of Girl Scouts.

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