Elspeth Henderson is former
World Board Chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
of the
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and an educational consultant. She is
Irish.
Educational career
Henderson is a former vice-principal and principal of
Mount Temple Comprehensive School in
Dublin. In 2006 she was an educational consultant. She was president of the
Wesley College Alumni from 2011-2012.
Guiding and Scouting
Henderson has been involved with
Guiding since childhood, as a Guide and a Ranger. As an adult, she has held numerous positions at both national and international levels. Between 1975 and 1989, she served the
Irish Girl Guides
The Irish Girl Guides ( ga, Treoracha Cailíní na hÉireann) is a Girl Guides organisation in the Republic of Ireland.
Together with the Catholic Guides of Ireland, it forms the Council of Irish Guiding Associations. Whereas the Catholic Guid ...
as National Trainer, Chairman of the National Training Committee, Member of the National Executive Committee and International Commissioner.
Henderson has also been President of the Irish Girl Guides.
Henderson was Chairman of the
Europe Region of WAGGGS from 1989 - 1999. She was Chair of the Conference Planning Team for the 30th World Conference held in Dublin in 1999. She was awarded the
WAGGGS Bronze medal
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in 1999. She was elected to the World Board in 2002 and between 2005 and 2008 she was the World Board Chairman. At the
33rd World Conference she was presented with the WAGGGS Silver Medal, WAGGGS' highest award.
See also
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World Scout Committee
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Mount Temple Comprehensive School
Living people
Chairs of the World Board (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts)
Scouting and Guiding in Ireland