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GSNC Announces Westbury Resident to Serve on Board of Directors

Girl Scouts of Nassau County Announces Westbury Resident to Serve on Board of Directors

Girl Scouts of Nassau County announced today that Westbury resident Jackie Morrison-Brailsford has been nominated to the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Board of Directors through 2026. Jackie Morrison-Brailsford was sworn in during the organization’s 59th Annual Meeting, which was held at the Ruth S. Harley University Center on the Adelphi University campus. Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s Board of Directors comprises lifelong Girl Scouts, community leaders, and nonprofit and corporative executives who provide leadership, innovation and constant support to the Girl Scouts of Nassau County council.

“Girl Scouts of Nassau County is proud to have such prestigious and accomplished members on its Board of Directors who inspire and empower our Girl Scouts,” said Randell Bynum, Chief Executive Officer of Girl Scouts of Nassau County. “I am confident that this group of leaders will help cultivate the Girl Scout experience and help fulfill our mission to build girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.”

Girl Scouts of Nassau County’s board of directors provide strategic leadership and work collaboratively to build courage, confidence, and character in Nassau County girls. They will also help raise vital funds to expand access to Girl Scout experiences that socially, academically and emotionally empower girls throughout our community.

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In the mid-1990’s Jackie Morrison-Brailsford served as a Girl Scout Daisy Troop Leader at C.S.21 in Brooklyn; however, she currently serves as an adult volunteer with local Troop 1134 in Nassau County. Jackie Morrison-Brailsford is a retired New York City Department of Education Assistant Principal, former Special Education Adjunct Professor for the College of New Rochelle, and career educator of 31 years. A servant-leader best describes Jackie’s core identity. She is currently the Northeast District Director of Membership and Life Member for the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club, Inc., Chair of Legislative District 2 for the Nassau County Police Commissioner’s Community Council, a Certified Facilitator for Girls Who Code, and the Immediate Past President and Diamond Life Member of Nassau Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

For more information about Girl Scouts of Nassau County and the many events they hold throughout the year, or to join, volunteer, reconnect, or donate visit www.gsnc.org.

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