Volunteer of the Month: Elke Suber
April is Volunteer Appreciation month, but EVERY month is an opportunity to celebrate and show gratitude to our amazing Girl Scout volunteers! Join us each month as we highlight the oustanding volunteers who help guide, mentor, and inspire local Girl Scouts to unleash their limitless potential, shatter expecations, and be the change-makers our world needs.
January 2025 Volunteer of the Month: Elke Suber
The Board of Directors for Girl Scouts of Western Washington comprises of dedicated thought leaders and passionate community members who help guide our organization forward. Board members contribute their time and expertise to support strategic planning and fundraising, ensuring that every girl* in Western Washington can thrive as a Girl Scout.
Elke Suber is a a longtime supporter of Girl Scouts who has served as a member of our Girl Scouts of Western Washington Board of Directors since 2019. Her current roles on the board are Board Secretary and Chair of the Donor and Volunteer Stewardship Committee.
Elke is also the Chief Legal and People Officer at Community.com, a leading SMS customer engagement platform. She brings her 25+ years of experience as a strategic legal and business executive in technology and high-growth businesses, ranging from private practice to some of the world's largest brands and the start-up space—including Akin, Microsoft, Meta, and Community.com. In 2018, Elke was recognized by Savoy Magazine as one of the Most Influential Black Lawyers in corporate America.
Elke is an active volunteer in both legal and civic organizations in addition to serving on several non-profit boards—including Girl Scouts of Western Washington's Board of Directors. We are so lucky to have Elke's expertise contribute to the strategic direction of our organization—and appreciate the aspirational role model she sets for the next generation of girl* leaders.
Join Us in Shaping Girl Scouts of Western Washington’s Next 100 Years!
Are you interested in a rewarding opportunity to help us create a vibrant future for Girl Scouts in Western Washington by joining our Board of Directors? If you or someone you know is interested in this impactful opportunity, please contact Dana Henderson at hendersondana@hotmail.com to learn more.
Do you know an amazing Girl Scout volunteer who deserves to be recognized as a Volunteer of the Month? We want to hear about them! You can nominate a volunteer by sending an email to stories@girlscoutsww.org with the volunteer's name and a few details about why they should be highlighted. Please include "Volunteer of the Month" in the subject line of your email.
*Girl Scouts of Western Washington uses the term girls inclusively to speak to everyone who identifies with the Girl Scout experience, which includes cisgender girls, gender-expansive youth, transgender youth, non-binary youth, gender nonconforming youth, genderqueer youth, and any girl-identifying human.
