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Anna Maria Chávez
Anna Maria Chávez
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Anna Maria Chávez

Girl Scouts of the USA

New York, NY USA

"It'll all work out as long as you're doing it for the right reason. It's going to get a little scary. But your only job in life is to stay on that track; regardless of what people throw at you and what barriers they put in your way, no one change your track but you."

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Anna Maria's work combines: Law, Non-Profit Organizations, and Teaching / Mentoring

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Day In The Life

CEO

I'm a champion for girls, cookie connoisseur, data junkie, proud mom, lawyer, and dance aficionado.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    American History (United States)

    Yale University

  • Doctorate

    Law

    University of Arizona

Life & Career Milestones

My path in life has been direct

  • 1.

    Grew up in a small farming town of primarily Hispanic families that went back generations

  • 2.

    Joined Girl Scouts as a child and developed a desire to preserve nature and serve others

  • 3.

    At 12, decided to become a lawyer to achieve her aims; moved to Phoenix with family for more opportunities

  • 4.

    Moving to a big city made her realize she was different; was stamped with labels like 'girl of color'

  • 5.

    Didn't let labels define her; pushed forward and got into Yale as the 1st in her family to go to college

  • 6.

    Stood out from classmates, felt homesick, and was thrown into new situations, but kept at it

  • 7.

    Even today, she's usually the first of her kind to do something; she has no playbook but she's scrappy

  • 8.

    Now, she has "the best job in the world;" says all indicators pointed her towards a different path, but she chose her own

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from undefined:

  • How I responded:

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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  • My parents hadn't gone to college so for me it was the first opportunity to really understand what that meant. This was the late 80s, women had only been on Yale campus for 20 years. My freshman year I was one of 16 Mexican American students on campus.