Elspeth Henderson

Elspeth Henderson

Elspeth Henderson is former World Board Chairman 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.

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 level. Between 1975 and 1989she served the The Irish Girl Guides as National Trainer, Chairman of the National Training Committee, Member of the National Executive Committee and International Commissioner. [Citation| title = WAGGGS Silver Medal Presentation | year = 2008 | url = http://www.wagggsworldconference.org/en/grab/2550/1/silvermedal.pdf | accessdate =2008-07-15] Henderson has also been President of the Irish Girl Guides.Fact|date=July 2008

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 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.

ee also

*World Scout Committee

References

*cite web| title = Chairman's Message — February 2006 | publisher = World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | date = February 2006 | url = http://www.wagggsworld.org/en/about/Chairmansmessage/messageFebruary2006 | accessdate = 2006-10-07
*cite web | title = nyci newsletter: Member Organisations News Archive | publisher = National Youth Council of Ireland | date = March 1998 | url = http://www.youth.ie/news/arc_art.php?id=226 | accessdate = 2006-10-07
*cite web | title = nyci newsletter: Member Organisations News Archive | publisher = National Youth Council of Ireland | date = July 2002 | url = http://www.youth.ie/news/arc_art.php?id=655 | accessdate = 2006-10-07
*cite web| title = WAGGGS World Conference 2005 | publisher = Catholic Guides of Ireland | url = http://www.girlguidesireland.ie/worldconf.shtml | accessdate = 2006-10-07


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