NAPLES, Fla. — A group of Girl Scouts in grades 8–12 hosted a special Press Club of Southwest Florida career panel on Nov. 8 in Naples, featuring Gulf Coast News team members.
Panelists included:
- Britt Leoni, Stories to Share reporter, Gulf Coast News
- Teri Evans, former Naples Illustrated Editor-in-Chief, Wall Street Journal contributor, and current Manager at Gartner’s R&A Studio
- Katie Cribbs, Assistant Vice President of Communications at Florida Gulf Coast University and former Executive Producer at WINK News
- June Fletcher, former Wall Street Journal reporter and Naples Daily News multimedia business reporter
- Dayna Harpster, Editor at WGCU and former reporter for The News-Press and Times-Picayune
- Jeff Margolis, university lecturer and author
- Sara Mankowitz and Kennedy Mason, reporters with Gulf Coast News
Speakers shared stories from their career journeys, offered advice, and encouraged Girl Scouts to use their voices to inform, inspire, and make a difference.
Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida council has a membership of nearly 3,800 girls in grades K-12, and 1,900 adult members…