The Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has appointed Dr. Sesha Joi Moon as its inaugural Chief Impact Officer, marking a pivotal moment in the organization’s evolution as it strengthens its commitment to building transformative experiences for girls nationwide.
Dr. Moon, a Spring 2003 initiate of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. through the Eta Tau Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University, brings over 20 years of social impact expertise to GSUSA. Most recently, she served as Chief Diversity Officer for the U.S. House of Representatives, appointed as a non-partisan executive during both the 117th and 118th Congresses. Her career has been marked by a dedication to equity, representation, and systemic transformation.
In her new role, Dr. Moon will amplify GSUSA’s impact and ensure that all girls feel welcome, valued, and empowered to reach their fullest potential. Her appointment carries deep personal resonance. She is a third-generation Black Girl Scout from Jackson Ward, a historic neighborhood in Richmond, VA known as one of the original “Black Wall Streets.” Her roots are intertwined with the legacy of Bird Troop Number 34, the first Girl Scout troop for Black girls beneath the Mason-Dixon Line, founded in 1932 by banking pioneer Maggie Lena Walker at Virginia Union University.
That legacy continues through Dr. Moon’s family. Her grandmother, a 1953 graduate of Virginia Union University, crossed Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and inspired the establishment of the Inez Orlene Jaudon Johnson Endowed Scholarship Fund, maintained by the Jaudon-Johnson family to this day. Dr. Moon herself began her Girl Scout journey at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Jackson Ward, making her return to the Movement’s leadership a full-circle moment…