Margherita Rossi

The Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN) Council has selected Margherita Rossi, professor at SUNY Broome Community College (SUNY Broome), as its newest Women of Distinction honoree for Binghamton.

Women of Distinction are an exceptional group of women who exhibit outstanding leadership through mentoring, community service and/or business; leadership that embodies the Girl Scout mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Rossi will be honored at a breakfast celebration on Thursday, March 28, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 225 Water St., Binghamton. Tickets are now on sale at gsnypenn.org/WOD. Cost per attendee is $45. Registration closes March 22.

Proceeds from the celebration support scholarships for GSNYPENN Gold Award Girl Scouts. The Gold Award is Girl Scouting’s highest achievement.

Professor Rossi is dedicated to service to women and the community, advocating for those without a voice as well as promoting leadership and representation of and by women. She has made notable contributions to local politics and continuing efforts supporting women and politics.

Rossi is a professor in the Psychology and Human Services Department at SUNY Broome. She is also founding Director of the SUNY Broome Women’s Institute, a newly established SUNY Center of Excellence focused on research and educational programs related to issues of modern-day concern to women.

For registration assistance and/or questions, please contact Angela Smith at 1.855.213.8555 x2020 or asmith@gsnypenn.org

Special thanks to the 2019 Women of Distinction event sponsors: 

Title Sponsor:
Guthrie

Gold Sponsors:
Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP
NBT Bank
Rosanne Sall Advertising
Visions Federal Credit Union
Women’s Fund, Community Foundation for South Central New York

Silver Sponsors:
Binghamton University Foundation
M&T Bank
Pyramid Brokerage
SUNY Broome
UHS

Bronze Sponsors:
Akel Family
Friends of Amahami
  
IBM
Shumaker Consulting Engineering and Land Surveying, D.P.C.