Each year, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) honors four female leaders who exemplify the Girl Scouts\u2019 mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Monica Reyes, Vice President for Programs and Initiatives of Berks County Community Foundation, is one of four leaders selected for GSEP\u2019s 2026 Take the Lead Berks County.<\/p>\n
All honorees are leaders in their professional industries and communities, serving as positive role models for Girl Scouts in Berks County.<\/p>\n
Monica oversees the foundation\u2019s grantmaking and spearheads major initiatives that improve the quality of life for Berks County residents in the following areas: Arts & Culture, Lifelong Learning, Health & Human Services, Environment & Energy and Neighborhood Vitality.<\/p>\n
\u201cMonica\u2019s career reflects her commitment to improving Berks County for all its residents,\u201d says Kevin Murphy, President of Berks County Community Foundation. \u201cWe are proud of her accomplishments and know she is deserving of this honor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Monica Reyes will be recognized at a special Girl Scout-led event at Redner\u2019s Event Center on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, along with the other three 2026 Take the Lead Berks County honorees. These women include:<\/p>\n
Meggan Hannigan, Associate Vice President of Development Advancement, Alvernia University
\nRadha Pyati, PhD, Chancellor & Dean, Penn State University
\nKaren Wang, MD, FAAP, Chief Medical Officer, Berks Community Health Center<\/p>\n
For more information about Take the Lead Berks County event sponsorship and tickets, visit www.gsep.org\/takethelead or call 267-332-5483.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Each year, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) honors four female leaders who exemplify the Girl Scouts\u2019 mission…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-134123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}