The luncheon aims to celebrate female leadership and inspire emerging leaders, high school Girl Scouts who are making a difference in their communities.

At the Nov. 5 luncheon, the girls will have an opportunity to meet and be matched with female executives who work in various careers for mentoring sessions.

Among the 66 girls identified as “emerging leaders” in the greater L.A. area are six from the Santa Clarita Valley: Madalyn Cromidas, Lindsey Gollom, Julia Habeger, Emily Holmes, Taylor Nelson and Andrea Villasenor.

Keynote speakers include two ToGetHerThere honorees: Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises and Girl Scout alumna; and Katherine Adkins, group vice president, general counsel and secretary of Toyota Financial Service; as well as Lise L. Luttgens, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles CEO.

Special guests include Los Angeles First Lady Amy Wakeland; and actress and Grammy-winning recording artist, Tia Carrere. The event is emceed by Studio 11 LA and FOX 11 News co-anchor Christine Devine.

The luncheon will recognize the Girl Scout Emerging Leaders for their extraordinary accomplishments, demonstration of high leadership potential, dedication to the values of Girl Scouting, community service and personal development.

Representing the best and brightest of today’s youth and tomorrow’s leaders, all have earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting for leading individual service projects to address a community need and leave a lasting impact.

The ToGetHerThere Luncheon will also honor GSGLA’s ToGetHerThere Champions,Princess Cruises and Toyota Financial Services, corporations who innovate and lead in the fields of leadership; business and financial literacy; outdoor adventure; STE[A]M (science, technology, engineering, art, math); and healthy living, and have made a commitment to ToGetHerThere through their financial support of these Girl Scout programs.

The event is a part of a national effort by Girl Scouts to address the confidence gap girls face: Research shows that girls opt out of leadership roles for fear of being judged, criticized, or ridiculed for standing out or achieving success.

Between elementary and high school, girls’ self-esteem drops 3.5 times more than boys’, and only one in five girls believes she has the key qualities to be a leader.

“Our Girl Scout Emerging Leaders are the face of girl leadership and leadership for the future,” said Lise L. Luttgens, CEO, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles.

“The ToGetHerThere Luncheon is a chance for LA’s most influential women executives to reflect on their own leadership path and pave a new road so that more girls can step up as leaders.”

For more information on the ToGetHerThere campaign and luncheon, visit the website.

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles serves more than 40,000 girls in partnership with more than 20,000 volunteers throughout the diverse communities of Los Angeles County and parts of Kern, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties.

The council engages girls through programs in Leadership, Business and Financial Literacy, Outdoor Adventure, STE[A]M (science, technology, engineering, art, math), and Healthy Living. To join, volunteer, reconnect, or support, visit the website or call 213-213-0123.