She’s ‘milking’ the Scouts
- Last Updated: 2:42 AM, June 9, 2013
- Posted: 12:24 AM, June 9, 2013
Anna Maria Chavez, the Girl Scouts’ “cookie monster” CEO, isn’t making crumbs.
New tax filings peg her yearly salary at $393,380 — nearly four times the $104,000 she made annually heading a scout council in Texas, and more than her predecessor, Kathryn Cloninger, who made $356,911 in 2010.
The hefty pay package comes despite staff layoffs, membership and cookie-sale declines, budget cuts at headquarters, and local chapters under fire for selling or threatening to close campgrounds in 27 states.
And while the Scouts are cutting to the bone, Chavez spent $65,000 on a comfortable new throne for her 17th-floor Fifth Avenue office.
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Anna Maria Chavez
She ordered the renovation of the executive restroom to include marble and slate finishes and new glass doors for the shower, a source told The Post.
Victor Inzunza, a Girl Scouts spokesman, confirmed that the bathroom and executive offices were renovated, but would not comment on the cost or whether Chavez requested the work.
Chavez came on as CEO on Oct. 1, 2011. She was paid $98,000 for three months of work in 2011 — out of a salary of $393,380 for a full year.
Inzunza said he could not discuss the budget.
The Girl Scouts’ headquarters has been in disarray since Chavez, 45, took over, with employees complaining about her dictatorial style and a climate of fear. Letters have gone to the organization’s board of directors seeking help, with one writer calling Chavez a “Cookie Monster
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