Carletta Waddler: GSCCC Board Member and DEI Chair
Carletta Waddler is the Senior VP of Talent Curve Solutions, LLC, a woman-owned small business headquartered in North Carolina that provides career counseling and personal development training for businesses, organizations and the federal government. Carletta joined the GSCCC Board of Directors in 2020 and has brought her knowledge and expertise in many fields to the board, including her work in TV and radio. Her career has spanned from CEO of businesses to career counseling for the Department of Defense. She has served on many boards and is the past president of the National Council of Negro Women in Northeastern North Carolina.
In 2022, Carletta was appointed to chair GSCCC’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness Sub-Committee with the goal of working with a council consultant on projects that will help GSCCC identify areas of work in regards to DEI. “DEI is a very complex and vast initiative,” Carletta said last summer. “Our first step is to educate those serving on the committee and then work with staff and the consultant. We plan to prepare a DEI presentation and lead a discussion at a fall Board meeting. Once that is completed, we will begin working with volunteers. To sum it up, education is our primary focus this year.”
That work has already begun to pay off. Carletta brought the new DEI presentation to GSCCC’s staff meeting on January 18, 2023 at A Place for Girls, where it was well-received and ignited some meaningful conversation and discussion amongst staff members.
This Girl Scout alum who spent eight years during her childhood in Girl Scouts while living in Pennsylvania said she was ready for this challenge. “Growing up, my school years were in segregated classrooms,” Carletta shared. “Girl Scouts was my first integrated experience. Just as it was, Girl Scouts continues to allow girls to tap into their authentic selves. They discover new worlds and explore new passions, hobbies, goals and learn the value of being a Girl Scout.”
