Voice for Girls
2025 VFG Keynote Emily Calandrelli

2025 VFG Keynote: Emily Calandrelli


100th woman to fly to space, executive producer and host, aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for girls in STEM

Emily is an MIT-engineer turned Emmy-nominated science TV host and producer, recently becoming the 100th woman to fly to space.

She’s the Host and Co-Executive Producer of Emily’s Wonder Lab on Netflix, a correspondent on Netflix’s Bill Nye Saves the World and the Executive Producer and host of FOX’s Xploration Outer Space. She is known as The Space Gal across social media to her nearly 4 million followers.

Emily is the New York Times Bestselling author of the science experiment books Stay Curious and Keep Exploring and Stay Curious and Keep Exploring Next Level, the picture book Reach for the Stars, and the chapter book series, the Ada Lace Adventures which released its sixth title last year. 

2024 VFG Keynote Tara Lapinski

Keynote: Tara Lipinski, NBC Figure Skating and Olympic Analyst/Host, Olympic Gold Medalist, Influencer

At just 15 years old, Lipinski made history and gained international recognition as the youngest Olympic gold medalist in the Winter Games. The iconic Olympian thrived in the high-pressure world of competitive sports and understands the importance of mental wellness. Beyond figure skating, Lipinski has written two inspirational books and works as an analyst for NBC, covering figure skating and the Winter Olympic Games. A new mom, Lipinski recently went public with her 5-year struggle with infertility before welcoming her daughter through surrogacy. She is a vocal advocate for mental health awareness. Read More.

Panel Discussion:
A panel of high school-age Girl Scouts will share their “take action” projects around Mental Wellness and their hopes for future workplaces and relationships that promote women’s wellness and inspire our female leaders, change-makers, and cure-finders.

2023 VFG Keynote asey Cooper, Ph.D.

Keynote: Casey Cooper, Ph.D.  Licensed psychologist, researcher, educator, Girl Scout volunteer, specializing in treating perfectionism

Panel Discussion:
A panel of older Girl Scouts will share action they have taken in the area of Mental Wellness and their hopes for future workplaces that promote women’s wellness and inspire female leaders, change-makers, and cure-finders.

The last decade has seen an unprecedented rise in mental health concerns among young women and girls. Add to that the disproportionate impact the recent pandemic has had on women and we now see their needs reaching crisis levels. Voice for Girls 2023 co-presented by Kaiser Permanente Orange County will explore how we can create workplaces that promote mental wellness for women, so that today’s girls grow up to enter workplaces that support them in living their best lives, both within and outside the workplace.

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