Marsha Johnson “Marty” Evans (b.1947) is a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, recognized for her leadership in military service, nonprofits, and humanitarian efforts. She served as executive director of the Girl Scouts of the USA (1998–2002) and president and CEO of the American Red Cross (2002–05.)
Born in Springfield, Illinois, Evans earned a bachelor’s in diplomacy and world affairs from Occidental College (1968) and later studied at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Her nearly 30-year military career included becoming the first woman to command a U.S. naval station (Naval Station Treasure Island, 1990.)
After retiring, Evans shifted to nonprofit leadership, modernizing Girl Scouts programs and overseeing Red Cross disaster relief, including responses to Hurricane Katrina.
While she has not authored traditional books, her leadership and crisis management have been studied in Leadership in Crisis: Lessons from the American Red Cross (2006,) which examines her tenure at the Red Cross.
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Working hard overcomes a whole lot of other obstacles. You can have unbelievable intelligence, you can have connections, you can have opportunities fall out of the sky. But in the end, hard work is the true, enduring characteristic of successful people.
—Marsha J. Evans
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