Elspeth Henderson

Elspeth Henderson is former World Board Chairman of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and an educational consultant. She is Irish.

Educational career

Henderson is a former vice-principal and principal of Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin. In 2006, she was an educational consultant. She was president of the Wesley College Alumni from 2011-2012.

Guiding and Scouting

Henderson has been involved with Guiding since childhood, as a Guide and a Ranger. As an adult, she has held numerous positions at both national and international levels. Between 1975 and 1989, she served the Irish Girl Guides as National Trainer, Chairman of the National Training Committee, Member of the National Executive Committee and International Commissioner.