If every woman is destined to become her mother, Ann Gregorie Scarle’s three daughters don’t have anything to worry about. Florence, Laura and Anna Beth’s mother is not only successful in her work — like leading legal assistance programs immediately following Hurricane Katrina for which the Baton Rouge Bar Association was awarded the prestigious Harrison Tweed Award in 2006 — but she is content. Despite the ongoing struggle to find the perfect work-life balance, Scarle says, “I am totally satisfied with what I do.” Not a bad unavoidable destiny if ever there was one. Read the full Q&A with Scarle here. Here’s a sample:
What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
My father always said, “When you have a thorny problem, break it down into manageable parts that can be successfully addressed and then build upon this success until you solve the problem.”
