RECOGNITION EVENT
2021
Honoring the accomplishments and contributions of our very own Girl Scouts and volunteers
ry books, one not to be forgotten! In This past year was certainly one for the histo rose to the occasion and not only true Girl Scout spirit, our volunteers and girls world a better and brighter place made the most of challenges, they made the along the way.
confidence, and character, who make Girl Scouts’ mission to build girls of courage, e important than ever. Tonight, and the world a better place, has proven to be mor rs and girls who bring our mission always, we celebrate the outstanding voluntee rhood abound as our volunteers to life. Stories of resilience, creativity, and siste and our girls supported one another brought meaning and connection to our girls, er of Girl Scouts. and the community around us. This is the pow ngest leadership examples for girls, Thank you to our volunteers who are the stro ce to pursue their ambitions. During giving them the encouragement and confiden enabled girls to continue to pursue a time of isolation and upended routines, you ities today and accomplish big their passions so they can impact their commun things tomorrow.
ndbreakers, and role models – for Thank you to our Girl Scouts – big thinkers, grou may face. You walk boldly towards inspiring all of us, no matter the obstacles we being in it! a future that will be so much the better for you and adult award recipients. You are Our sincere congratulations to this year’s girl exemplars and champions of girl ambition! Yours in Girl Scouting,
Vikki Shepp CEO, Girl Scouts of Orange County
RECOGNITION 2021 Board of Directors OFFICERS Molly Jolly Board Chair Christine Scheuneman 1st Vice Chair Lisa Perrine 2nd Vice Chair Jeff Winston Secretary Azeem Dhalla Treasurer
PROGRAM 1 | WELCOME 3 | SPOTLIGHT AWARDS 3 | GOLD AWARD GIRL SCOUTS 5 | 10 YEAR PIN AWARDS 6 | NUMERAL GUARDS 7 | GIRL SCOUT TAKE ACTION AWARDS 8 | GOOD GUY AWARDS & PRESIDENTS AWARDS 9 | APPRECIATION PINS
Vikki Shepp CEO
11 | GRADUATING GIRLS
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
14 | JULIETTE LOW SPIRIT OF GIRL SCOUTING AWARDS & OUTSTANDING SENIOR GIRL SCOUT RECOGNITIONS
Ara Anoshiravani Geri Cerkovnik Jodi Duva Julie Farbaniec Cathy Fitzpatrick Darla Holland Michiko Inanaga Sharon R. Klein Shaila Rao Mistry Christine Mueller Gina L. Osborn Michele Richards Megha Sood Roberta Swanson Christina Xanthos
GIRL ADVISORY MEMBERS Alyssa “Opal” Betancourt Natalie Cano Sabine Lerner* Saachi Pavani
*Outgoing Graduate
13 | BRIDGE TO GIRL SCOUT ADULT AWARDS
15 | HONOR PINS 16 | BOARD GIRL ADVISORY MEMBERS & PROMISE CIRCLE 17 | TRIBUTE ADS
Spotlight Awards This recognition is for a volunteer within a Service Unit who previously received the Orange Owl and continued to give outstanding service to the Service Unit. 101 Brea Robin Biederstadt 102 Fullerton La Habra Sandy Hester 103 La Cypress Park Sharon Desai 104 Anaheim Nancy Ramos 105 Los Alam/Ross Sara Maples 201 Placentia John Quackenbush 202 Yorba Linda West Jill Pang 203 Yorba Linda East Raina Southwell 204 Orange Villa Shannon Lavigne
205 Anaheim Hills Crystal Lantello 206 Santiago Creek Lora White 301 Seal Beach Angela Seard 302 West Garden Marti O’Neill 303 Huntington Harbor Helen Varela 304 Ocean View Jennifer Kurth 305 HB Pierside Bethany Profeta 306 Surf City Vanessa Wickstrom 401 Garden Valley Amana Siddiqi
402 Tustana Trisha Gable 403 Tustin East Hemal Gala 404 Newport Mesa Arlyn Shelton 405 Newport Harbor Lisa Anhalt 501 South Irvine Patti Brown 502 Heart of Irvine Rajeswari Natrajan-Tyagi 503 North Irvine Alexandra Silver 504 Laguna Beach Anne Gilelan 505 Aliso Viejo Robin Ensor-Kopf
506 Niguel Coast Karin Campbell 507 San Clemente Cynthia Woods 602 Lake Forest Lynn Kozbur 603 Rancho Portola Delfina Muncy 604 Mission Viejo Ruth Snyder 605 Rancho Trabuco Teri Hulett 606 Oso Valley Claire Massie 607 Ladera Valley Dayna Gardner 701 Comadres Margarita Garcia
2021 Gold Award Girl Scouts* The Girl Scout Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable – proof that not only can she make a difference, but she already has. Girl Scout Seniors and Ambassadors who earn the Gold Award tackle issues they care about and drive lasting change in their communities and beyond. CENTRAL REGION
Thy Voong
Newport Harbor Charlotte Chung Dana Levenson
Tustin East Ariel Hurwitz Jenny Lozano Ciera Rasmussen Kyla Reeves Aastha Sehgal
Tustana Marysol Cazarez Megan DiLalla Tiffany Hoang Sabine Lerner Kate Rodebaugh Mansi Saini Angella Trinh Tia Trinh Anh Voong
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CENTRAL COAST HB Pierside Ashley Berdelis Kira Bui Emma Chickman Stephanie Chun
Sophia Clay Geneva Eisel Ashley Do Kahlen Do Noelle Duffey Alexandra Hill Nicole Nguyen Serena Nguyen Lauren Vinh Annika Wiederin
Allison Potter Erin Reilly Taya Riley Taylor Rubly Lindsay Rule Miranda Shannon Samantha Starks Savanna Starks Mia Thompson Lacey Tolly
Huntington Harbor Jillian Church Gisell Gochman Emilie Kalkus
Ocean View Sydney Duong Surf City Jillian Reichert
MIDSOUTH Lake Forest Emily Nguyen Olivia Ortega Heart of Irvine Kiana Kelii Natalie Ng Amani Taraman Natalie Westfall Lauren Yuen Ashley Yuen North Irvine Olivia Bobrownicki Melody Chang Saanvi Kalele Samiksha Komatireddy Saachi Pavani South Irvine Kayley Chan Caitlin Cheung Sierra Schulz
NORTH CENTRAL Fullerton/La Habra Brooklyn Campbell Blythe Case-Krowel Evan Ibarra Haneefah Syed Garden Valley Jocelyn Ha Amanda Nigro Faith Ngo Bao Tran Nguyen Sandy Nguyenphuoc Seal Beach Melanie Huq West Garden Hannah Dinh Hannah Nguyen Nettie Nguyen Vy Nguyen Elizabeth Paull Katrina Sam
NORTHEAST Orange Villa Caroline Ellis
Placentia Andrea Chen Kathryne “Kate” Toller
Samantha Goble Alizea Hinz Safiyya Patel
Santiago Creek Scarlett Adams Sienna Janes Sophia Madrigal
La Cypress Park Aislin Fonseca Amreen Kaur Avylon Kemna-Berg
Yorba Linda West Rianna Christy Isabella Hernandez Jacqueline Lembesis Claire Marshall Neelam Mistry Elizabeth Mullner Tejal Patel Natalie Rodriguez Shayda Roshdieh Riya Upadhyaya Christine Zarske Anna Zhang
Los Alamitos/Rossmoor Katherine Kubiatko Kirsten Okamoto Kaitlyn Shimohara Kaitlin Yamashiro Jynel Zeitz
NORTHWEST Anaheim Alyson Chang Alyssa Yang Brea Marisa Durkin Danielle Eby
SOUTH COAST Aliso Viejo Maya Bland Amanda Zeitawi Sabrina Zeitawi Laguna Beach Heather Highland San Clemente Adelina Awtry Kylie Hill Isabella Marcovecchio
SOUTH COUNTY Ladera Valley Julia Kowalski Macey Leonard Julia Rizkallah Mission Viejo Elizabeth Garabedian Oso Valley Holland Anderson Olivia Barnette Lorelei Blau Julia Thomas Isabella White Rancho Portola Emily Cronin Shelby Mills Rancho Trabuco Hikaru Fujii *2020-2021 Gold Award Girl Scouts from 10/1/195/10/21 and 2018-2019 Gold Award Girl Scouts who are Graduating Girl Scouts in the Class of 2021.
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Ten Year Award* Ten Year Award Pin is awarded to girls who attain 10 years of participation in Girl Scouting. CENTRAL Anaheim Hills Hannah Goodrich Maylene Hall Caradyn Stock Newport Harbor Isabel Ertac Sara Ertac Claire Lewis Katherine Michelson Taylor Miller Shannon Strasmann Chloe Wong
Huntington Harbor Gabriela Angiuli Ella Cramer Melanie Montegani Erin Reilly Lacey Tolly Bella Toneatto
Newport Mesa Baily Simco
Ocean View Emily Nguyen
Tustana Marysol Cazarez Emma Chang Belleau Emery Katrina Graziano Abbie Haas Sabine Lerner Paige Norwood Niya Singleton Nataie Tassinari Emma Zuniga
Surf City Cristina Gotuzzo Caitlyn O’Rork Taya Riley Jessica Walters
Tustin East Sarah Allan Miranda Herrera Jennifer Lozano Emmy Pruit
CENTRAL COAST HB Pierside Sarah Beale Ashley Berdelis Emma Chickman Elena Donelson Jenna Gorden Meghan Mahan Morgan OConnell Celeste Powell Taylor Rubly Isabel Sarkissian Miranda Shannon Trisha Skubal
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Jenna Stagnaro Samantha Starks Savanna Starks Mia Thompson Katrina Wyoskinski Paige Yauchzee
COMUNITY PROGRAMS Comadres Jocelyn Aceve
MIDSOUTH Heart of Irvine Violet Adams Riya Agnihotri Lisa Chang Francesca Dungo Jenna Dupuy Ashlyn Gotori Kiana Kelii Anne Miyadi Kylie Narikawa Natalie Ng Nicole Schaeffer Natalie Westfall Ashley Yuen Lauren Yuen Lake Forest Mikayla Barre Jenna Brown Victoria Brown Kiana Callahan
Hannah Comroe Emma Draggoo Anum Ghulamali Antonia Kostoff Kathryn Kozbur Olivia Ortega Suhani Pawar Megan Regier Jessica Rousselle Miranda Stiehl Sienna Wagner Mia Walsh Abigail Zertuche North Irvine Bronwyn Almy Sarah Bauer Jasmine Chhabria Kaylee Knutzen Sarah Kosoy Hayley Moore Nitya Swaminath South Irvine Kayley Chan Mahika Churiwala Katelynn Hoadley Ava Kopecky Jessica Lin Caitlyn Mason Abigail Paegert Phoebe Pan Elora Sparnicht Sofia Terence Victoria Terence
NORTH CENTRAL Fullerton/La Habra Blythe Case Makayla Felismino Isabelle Gomez Zoe Hertzberg Juliana Hodgson Isabella Lunsford Mikayla Sooter Garden Valley Ella Marbut
Seal Beach Melanie Huq West Garden Allison Blum Kate Hoang
NORTHEAST Placentia Emily Solheid Santiago Creek Cameron Cabrera Jocelyn Flores Lilli Iames Sienna Janes Daphne Marsters Mackenzie Moore Yorba Linda West Hailey Abler Taylor Adams Sydney Bremer Rianna Christy Ashlyn Funck Samantha Funck Sienna Gomez Ava Henderson Megan Iida Caroline Ives Molly Keller Sydney Kim Colette Kim Grace May Darby Nicholson Keira O’Connell Kaylyn Oh Tejal Patel Shayda Roshdieh Sarina Tayui Alyssa Thomas Riya Upadhyaya
NORTHWEST Anaheim Natalie Abarca Alyson Chang Kaitlyn Ishibashi Kayla Ishibashi Maya Lee
Valerya Salgado Alyssa Yang Brea Stephanie Allen Kristen Biederstadt Gabrielle Calmelat Marisa Durkin Danielle Eby Lauren Elsenpeter Samantha Goble Safiyya Patel Maddy Salgado Madelyn Sidoti Mary Thornburgh Los Alamitos/Rossmoor Allyson Bragg Elenie Burke Alexia Calderon Sofia Chastain Emma Collins Amanda Ferguson Abigail Gladinus Alina Goddard Phoebe Hoeffken Michaela Ibrahim Kristin Jones
Jacalyn Junkes Erin Kilpatrick Madelyn Lopez Rory Lowdermilk Lucy McHenry Katherine McIntosh Allyson Meister Gabrielle Morales Isabela Murray Delaney Nefulda Kirsten Okamoto Aria Pathak Samantha Phomsopha Alyssa Quary Sophia Quinones Eva Rojo Kyra Sagusay Kaitlyn Shimohara Emily Smith Kaitlin Yamashiro Jynel Zeitz Faith Zinger
Audrey Masson Sabrina Zeitawi
Liberty Hansen Mandy Hansen Sarah Ibenthal Nyla Jones Alessandra Kantoris Colleen Mezler Loren McLain
SOUTH COUNTY Ladera Valley Ashley Bautista Charlotte Cardarella Jaidyn Cooper Annabellla Kumar Macey Leonard Bella Malloch Kaitlyn Meyers Amanda Ripic Julia Rizkallah Isabelle Schunk Sydney Segrell Maycie Thaut
Oso Valley Holland Allebes Anderson Olivia Barnett Emily Ferguson Lani Jacobson Kaylin Kim Caroline Kinsey Megan Kolarov Lauren Lenyi Jacki Vellandi
Mission Viejo Jessica Asay Victoria Asay Kathryn Claudi-Magnussen
Rancho Portola Alaina Collins Katherine Cronin Hannah Joyal Sarah Lau
SOUTH COAST Aliso Viejo Shea Carter Grace Friedl
*NAMES SUBMITTED USING THE GIRL AWARD REQUEST FORM
Membership Numeral Guard Pins Numerals below show the total number of years (not necessarily continuous or consecutive) of registered membership, both as a girl and an adult, in any Girl Scout/Girl Guide organization.
25 Years
35 Years
Jann Blake Debbie Fradin Eleni Elias Dawn Halderman
Laura Ricketts
45 years Christine Mueller
30 Years Lesley Mills Karen Pione
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Girl Scout Take Action Award The Girl Scout Take Action Award recognizes a Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, or Ambassador (individual or troop) for efforts to Take Action to create lasting impact through identifying community needs, resourceful problem solving, advocacy, and educating and inspiring others to act to make the world a better place. Gracie Finley South County: Oso Valley, Troop 2793 Masks for Hope! Stephanie Chun Jane Burrell, McKinley Eagan, Mareena Flores, Keira Maples Northwest: Los Alamitos/Rossmoor, Troop 5095 #nocapleftbehind (Think Like a Citizen Scientist!) Maya Jackson, Nadia Taraman, Victoria Zidron South Coast: Niguel Coast, Troop 3116 Don’t Be Hangry Chloe Malone, Tran Nguyen, Rachael Ranney, Madison Waiss Northeast: Santiago Creek, Troop 994, Central: Tustana, Troop 2279 Lien Doan Chi Lang, Central: Newport Harbor, Troop 913 Central: Newport Mesa, Troop 1565 It All Starts With You (Mission: Sisterhood) Anisha Bhatnagar Midsouth: Heart of Irvine, Troop 2644 Teen Mental Health: GIRLtopia Thy Voong Central: Tustana, Troop 2279 Lien Doan Chi Lang Eating Disorders Awareness (Mission: Sisterhood)
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Sabine Lerner, Antoilyn Nguyen, Kirsten Okamoto, Shayda Roshdieh Central: Tustana, Troop 3460 Amphitrite, Midsouth: Lake Forest, Troop 821, Northwest: Los Alamitos/ Rossmoor, Troop 572, Northeast: Yorba Linda West, Troop 330 Aku Aku Delegation to the Comission on the Status of Women Kiana Kelii Midsouth: Heart of Irvine, Troop 91 Rethink Your Plate Melody Chang Midsouth: North Irvine, Troop 592 Let’s Learn about Public Health Saachi Pavani Midsouth: North Irvine, Troop 990 Stop the Bleed Emily Cronin South County: Rancho Portola, Troop 2022 Environmental Mythbusters Mia Thompson Central Coast: HB Pierside, Troop 1128 Creativity for a Cause Marysol Cazarez Central: Tustin East, Troop 3433 Sensory Mobile Library
Thy Voong Central: Tustana, Troop 2279 Lien Doan Chi Lang Shining Speakers – Career Readiness Workshops Kayley Chan Midsouth: South Irvine, Troop 1967 CyberSecurityFirst Natalie Rodriguez Northeast: Yorba Linda West, Troop 950 Serving Advantage Riya Upadhyaya Northeast: Yorba Linda West, Troop 2005 Voter Empowerment Anna Zhang Northeast: Yorba Linda West, Troop 2 Addressing Student Voter Apathy Sophia Madrigal Northwest: Anaheim, Juliette Using Arts for Healing Sierra Schulz Midsouth: South Irvine, Troop 1082 Combating Stereotypes about Homeless Kids
Good Guy Awards The “Good Guy” Award is a special award designed to say thank you to supportive “behind the scenes” guys and gals who, without an official title, assist Girl Scouts. Andrew Kahn | SU203 Yorba Linda East
Kent Callahan | SU602 Lake Forest
Erik Larson | SU306 Surf City
Ricky Castro | SU202 Yorba Linda West
Gregoria Freeman | SU105 Los Alamitos/Rossmoor
Ryan Hoadley | SU501 South Irvine
Jamie Montgomery | SU105 Los Alamitos/Rossmoor
Scott Comroe | SU602 Lake Forest
President’s Awards The President’s Award recognizes the efforts of a Service Unit team or program delivery team in moving an area or audience toward achievement of the Council’s goals during a fiscal or membership year. Global Action Team Barb Christensen, Siobhan Hickey, Patti Larson, Lisa Hinshaw, Christine Reisch, Heidi Duerr, Addy Lerner, Suhani Pavani, Natali Cano, Shayda Roshdieh, Sabine Lerner The Global Action Team is a group of dedicated volunteers who believe strongly in presenting programming, travel, and information to both leaders and girls throughout Orange County to give them a deeper understanding and view of their place in the world. This year, the Global Action Team created a greater sense of girl focus by adding in two girl committee members. This addition to the team allows girls’ perspectives and voices to the programming and activities being presented. The Global Action Team has worked to adapt programming at the national level to fit the needs in Orange County by infusing a global perspective into the programs. This year with the pandemic, the Global Action Team worked to adapt the Golden Gate Bridging to a virtual celebration. The team also moved the Democracy series, and discussions during the election and inauguration, to a virtual platform. Additionally, the Global Action Team partnered with girls and leaders from Guyana as part of the 2020 Global Roundtable. Through this partnership, they created a session for Daisy, Brownie and Junior Girl Scouts, so they could ask the Girl Guides about scouting in their country.
Tustana & Tustin East Holiday Bazaar Committee Kelly Black, Cynthia Tyler, Angela Barker, Addy Lerner, Holly Maddox, Sharon King, Fran Hagland, Trisha Gable The Tustana & Tustin East Holiday Bazaar Committee continued the tradition of the Holiday Bazaar event for their troops, which teaches girls money management and budgeting. This year the volunteer team worked endlessly to pivot this in-person event into a virtual one. The Committee worked tirelessly to give troop leaders timely communication via their website, flyers, instructional videos and live Zoom meetings on how the event will work. In addition, there was a shopper’s catalog, online shopping website, and invoicing for girls and leaders to manage orders. The Committee also collected and distributed all of the purchased items, which required contactless drop-off and pick-up. There were over 2,000 items sold during the one-week online sales event. It was the work of the Tustana & Tustin East Holiday Bazaar Committee that made the transition of this event into a virtual event appear seamless.
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Appreciation Pins The Appreciation Pin honors those whose service has been outstanding, over and above the expectations of the position held, and who have had a significant impact on at least one geographic area of the council (service unit or region). Derek Ige SU104 - Anaheim Derek’s main focus as a volunteer is the work he does as a robotics volunteer. He likes to make sure the girls have the best possible educational and leadership experience with robotics, and he strives to educate fellow coaches on how to encourage girls in a girl-led atmosphere. This year when pandemic related restrictions prevented the robotics teams from practicing in person, Derek came up with a solution for an effective practice table barrier that was approved by Girl Scouts of Orange County, which allowed pairs of girls to practice at the table while still adhering to GSOC safety guidelines. Derek has made a significant impact on all five of GSOC’s robotic teams, especially the three new teams, all while creating a sustainable structure. Elizabeth Cronin SU603 – Rancho Portola Elizabeth has worked wonders in fostering a love of nature and the outdoors for girls and leaders in her two troops and the Rancho Portola Service Unit. She has brought her passion for the outdoors by being a member of the planning committee for the Service Unit campout. Elizabeth was in the process of planning the Service Unitwide Skills Day when the pandemic hit, and she re-tooled the event to run virtually on Zoom. She kept this event girl-led and worked with her troops to create this event virtually. In addition, Elizabeth has been a coach, mentor, leader and advocate for all Girl Scouts and volunteers she serves. She has been a member of the Service Unit team for many years and has added value to each volunteer position she has taken on and set it up for success when she moved to another position. Jami Andrews SU504 – Laguna Beach Jami is girl-focused and ensures the girls in Laguna Beach have a fun and meaningful experience, so they stay engaged in Girl Scouts. She mentors leaders to run fun events and offers her expertise in Girl Scouts and events to allow the girls to enjoy new events with fun themes. Jami also promotes Girl Scouting in Laguna Beach and has increased membership by helping to form new troops. During the pandemic, Jami connected with each troop in the Laguna Beach Service Unit to make sure they knew how to use Zoom to keep the girls active while unable to meet in person. She took the time to work with troops who needed help to ensure their troops could continue to be active.
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Kellie Almy SU503 – North Irvine Kellie is a mentor to girls at every Girl Scout level in the Service Unit and helps create girl leadership. Throughout the years, Kellie has been responsible for helping to organize many girl-led events for the Service Unit, including several virtual events throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. She is the Event Chair for the Irvine-wide World Thinking Day event and this year she designed the entire event to be virtual and engaged Girl Scouts at every level. In addition to the World Thinking Day event, Kellie also hosted a virtual holiday event for the Service Unit, and a “bring a friend” virtual family scavenger hunt. She worked hard to keep the Service Unit alive and well during this challenging time! Laura Wong SU304 – Ocean View Laura is an integral part of the Service Unit Team and provides assistance wherever needed. She helps run Cookie Rookie and Nutty Newbie sessions and mentors all troops in the Service Unit with the product programs. Laura makes sure new Troop Leaders have their questions answered and are comfortable in their new roles. She took on the responsibility of Product Coordinator for Juliette Girl Scouts for both the North and Central regions. Laura has taken the vast knowledge of this position to ensure Juliettes from all over Orange County can participate in the product programs. This year, with the pandemic, Laura took new ideas and created a virtual cookie booth lottery. She did this not only for the Service Unit, but also for both regions for the Juliette Girl Scouts. Leeora Beck SU606 - Oso Valley Leeora has continued to volunteer for the Oso Valley Service Unit for many years even after her daughters graduated. She continues to lead the Senior/Ambassador troop Tempest and create a girl-led atmosphere for the girls in the troop. Leeora, along with leadership from surrounding Service Units, guides older Girl Scouts in organizing and executing an International Day event annually. With the money earned from this event, she ensures that graduating Girl Scouts may continue their leadership experiences with the opportunity to earn college scholarships. Leeora is a committed volunteer and proactively engages volunteers to continue with Girl Scouting. She is a true Girl Scout and asset to the Oso Valley Service Unit.
Lisa Demchik SU507 – San Clemente Lisa worked during the pandemic to pivot the San Clemente Service Unit by immediately implementing virtual Service Unit meetings. Lisa encouraged the troops in the Service Unit to utilize Zoom and encouraged them to convert their events to virtual during the pandemic. She is a great communicator and uses an array of resources to get information to the Service Unit leaders and volunteers including a Shutterfly website, Facebook page and email updates. Lisa brings her energy and compassion to the Service Unit and team meetings. The Service Unit covers the military families from Camp Pendleton and Lisa offers support to troops when Troop Leaders need to leave due to unexpected deployments. She works to merge troops or help find new troop leaders. Lisa Mills SU606 – Oso Valley Lisa has adapted to the “new normal” this year by providing information about virtual activities for the girls and families in the Service Unit, so they could continue with Girl Scouting during the pandemic. She continued to communicate and connect the service unit with opportunities virtually and encouraged girls and families to participate, even if their troops were not meeting virtually. Lisa used the time during the pandemic to find innovative Girl Scout program options far and wide and shared the resources with the girls and families in the service unit.
Marie Whitcomb SU604 – Mission Viejo Marie is a long-time volunteer and an integral part of the Mission Viejo Service Unit Team. She holds a variety of team positions and has been one of our most dependable and go-to volunteers. Marie has been a mentor for new troops and a dependable resource for new leaders to turn to with questions. Marie stayed with the Mission Viejo Service Unit team, even after her daughter graduated, as the cookie manager and trainer for new leaders until the pandemic. Marie has helped to plan many events for the service unit from the Fall Festival to Mother/Daughter Spa days and the PJ Party. If there is a need, Marie is there. She is a dedicated volunteer and continues to volunteer to ensure a smooth transition for her positions. Misty Cross SU303 – Huntington Harbor Misty always strives to follow the Girl Scout Promise and Law and takes all Girl Scout safety rules and program guidelines to heart when planning with girls. She has been a treasured and invaluable team member in the Huntington Harbor Service Unit for many years. Misty immersed herself in the Girl Scout product program, volunteered for the Service Unit Team roles and took it upon herself to learn everything she could about the program to help and share with other volunteers. Misty is also a great resource! When she and her daughter, Grace, travel to Girl Scout locations all over the world, Misty creates and makes presentations at Service Unit meetings. She has worked with her troop on several Take Action projects and is working with Olive Crest and their families in need. In addition, Misty’s enthusiasm for Girl Scouts is catchy and she is a very dedicated volunteer.
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Congratulations to Graduating Girl Scouts* Congratulations to the Class of 2021! We encourage you to stay connected with Girl Scouts as a Girl Scout Adult. CENTRAL Newport Harbor Isabel Ertac Sara Ertac Claire Lewis Katherine Michelson Taylor Miller Shannon Strasmann Chloe Taylor Chloe Wong Newport Mesa Baily Simco Tustana Liz Bregman Marysol Cazrez Jackie Chmiel Belleau Emery Katrina Graziano Alyssa Haas Sabine Lerner Jennifer Lozano Shannon Moss Paige Norwood Mansi Saini Niya Singleton Natalie Tassinari Emma Zuniga Tustin East Sarah Allan Farimah Fanaei Miranda Herera Emmy Pruitt Ashley Yu
CENTRAL COAST HB Pierside Sarah Beale Ashley Berdelis Emma Chickman Elena Donelson Jenna Gorden Meghan Mahan Morgan O’Connell Celeste Powell Taylor Rubly Isabel Sarkissian Miranda Shannon Trisha Skubal Jenna Stagnaro
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Samantha Starks Savanna Starks Mia Thompson Katrina Wysokinski Paige Yauchzee Huntington Harbor Gabriela Angiuli Melanie Montegani Erin Reilly Bella Toneatto Ocean View Sydney Duong Surf City Cristina Gotuzzo Caitlyn O’Rork Taya Riley Jessica Walters
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Comadres Jocelyn Aceves
MIDSOUTH Heart of Irvine Lisa Chang Jenna Dupuy Kiana Kelii Natalie Ng Ashlyn Gotori Haley Hosokawa Riya Agnihotri Francesca Dungo Barbara Hill Anne Miyadi Nicole Schaeffer Natalie Westfall Zoha Ahmed Sydney Chen Sabrina Scales Ashley Schmidt Ashley Yuen Lauren Yuen Lake Forest Jenna Brown Kiana Callahan Hannah Comroe
Antonia Kostoff Antoilyn “Lynnie” Nguyen Olivia Ortega Astha Parmar Isabella Rousselle Miranda Stiehl Sienna Wagner Abigail Zertuche North Irvine Sarah Bauer Saanvi Kalele Kaylee Knutzen Nitya Swaminath South Irvine Mahika Churiwala Katelynn Hoadley Jennifer Leo Tara Nguyen Abigail Paegert Lacey Tolly
NORTH CENTRAL Fullerton/La Habra Blythe Case Zoe Hertberg Juliana Hodgson Isabella Lunsford Seal Beach Melanie Huq Kaitlin Yamashiro West Garden Allison Blum Kate Hoang
Daphne Marsters Mackenzie Moore Sofia Rizzuto Yorba Linda West Hailey Abler Sydney Bremer Rianna Christy Ashlyn Funck Samantha Funck Megan Iida Caroline Ives Molly Keller Tejal Patel Shayda Roshdieh Sarina Tayui Alyssa Thomas Riya Upadhyaya Anna Zhang
NORTHWEST Anaheim Natalie Abarca Samantha Ambrose Denise Boyzo Natalie Cruz Kaitlyn Ishibashi Kayla Ishibashi Roxy Jimenez Maya Lee Sanaia Meneses Sarah Moyers Valerya Salgado Alyssa Yang
Placentia Anna Schiebeck Emily Solheid
Brea Kristen Biederstadt Gabrielle Calmelat Marisa Durkin Danielle Eby Lauren Elsenpeter Vanessa Flores Maddy Salgado Madelyn Sidoti Mary Thornburgh
Santiago Creek Cameron Cabrera Jocelyn Flores Lilli Iames Sienna Janes Sophia Madrigal
Los Alamitos/Rossmoor Alexia Calderon Emma Collins Phoebe Hoeffken Michaela Ibrahim Kristin Jones
NORTHEAST Orange Villa Jocelyn Flores Mackenzie Moore
Jacalyn Junkes Erin Kilpatrick Madelyn Lopez Rory Lowdermilk Francesca Macomber Lucy McHenry Katherine McIntosh Allyson Meister Gabrielle Morales Isabela Murray Delaney Nefulda Kirsten Okamoto Sophia Quinones Eva Rojo Kaitlyn Shimohara Emily Smith Kaitlin Yamashiro Jynel Zeitz Faith Zinger
SOUTH COAST Laguna Beach Claire Tigner
SOUTH COUNTY Ladera Valley Charlotte Cardarella Jaidyn Cooper Kylie Jewett Macey Leonard Bella Malloch Kaitlyn Meyers Katie Phillips Amanda Ripic Julia Rizkallah Olivia Roselli Isabelle Schunk Sydney Segrell Maycie Thaut Mission Viejo Kathryn Claudi-Magnussen Nyla Jones Alessandra Kantoris Loren McLain Alyssa Sakes
Oso Valley Holland Allebes Anderson Olivia Barnett Emily Ferguson Lani Jacobson Amrita Kaur Kaylin Kim Megan Kolarov Gulnara Kuchynka Lauren Lenyi Megan Stiverson Rancho Portola Emily Cronin Samantha Gunder Claire Hallock Chloe Smetanka Rancho Trabuco Sienna Janes *Names submitted using Girl Awards Request Form by March 12, 2021
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Bridge to Girl Scout Adult Awards The Bridge to Girl Scout Adult Award invites girls to share their talents and skills with younger Girl Scouts and talk to adults about what inspires them to continue their involvement as a Girl Scout Adult. CENTRAL
Bella Toneatto
NORTH CENTRAL
Newport Harbor Isabel Ertac Sara Ertac Katherine Michelson Taylor Miller
Surf City Jessica Walters
Fullerton/La Habra Blythe Case Juliana Hodgson Isabella Lunsford
Newport Mesa Baily Simco
Comadres Jocelyn Aceves
Tustana Liz Bregman Marysol Cazarez Jackie Chmiel Belleau Emery Katrina Graziano Alyssa Haas Sabine Lerner Shannon Moss Paige Norwood Mansi Saini Niya Singleton
MIDSOUTH
CENTRAL COAST HB Pierside Sarah Beale Emma Chickman Elena Donelson Jenna Gorden Meghan Mahan Morgan OConnell Celeste Powell Isabel Sarkissian Miranda Shannon Trisha Skubal Samantha Starks Savanna Starks Mia Thompson Katrina Wyoskinski Paige Yauchzee Huntington Harbor Gabriela Angiuli Melanie Montegani Erin Reilly Lacey Tolly
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Heart of Irvine Riya Agnihotri Zoha Ahmed Lisa Chang Sydney Chen Francesca Dungo Jenna Dupuy Barbara Hill Kiana Kelii Anne Miyadi Natalie Ng Sabrina Scales Nicole Schaeffer Ashley Schmidt Natalie Westfall Lauren Yuen Ashley Yuen Lake Forest Jenna Brown Kiana Callahan Hannah Comroe Isabella Rouselle North Irvine Sarah Bauer Saanvi Kalele Kaylee Knutzen Nitya Swaminath South Irvine Mahika Churiwala Katelynn Hoadley Jennifer Leo Abigail Paegert
NORTHEAST Santiago Creek Cameron Cabrera Jocelyn Flores Lilli Iames Sienna Janes Daphne Marsters Mackenzie Moore Yorba Linda West Hailey Abler Sydney Bremer Rianna Christy Caroline Ives Molly Keller Tejal Patel Shayda Roshdieh Riya Upadhyaya
NORTHWEST Anaheim Natalie Abarca Samantha Ambrose Denise Boyzo Alyson Chang Natalie Cruz Maya Lee Sanaia Meneses Sarah Moyers Valerya Salgado Brea Stephanie Allen Danielle Eby Lauren Elsenpeter Samantha Goble Safiyya Patel Mary Thornburgh
Los Alamitos/Rossmoor Emma Collins Phoebe Hoeffken Kristin Jones Jacalyn Junkes Erin Kilpatrick Madelyn Lopez Rory Lowdermilk Francesca Macomber Katherine McIntosh Allyson Meister Gabrielle Morales Isabela Murray Kirsten Okamoto Sophia Quinones Eva Rojo Kaitlyn Shimohara Emily Smith Kaitlin Yamashiro Jynel Zeitz Faith Zinger
SOUTH COUNTY Ladera Valley Sydney Segrell Mission Viejo Kathryn Claudi-Magnussen Alessandra Kantoris Alyssa Sakes Rancho Portola Emily Cronin Samantha Gunder Claire Hallock Amrita Kaur Kaylin Kim Gulnara Kuchynka Chloe Smetanka Megan Stiverson *Submitted Girl Awards Request Form by March 12, 2021
Juliette Low Spirit of Girl Scouting Award The Juliette Low Spirit of Girl Scouting Award recognizes graduating 12th grade Girl Scout Ambassadors who demonstrate significant involvement in Girl Scout activities (including program, service, and advocacy). These young women exemplify the spirit of Girl Scouting and like Juliette Low, the founder of Girl Scouting in the U.S., they are eager to experience and share the Girl Scout spirit with others. Alyssa Haas Central: Tustana Troop 1015 M.S.S. Aquila
Natalie Westfall Midsouth: Heart of Irvine Troop 638
Isabella Rousselle Midsouth: Lake Forest Troop 1859
Amrita Kaur South County: Oso Valley Troop 261 Tempest
Sabine Lerner Central: Tustana Troop 3460 Amphitrite
Outstanding Senior Girl Scout Recognition The Outstanding Senior Girl Scout Recognition honors graduating 12th grade Girl Scout Ambassadors who live out the Girl Scout Promise and Law and demonstrate excellence through involvement and leadership in school, community, and Girl Scout activities. Recipients of this award represent the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Their names are listed on a perpetual plaque in Girl Space at Council Headquarters.
Hannah Comroe Midsouth: Lake Forest Troop 1859
Sara Moyers Northwest: Anaheim Troop 1325 Horizons
Kirsten Okamoto Northwest: Los Alamitos/Rossmoor Troop 572
Aastha Sehgal Central: Tustin East Troop 486
Shayda Roshdieh Northeast: Yorba Linda West Troop 330 Aku Aku
Sanaia Meneses Northwest: Anaheim Troop 1325 Horizons
Lani Jacobson South County: Oso Valley Troop 775
Denise Boyzo Northwest: Anaheim Troop 1325 Horizons
Riya Upadhyaya Northeast: Yorba Linda West Troop 2005
Marysol Cazarez Central: Tustana Troop 3433
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Honor Pins The Honor Pin recognizes volunteers who have given exceptional service above and beyond the expectations of their positions and whose efforts have had an impact in two or more geographic areas of the council.
Christine Polito SU305 – HB Pierside
Jessica Castillo SU304 – Ocean View
Chrysti has adapted the Girl Scout program and activities to meet the needs of the girls with different abilities in her two troops, while encouraging them to become independent and confident. She has attended, with GSOC staff, the The Austim Community in Action Conference to help engage with girls and help educate how to work with this community of girls. Chrysti also used her expertise to present a workshop at the 2020 Volunteer Conference about all-inclusive troops and how to integrate girls with disabilities into troops. She is part of the Vol Con Squad and presented many other workshops virtually. Chrysti is a Council trainer for many levels and takes on trainings at any given moment to educate volunteers about Girl Scouts, so they are able to run a successful program. In addition, Chrysti holds multiple Service Unit volunteer roles and is in constant communication with all leaders in her Service Unit. She has developed social media platforms to relay communication, has a wide range of knowledge in the virtual world and was able to immediately put Service Unit meetings, trainings and events on virtually when the pandemic shut things down.
Jessica has a focus on all girls in the service unit and develops and promotes girl programs for all levels that give leaders the tools for them to be successful. Jessica is a passionate volunteer who became a quick advocate for the Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) learning all the ins and outs of the system and has helped create a training to offer to volunteers to educate them on the VTK. Jessica also developed a Tips and Tricks resource on the VTK that helps leaders in a moment when they have a question. During the pandemic, Jessica was quick to develop Google Classrooms for all Girl Scout levels, which have quite a volume of Girl Scout programs and activities leaders can access. She continues to share these documents at Service Unit meetings and attends other Service Unit meetings to encourage virtual activities with their girls. Jessica developed Girl Scout events open to all service units such as the Step Out with Suffragists family event and World Thinking Day, which were both successful virtual events. Jessica also volunteers as part of the Vol Con Squad, helps plan and present numerous workshops and the well-attended SUMmer Series just for GSOC Service Unit Managers.
Jeff Winston Board of Directors Jeff is passionate about raising up girls to have a voice in the world whether it is personally, professionally and equally as demonstrated through his service on Girl Scouts of Orange County’s Board of Directors. His personal giving, and his dedicated efforts to the mission are evident while he serves in a governance role. Jeff sits on the Finance Committee and Fund Development Committee, and he is open to hearing diverse options in order to make the best decisions in moving forward for the best outcome for GSOC. Jeff has supported the Voice for Girls event since 2017, and rallied support for the All Girl Initiative to the Board when it was under review. He has been a leader in advocating for every girl having access to Girl Scouts in Orange County. Jeff has also taken on a lead role in the council-wide annual Promise Circle campaign, designed to engage individual financial supporters in consistent and generous support of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. As co-chair, he is a champion of the Promise Circle providing thorough and consistent leadership.
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Mary Shipma SU603 – Rancho Portola Mary is a long-time volunteer who coaches and mentors girls to help them reach their goals and advocate for their projects. She was easily able to covert to an online platform when the stay-at-home order went into effect due to the pandemic and was helpful in coaching others into the virtual world. Mary is an integral part of the Rancho Portola Service Unit Team, and, through the years, she has held a variety of volunteer positions. Mary is a founding member of Oasis (Outstanding Activities for Sisters in Scouting) which is a supplemental program for girls Cadette through Ambassador levels in the Rancho Portola Service Unit. This group allows individual girls from the older girl troops to gather and do activities together outside their regular troop setting. Mary is a member of the GSOC Membership Advisory Committee along with staff, and researches and suggests ways in which all service units can gain interest and new girls in Girl Scouting. She is also on GSOC’s Fund Development team helping with annual giving and events by participating in the Imagination Workshop to brainstorm ideas to replace the annual Celebrate Leadership Event.
Girl Board Advisory Members Each year, Girl Scouts in grades 9-11 can apply to serve a one-year term as a Girl Board Advisory Member for the Girl Scouts of Orange County Board of Directors. Alyssa “Opal” Betancourt
Sabine Lerner
Natalie Cano
Saachi Pavani
Promise Circle Members Girl Scouts of Orange County welcomes our generous supporters into the Promise Circle of Giving. Their support ensures sustainability of the life-changing benefits girls gain through the Girl Scouts. Pearl Members | $25,000 + Julia & George Argyros Lisa Hinshaw Trefoil Members | $10,000 + Sebastian Igreti Christine & Michael Mueller Mark Perez Christine & Tom Scheuneman
Victoria Shepp Nella Webster & Kevin O’Grady Jeff & Caron Winston
Honor Members | $5,000 + Sue King Moreno Family Foundation & Angels Baseball
Christine Shingleton Eric & Roberta Swanson
Anonymous Ann Crane Kari & Chris Durham Julie Farbaniec Renate Gase
Founder Members | $1,912 + John & Martha Gibbons Michiko & Glenn Inanaga Julie Miller-Phipps & Michael Phipps Michele Richards Christina Salcido Dianna Sundell
Pete & Mary Tennyson Stacey Von Berg BJ Watanabe & Ron Osajima Julie Weeks Bradley Wedekind-Flores
Collene K. Anderson Mark Belzowski Cliff & Caron Berkley Sarah Butler Pat Hailey
“Daisy” Members | $1,031 Glee Harris & Steen Sellers Yvonne Igual de Montijo Erin Johnson Judy Koyama Addy Lerner Laura Lummer-Sigmon
Lawrence Null Barbara Powers Mary Shipma Heidi & Sarah Wagner-Thomas Veronica Thousand
Becky Bailey-Findley Hamir Family Charitable Trust Darla S. Holland, M.D.
Martha & Bob Fluor The Inouye Family Trust Molly Jolly
Go-Getter Members | $312 + Sabine Lerner Jessica Shipma
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Girl Scout Camp is a special place where every camper can practice independence, make-friends, learn new skills, problem solve, and have fun in an all-girl environment! Join in the tradition at Camp Scherman 2021 Summer Adventure Anywhere Staff-led Virtual Camps and Summer Sleepaway Camps!
CAMP IS FOR EVERY GIRL! Camp Scherman Adventure Anywhere: Staff-led Live-Virtual Weeklong Camps. GSOC offers staff-led LIVE weekly programs, each designed around a unique theme. Each weeklong session includes: Specialty supplies mailed to the camper, a campfire on Friday evening, special camp patch and camp t-shirt! Coming This Fall: Plan for a Weekend at Scherman! Weekend Camp programs offer themed camp experiences to fit everyone’s interests. Troops, Service Units, and parents can select from an exciting variety of camp sessions.
Camp Scherman Sleepaway Camps: Experience Girl Scout traditions in the outdoors with the support of trained and caring staff. There’s a camp session for every interest – from the climbing tower, to art, to STEM, archery, kayaking, horseback riding, and more. Summer camp runs Monday mornings through Friday afternoons.
Best Named ht Overnig r Camp fo Girls 10 years in a row!
Registration Now Open! Visit girlscoutsoc.org/camp for more information.
CONGRATULATIONS EMILY! We are so proud of you! What an amazing 13 years in Girl Scouts. Congrats on your accomplishments and especially your Gold Award achievement! We can’t wait to see what you accomplish next. We love you! Mom & Dad
GIRL SCOUTS OF ORANGE COUNTY
Thank you to the STEM Consortium members for sponsoring Girl Scout STEM Programs in Orange County!
Edwards Lifesciences Foundation Union Bank Applied Medical Ericsson Municipal Water District of Orange County
RACHAEL, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD! We are so proud of you and your accomplishments, as a Girl Scout and beyond! We love you to the moon and back a million times! - Mom and Dad
Make a Promise & help her change the world. Every day across Orange County, Girl Scouts is helping girls prepare for a lifetime of leadership and success. Never before have courage and resilience been more important— and for more than 100 years, Girl Scouts has been helping girls defy adversity, reframe challenges as opportunities, dream big, and do bigger. Join us in building the leaders who shape Orange County’s future. Join Girl Scouts of Orange County’s Promise Circle of Giving at girlscoutsoc.org/promise.
Thank you to our generous supporters in the Promise Circle of Giving: Pearl Members | $25,000 + Julia & George Argyros Lisa Hinshaw Trefoil Members | $10,000 + Becky Bailey-Findley Hamir Family Charitable Trust Darla S. Holland, M.D. Sebastian Igreti Christine & Michael Mueller Mark Perez Christine & Tom Scheuneman Victoria Shepp Nella Webster & Kevin O’Grady Jeff & Caron Winston Honor Members | $5,000 + Martha & Bob Fluor The Inouye Family Trust Molly Jolly Moreno Family Foundation & Angels Baseball Sue King
Christine Shingleton Eric & Roberta Swanson Founder Members | $1,912 + Anonymous Ann Crane Kari & Chris Durham Julie Farbaniec Renate Gase John & Martha Gibbons Michiko & Glenn Inanaga Julie Miller-Phipps & Michael Phipps Michele Richards Christina Salcido Dianna Sundell Pete & Mary Tennyson Stacey Von Berg BJ Watanabe & Ron Osajima Julie Weeks Bradley Wedekind-Flores
“Daisy” Members | $1,031 Collene K. Anderson Mark Belzowski Cliff & Caron Berkley Sarah Butler Pat Hailey Glee Harris & Steen Sellers Yvonne Igual de Montijo Erin Johnson Judy Koyama Addy Lerner Laura Lummer-Sigmon Lawrence Null Barbara Powers Mary Shipma Heidi & Sarah Wagner-Thomas Veronica Thousand Go-Getter Members | $312 + Sabine Lerner Jessica Shipma
Join the Promise Circle today at girlscoutsoc.org/promise ❧
Thank you to our amazing volunteers for their support of the 2021 Cookie Program! Cookie Cupboard and Mini-Cupboard Managers, Service Unit Cookie Team members, Bumbalina’s Bunch helpers, and parents. We salute you for going above and beyond to help Girl Scouts achieve their 2021 Girl Scout Cookie Program goals!
THANK YOU to all our amazing, Volunteers, Girls Scouts, Donors, Partners, and Event Sponsors! Because of you Girl Scouts Make the World a Better Place! Event Sponsor Capital Group Promise Circle – Pearl Julia & George Argyros Promise Circle – Trefoil Becky Bailey-Findley Darla S. Holland, M.D. Victoria Shepp Jeff & Caron Winston Promise Circle – Honor Molly Jolly In-kind Tosi
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THE GIRL SCOUT PROMISE On my honor, I will try: To serve God and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
THE GIRL SCOUT LAW I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
