GSTOP Yearbook Membership Year 21-22

Board Executive Committee

Melinda Mitchell-Jones, MSN, JD, RN, Board Chair Jeanette Martinez, Vice-Chair Angela Lamb, Treasurer Angela Boyd, Secretary

Board Members-at-Large

Dana Burghdoff Fort Worth

Norma Cardenas Southlake

Monica Carter Fort Worth

Cynthia Crawford Amarillo

Adrienne Cozart Lubbock

Elizabeth Hawley Wichita Falls

Kalisha Holland Fort Worth

Cynthia Joseph Keller North Richland Hills

David Kemp Amarillo

Brian Renteria Fort Worth

Executive Leadership Team

Becky Burton

Chief Executive Officer

Cynthia Odom

Jan Titsworth Keller

Kendra Thornton Lubbock

Dr. Carlos Walker Fort Worth

Dr. Carlos Walker Fort Worth

Lt. Col. Alexis Wright Fort Worth

Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

Nekisha Q. Henry

Chief Mission Delivery Officer

Marilyn Jones

Chief Community Relations and Fund Development Officer

Our Mission

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

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.

Por mi honor, yo trataré: De sevir a Dios, y a mi patria, Ayudar a las personas en todo Momento, y vivir conforme a la Ley de las Girl Scouts

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.

Yo me esforzaré por: ser honrada y justa cordial y servicial, considerada y compasiva, valiente y fuerte, y responsable de lo que digo y hago. Y por respetarme a mí misma y a los demás, respetar la autoridad, usar los recursos de manera prudente, hacer del mundo un lugar mejor, y ser hermana de cada una de las Girl Scouts.

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Highest Awards

Every Girl Scout goes above and beyond to make a difference in her community and the greater world. The skills and experiences she gains along the way set her up for special recognition through the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards.

All three awards give girls the chance to do big things while supporting issues they care about.

Bronze Award Girl Scouts

When Girl Scout Juniors team up to make a difference in their community, they learn important leadership skills, discover new passions, and watch how seemingly small actions make a big difference. It all adds up to the Girl Scout Bronze Award—the highest honor a Junior can achieve.

Lila Adams, Troop 2716

Tala Al Daffaie, Troop 1202

Faith Allaire, Troop 1224

Caitlin Armstrong, Troop 1202

Olivia Aspinall, Troop 4040

Emma Bell, Troop 5702

Brooklynn Bennett, Troop 2181

Serrena Branin, Troop 5004

Elizabeth Brown, Troop 1224

Allene Bui, Troop 3390

Bailee Burton, Troop 5702

Lily Buss, Troop 2120

Ashleigh Cantrell, Troop 3412

Lillian Cantrell, Troop 3412

Gentry Connor, Troop 7200

Rubi Cortez, Troop 2120

Presley Courson, Troop 3390

Jayden Crawford, Troop 3412

Kirsten Crow, Troop 2120

Alexya Diabra, Troop 7200

Lily Dodson, Troop 4040

Dakota Dubs, Troop 1152

Emma Dudding, Troop 1408

Samantha Engler, Troop 1408

Paige Feagley, Troop 3412

Rylee Ficca, Troop 3412

Eva Fletcher, Troop 7200

Liliana Flores, Troop 2120

Cailey Fontenot, Troop 5004

Dominique Ford, Troop 2120

Alyssa Gann, Troop 2120

Madison Guardado, Troop 2206

Lily Gray, Troop 1152

Devynn Gregory, Troop 5004

Emma Harvey, Troop 1152

Evelyn Henry, Troop 1500

Malia Hoff, Troop 1500

Brylee Horner, Troop 5443

Olivia Jones, Troop 3412

Vivienne Kahle, Troop 4040

Sophia Kelly, Troop 3390

Kloey Kirby, Troop 5004

Adalyn Laten, Troop 3412

Ella Leaf, Troop 3412

Grace Leaf, Troop 3412

Kylie Lewis, Troop 2206

Madison Lewis, Troop 3412

London Lockett, Troop 2120

Catalina Lopez, Troop 2120

Camille Loza, Troop 4907

Mallory Luna, Troop 2120

Briana Lyons, Troop 3412

McLenna Maine, Troop 1224

Emily Matthew, Troop 2120

Kaitlyn Mordhorst, Troop 1408

Elise Mowbray, Troop 3391

Merycha Ngatcha, Troop 2716

Adelyn Page, Troop 4040

Sophia Pagel, Troop 1202

Neleigh Perrino, Troop 2716

Lila Rakowski, Troop 3412

Serina Ratliff, Troop 6036

Olivia Rojian, Troop 1408

Hannah Selvakumar, Troop 4040

Holly Shepperd-Keys, Troop 1429

Sophie Shetron, Troop 3412

Victoria Silva, Troop 4040

Allie Simmons, Troop 3412

Annika Smith, Troop 3412

Avrie Smith, Troop 1500

Mayzie Smith, Troop 3412

Olivia Strelec, Troop 2120

Morgan Taylor, Troop 1500

Grace Thompson, Troop 7002

Chloe Timmons, Troop 5702

Peyton Trevino, Troop 3412

Ariana Valliani, Troop 1429

Samantha Vargas, Troop 2120

Abriana Vasquez, Troop 7200

Sophia Vivoni, Troop 2120

Graycen Wesley, Troop 5702

Caroline Wilcox, Troop 3390

Claire Willenburg, Troop 3412

Emilia Williams, Troop 2206

Anais Zeutsa, Troop 2716

Laissa Zeutsa, Troop 2716

Silver Award Girl Scouts

When Girl Scout Cadettes focus on an issue they care about, learn the facts, and take action to make a difference, they gain the confidence and skills that will catapult them to lifelong success. It all adds up to the Girl Scout Silver Award—the highest honor a Cadette can achieve.

Jaliyah Abrams, Troop 2112

Anya Ali, Troop 1562

Annabelle Allaire, Troop 1224

Lauren Baez, Troop 91201

Maddie Barber, Troop 2557

Riley Barron, Troop 1591

Safiya Bhaidani, Troop 1562

Raisha Bhojani, Troop 1562

Hannah Blank, Troop 2145

Dannette Bond, Troop 1591

Katelyn Bonhard, Troop 1406

Hanna Bozeman, Troop 6151

Ella Breigenzer, Troop 2716

Ruby Brite, Troop 4820

Julia Bryant, Troop 3009

Brenna Bugg, Troop 5000

Elli Butler, Troop 2180

Genevieve Byrne, Troop 3009

Mariam Chagani, Troop 1562

Chelsea Chapman, Troop 2102

Carra Collins, Troop 2112

Ariana Contreras, Troop 3009

Rebekah Darden, Troop 7216

Lilly Davis, Troop 3518

Ana Driskill, Troop 1591

Emma Dudding, Troop 1408

Emily Edwards, Troop 2716

Samantha Engler, Troop 1408

Destyni Ford, Troop 2112

Madison Freirich, Troop 5754

Piper Frierson, Troop 4025

Christina Giles, Troop 3009

Lily Gray, Troop 1152

Makala Gray, Troop 1152

Marielle Gries, Troop 3009

Catherine Haney, Troop 4820

Hannah Harford, Troop 4820

Emma Harvey, Troop 1152

Savannah Haynes, Troop 3518

Eliana Hernandez, Troop 2557

Riley Hilsinger, Troop 1288

Janiyah Holmes, Troop 2102

Cheran Hooper, Troop 8240

Evey Hoss, Troop 1591

Kaitlyn Izworski, Troop 7300

Eleanor Jack, Troop 4820

Kenyon Johnson, Troop 3362

Kathy Kamkui, Troop 2731

Sophia Kelly, Troop 3390

Emmi Kohlmorgen, Troop 1412

Sneha Lakhani, Troop 1562

Riley Lynch, Troop 2182

Lillian Mason, Troop 1224

Emma Mayo, Troop 6151

Nia McKnight, Troop 2112

Delaney Means, Troop 4820

Sara Miller, Troop 7101

Alexandra Mills, Troop 3362

Kaitlyn Mordhorst, Troop 1408

Helanna Muggeo, Troop 4820

Molly Muldowney, Troop 91201

Ariana Perkins, Troop 4903

Lidia Ramirez, Troop 3009

Reese Ramsey, Troop 1406

Marissa Ratliff, Troop 6151

Braelee Richards, Troop 3518

Olivia Rojian, Troop 1408

Makenzie Savage, Troop 1591

Molly Schmid, Troop 1570

Annabelle Sherill, Troop 1591

Mia Shipman, Troop 3009

Mary Keegan Sisk, Troop 1288

Cassy Smith, Troop 1152

Stephanie Smith, Troop 5149

Aimoree Stevens, Troop 5000

Joleigh Stevens, Troop 5000

Chase Sweat, Troop 3518

Tessa Sypert, Troop 7216

Samantha Vargas, Troop 2120

Brianna Vass, Troop 5000

Zoey Weaver, Troop 1152

Judith Weber, Troop 3009

Caroline Wilcox, Troop 3390

Shyann Wilson, Troop 3518

Emma Woods, Troop 1152

Abigail Young, Troop 8240

Juliana Young, Troop 3362

Zyva Ziauddin, Troop 1562

Girl Scout Gold Award

The mark of the truly remarkable.

Gold Award Girl Scouts are the dreamers and the doers who take “make the world a better place” to the next level. The Girl Scout Gold Award is the mark of the truly remarkable—proof that not only can she make a difference, but that she already has.

13 Gold Award Girl Scouts 1,204 Service Hours 13 Non-profit Partners

GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship Recipient 2022: Lynda Clayton, Not One More: A Mission to Eliminate Youth Suicide

Lynda’s project aims to address and positively impact mental health amongst its participants through teaching fundamental skills via different activities. Not One More understands that mental health must be reinforced year-round in order to truly break the stigma surrounding the topic. Lynda has been passionate about bringing a different type of mental health program to her area for years, and she was finally able to make that dream a reality with the completion of her Gold Award project.

Award

“The Gold

is not easy to earn but it is incredibly rewarding to earn.”

Courtney’s Gold Award project collected 1,000 books for Wood Elementary’s new book vending machine to help increase a love for literacy and show kids that reading can be fun. She also devised a plan to organize the books and keep the project going for years to come.

Through Mattie’s project she renovated classrooms within a child development center that provides day care and education to underprivileged students. Within the center, she painted rooms and created murals with hopes to provide a clean and less-distracting environment for the students.

“The most successful part of this project for me was discovering a potential career, which is something that I’ve long struggled to figure out.”

Gold Award Girl Scout Spotlight: Mattie Kleespies, Repair at Heavenly Care

Gold Award Girl Scout Spotlight: Courtney Brecheen, Order Up Literacy

“There was one fifth grade girl who hugged her book and whispered, “Yesss!” and that was all I needed to hear to know it worked.”

Gold Award Girl Scouts

Sana Ali Books and Blankets

Catherine Bergan Teen Librarians

Courtney Brecheen Order Up Literacy

Lynda Clayton Not One More: A Mission to Eliminate Youth Suicide

Gabby Comer “Be Prepared” for Any Weather Emergency

Abigail Dickinson Rockets for Kids

Aubrey Gray Using Social Media to Raise Awareness for Rare Disease

Keira Honig Middle School Mental Health Sanctuary

Mattie Kleespies Repair at Heavenly Care

Erin Mann Shelves for Christ’s Haven

Rose Poldson Fill the Room

Samantha Wren Uganda Pen Pal

Abigail Newlon Paramount Playground Update

Adult Recognitions

Troop Leader Diania Sporisky is currently in her 9th year of leading her Clyde, Texas-based troop. She tells anyone who is thinking about volunteering with Girl Scouts but might be hesitant to try: “Put preconceived ideas of what a Girl Scout volunteer is out of your head. A volunteer is anyone who has the heart to help the girls achieve their goals! I’m a deaf woman who has no daughter of her own and I can do this! Anyone can! As long as you remain focused on the girls and what’s best for them then that’s what’s important!”

Diania’s favorite part about being a Girl Scout volunteer is being able to watch the girls grow and become who they are. Her original group of girls is in high school now. Seeing who they have developed into and knowing that she got to help with that it is an honor.

“A volunteer is anyone who has the heart to help the girls achieve their goals!”

Volunteer Spotlight: Diania Sporisky

Vanessa Martin joined Girl Scouts when her daughters joined, in the 2nd grade and Kindergarten. She was never a Troop Leader but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been a busy volunteer. Vanessa helped out her daughters’ troop where she could – transporting the girls, helping out during meetings, providing a snack, etc.

Due to some extenuating circumstances within the troop leadership, Vanessa was asked to be the Troop Cookie Chair in November of that year, which means that she missed several trainings at that point. This did not deter her. Vanessa reached out to Service Unit Cookie Chairs and other Troop Cookie Chairs for support. When her Service Unit’s Cookie Chair was about to “retire”, she tried to recruit Vanessa for the position. Today, with the help of two other volunteers, she is the Cookie Chair for two Service Units.

Volunteer Spotlight: Vanessa Martin

“I love watching their minds, hearts, and personalities grow.”

GSUSA Awards

Honor Pin Christi Baker, Lubbock

Appreciation Pin

Norah Offutt, Keller

Volunteer of Excellence

LaChandra Hooper, Wichita Falls

Gwen Irby, Arlington

Kodie McManus, Amarillo

Richel Newborg, Fort Worth

Bodil Overtree, Arlington Melissa Stevenson, Abilene

Melissa Tacconi, Grapevine

Sophia Young, Wichita Falls

Council Awards

Bobbie Heckathon Cookie Sale Award

Julie Barona, Saginaw Kelly Soter-Gunn, Fort Worth

Courage in Adversity Award

Melissa

Purifoy, Fort Worth

Family Involvement Award

Tammy and Bryce Backers, Euless

Marian Hardy Service To Volunteers Award Christine Beeman, Euless

Program Service Award

Karen Albers, Euless

Summer Hamilton, Mansfield

Dinah Schnurr, Keller

Unsung Hero Award

Sheila Allen, Clyde

London Beeman, Flower Mound

Jennifer Chavira, Lubbock

Antonio “Tony” Gonzales, Amarillo

Heather Kaplan, Euless

Margarita Olivarez, Lubbock

Carmen Ramoz, Plain

Lucy Richards, Amarillo

Renae Warren, Fort Worth

Krista Wiehle, Fort Worth

Volunteer Years of Service

40 Years

30

20 Years

15 Years

Kelly Anderson, Fort Worth Joyce Callaway, Fort Worth

Sharon Champagne, Bedford Jeanette Kaplan, Fort Worth Tisha Orth, Saginaw

10 Years

Desmond Atkins, Fort Worth

Riki Atkins, Fort Worth

Kandace Beavers, Keller

Irma Bustos, Amarillo

Jaklyn Demots, Dalhart

Vanessa Elizalde, Fort Worth

Jennifer Flory, Fort Worth

Dana Gaston, Grapevine

Bernadette Guerrero, Grand Prairie

Anne Gurdgiel, Keller

Mary Lee Harder, Southlake

Leanne Haynes, Arlington

Angela Herring, Mansfield

Jennifer Johnson, Arlington

Tracy Lambert-Jack, Aledo

Clementine Martin, Arlington Melissa Miller, Saginaw

Debbie Nail, Arlington Jenna Nelson, Arlington

Kimberly Plaga, Fort Worth Russell Poer, Crowley

10 Years, Cont.

Heather Powell, Arlington Helen Rankin, Bridgeport

Melissa Roenbeck, Grand Prairie Jennifer Sigrest, Euless

Sarah Sparks, Wichita Falls Dusti Steele, Arlington Ronalee Tedesco, Arlington Joshua Tedesco, Arlington Janet Rozanne Welch, Joshua Mandy Kitchens, Perryton

5 Years

Jaimie Ables, Granbury

Lisa Beam Euless

Teresa Diaz, Lubbock Ralene Hall, Fort Worth

Natasha Hetrick, Wichita Falls Krista Hubmer, Fort Worth Megan King, Arlington Shelley King, Amarillo Kate Nichols, Keller Piper Ogan, Fort Worth Jessica Rajian, Colleyville Jessica Stemmons, Arlington Kimberly Williams, Wichita Falls

Cynthia Bortzfield, Arlington

Years Tami Lara, Shallowater

Diane Kinzlmaier, Arlington

Membership Numerals

Sandy Kautz, Fort Worth 80 Years

In Memoriam 1933-2022

At the Volunteer Leadership Summit this past August, we had the honor of celebrating Sandy in person for her 80-years of Girl Scouts membership. We also announced, much to her surprise, that the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains corporate office in Fort Worth will be renamed the Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains Sandy Kautz Leadership Center.

Membership Numerals

40 Years

Mariana Sherwood, Fort Worth

25 Years

Amy Bell, Arlington Jody Piper, Hurst

20 Years

Jessica Brooker, Keller Cheryl Grove, Euless Emily Piper, Hurst

15 Years

Britney Osborne, Fort Worth

Della Purdin, Blue Mound Reyka Smith, Fort Worth Melissa Stevenson, Abilene Victoria Swaney, Fort Worth Carin Teeter, Watauga Mary Ann Wittboldt, Lubbock

10 Years

Rebecca Haywood, Pampa

Shannon Hamburger, Springtown Gwen Irby, Arlington Elizabeth McCuller, Euless Lydia Miller, Canyon Luci Strowd, Springtown Christie Swan, Hurst

5 Years

Adrianne Allison, Fort Worth Rachel Bevan, Azle Christina Cavazos, Ralls Tori Guardado, Venus Laurell Moore, Wichita Falls Elizabeth Swaney, Fort Worth Teri Teaff, Nemo Cheri Pruett, Alvarado

Presidential Volunteer Service Award

Adults, Ages 26 and above

Gold Award: 500+ hours

Leanne Haynes, Arlington Melissa Tacconi, Grapevine Richel Newborg, Fort Worth

Group/Family Award: 1000+ hours McManus Family, Amarillo

Bronze Award: 100-249 volunteer hours

Darlena Hoyl, Decatur Lindsey Laskey, Saginaw Jessica DeBois, Fort Worth

Silver Award: 250-499 hours

Amy Bell, Arlington Anne Marie Burns, Springtown

Stephanie Caesar, Haslet Jennifer Gibbs, Fort Worth Alicia Gill, Arlington Beki McDonald, Saginaw

Christine Torres, Fort Worth

Jessica Burrows, Fort Worth Jessica McDonald, Fort Worth Andrea Smith, Haslet

Young Adults, Ages 16-25

Bronze Award: 100-174 hours

Kamryn Whitney, Troop 2772 Kyliegh Whitney, Troop 2772

Gold Award: 250+ Hours Kenna Bryn Hogan, Troop 2137

Teen Awards, Ages 11-15

Gold Award: 100+ hours Quinn Emmalie Hogan, Troop 211 Madison Naftal, Troop 2740 Victoria McDonald, Troop 2778 Caitlyn Newborg, Troop 2740

Silver Award: 75-99 hours Brantley Elizabeth Whitney, Troop 2772 Mary Grace Dierling, Troop 2772

Bronze Award: 50-74 hours Hannah Watt, Troop 2772