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Staff Yearbook 2024
About GSCP2P
Our staff live in various counties and help represent the communities within our council's footprint.
GSCP2P serves 40 counties in central and western North Carolina. Our council properties include three camps and four service centers with shops.
JENNIFER WILCOX
Chief Executive Officer
5 Strengths
Achiever Competition
Strategic Significance Focus
Past Titles:
Senior Director of National Events (GSUSA)
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing and Development Officer (Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana)
KIMBERLY RICHARDS
Chief HR Officer
5 Strengths Responsibility
Analytical Input Relator Learner
Past Titles
VP, HR and Business Services- Pioneer Council, pre-merger Director of HR, Retail and AdministrationPioneer Council premerger
Director of HR, IT and Risk ManagementCongaree, Columbia SC
Membership
Executive- Congaree, Columbia SC
Gold Award Girl Scout Her Hero
Kimberly is a Gold Award Girl Scout. She partnered with the Ronald McDonald House in Columbia, SC to redesign a room and create fun activities for siblings in families of children who were hospitalized with a critical illness.
Her hero is her daughter, Caroline. "She amazes me every day," she says. "It's a blessing to get to raise your hero!"
Fun Fact
Fun Fact
Kimberly collects coffee mugs from visits to National Parks or unique hotels/restaurants.
Kimberly is from the same neighborhood as Craig Melvin, a current host on NBC's Today Show.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My favorite memory as a Girl Scout was serving as a Page in the SC Senate during Girl Scout Week. The Senator I was assigned to gave me the keys to his Jaguar and asked me to go pick up his dry cleaning. I was only 14 and couldn't drive so I got someone else to do it. He also gave me a $50 bill and asked me to get him a Coke. The canteen was run by a visually-impaired man and there was a sign on the door that said "No bills larger than $5." I told him I had a $50 bill from the senator and promised him it was true. I also told him I was a Girl Scout. He took the money.
JACLYN JOHNSON
Chief Marketing Officer
5 Strengths
Discipline
Consistency
Communication
Harmony
Relator
Past Titles
VP Recruitment and Marketing
VP Recruitment
Director of
Membership Services
Membership Manager
Field Executive
Famous Encounter Gold Award
Girl Scout
Jaclyn once met Robin Williams.
I started a tutoring program at my former elementary school.
Travel Bug
Jaclyn's favorite family vacation was a trip to Disney World. She would work there if she could anywhere for a day.
Fun Fact
Jaclyn loves all things Broadway. If she could join a band, she would join the cast of Dear Evan Hansen.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
Having been a Girl Scout since the age of 6 as a girl member, a staff member and then as a mom, I have so many memories. One of my favorites as a child was spending the night on the USS Yorktown Battleship in South Carolina with my troop. One of my favorites as a staff member was the 100th anniversary celebration in Winston-Salem in 2012. One of my favorites as a Girl Scout mom was visiting the JGL Birthplace with my daughter, my mom and mother-in-law and their troop (first time for all of us!) in 2016.
SANDRA ABRAMS
Engagement Manager
5 Strengths
Consistency Harmony
Achiever Input Context
Past Titles
Troop Experience Manager
Adult Learning Specialist
Adult Learning Manager
Girl Experience Manager
Sing That Song
Sandra's go-to karaoke tune is "We are the Champions" by Queen and her self-proclaimed theme song is The Imperial March from Star Wars.
Dream Job
If Sandra could work anywhere for a day, you would find her on a space station.
Happy Moments
Sandra loves spending time with her daughter, Ronnie- who she calls her herodoing their favorite things.
Fun Facts
Sandra enjoys all things Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, K-drama and Japanese/Korean Horror movies. I also love attending Comic Cons, and one day I hope to attend the big Kahuna in San Diego.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
I have many fond memories of Girl Scouts as a child and adult. But the one that always sticks out for me is the time my daughter Ronnie and I facilitated an archery class at Iron Scout for a group of girls we did not know. We had finished one class just before lunch, sending the girls on their way. We noticed one girl still at the range, and she asked us if we would mind working with her during our lunch. She did not participate with the other girls- we believe due to her heavy size. So we agreed we would help her get started, coaching her on techniques, etc. By the time the hour was done, she was hitting bullseyes. She thanked us for taking the time, and then she said, "I can tell my mother that I have a sport now Thank you so much." We all started crying.
VERONICA ABRAMS
Senior Director of Business Operations
5 Strengths
Learner Input
Positivity Individualization
Achiever
Past Titles
Assistant Director of Retail and Customer Care
Assistant Director of Retail Sales
Retail Inventory Manager
Assistant Retail Manager
Retail and Product Sales Assistant
Favorite Things
Price is Right K-Pop Reading Hiking
Collecting piggy banks
Dream Job
Veronica's dream job would be to work for NASA. She loves space science and her hero is Dr. Neil Degrass Tyson.
Travel Bug
Veronica's favorite family vacation is the beach. She would live at the beach if she could!
Gold Award
Girl Scout
I ran a Daisy troop for an entire year.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
I don't have just one story, but many. Too many to fit in one box. I have been in Girl Scouting since I was six years old. Growing up in a single parent household and on a limited income, Girl Scouts allowed me to grow in friendships and confidence. I bonded with my mother more so because she was my leader and very active in my life. I would not be where I am today without this great organization.
KAYDEE TIEMANN
Senior Outdoor Experience Manager
5 Strengths
Empathy
Strategic
Woo
Individualization
Restorative
Past Titles
Outdoor Experience Manager- KPC
Senior Outdoor Experience Manager- Girl Scouts of San Jacinto
Certifications
Kaydee is certified in First Aid/CPR, Lifeguarding and Archery.
Oddest Jobs
Kaydee's first job was working at a snow cone stand. She was also a personal assistant for a jazz musician in the early 2000s, where she met several famous people.
Fun Facts
Favorite Vacation: Europe with her grandmother
What makes her really happy: Taco Bell
One thing she'll never do again : Skydive
Fun Fact
If Kaydee could work anywhere for a day, she would be a blackjack dealer at a Las Vegas casino.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
For me, Girl Scouts impacts our membership through the power of camp, and I believe in the power of camp. Girl Scout camp is the perfect opportunity to have a positive influence on the lives of campers. Everything we do at Keyauwee, every activity we lead, every policy we apply, every decision we make is guided by the firm belief that we are responsible for the girls who we lead. We are responsible for showing them how to be trustworthy, understanding, empathetic and respectful members of the community, while providing them with a fun and safe camp experience.
KELLY STEWART
Customer Care SpecialistAsheville
5 Strengths
Responsibility
Relator
Positivity
Harmony
Discipline
Oddest Job Dream Job
Kelly sold hand painted sweatshirts and pants door-todoor.
Kelly would love to join the FBI- either as a detective or in the Forensics department.
Favorite Game
One of Kelly's favorite hobbies is playing pickleball.
Fun Facts
If Kelly could live anywhere, it would be St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Her celebrity crushes growing up were Shaun Cassidy and Andy Gibb. The bravest thing she's ever done? Raise her kids.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
I was a Girl Scout for just a short time during my childhood, but I had the pleasure of co-leading my daughter's Daisy and Brownie troop in Knoxville, TN several years ago. We had a small group of girls who all went to elementary school together. We held the meetings at our house, and we asked permission from the bus driver and parents if the entire troop could ride the bus to our neighborhood every other week. The girls enjoyed riding together, and we would walk them back to my house from the bus stop to begin our meeting. We earned many badges and participated in many service projects and it was just a special time for me and my daughter to experience Girl Scouting together along with her best friends!
STEPHANI VICK
Finance Specialist
5 Strengths
Adaptibility
Intellection
Developer Input
Relator
Past Titles
Outside Recruitment Manager
Outreach Specialist and Membership Director- Girl
Scouts North Carolina
Coastal Pines
Gold Award Girl Scout
My Gold project would not pass through a Gold Committee today! I renovated the dark room of my high school.
Silly Skills
Stephani used to regularly balance 30+ pancakes on her head. She also worked as Chuck E. Cheese for awhile.
Fun Fact
Stephani collects pink depression glass.
Favorite Hobbies
Stephani likes anything craftysewing, embroidery, making pinatas, creating Halloween costumes
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
I always thought I was afraid of heights. I had never really been at any height but it just seemed like something I would be afraid of- until I was a Junior bridging into Cadettes and I accompanied the Cadette troop on a trip to a high ropes course. That day really changed my life and from then on I could not get enough of high ropes and climbing. That passion led to my choice of colleges and getting trained in anything I could to be able to work at camp as the Adventure Director, leading trips and running the high adventure program.
VALERIE ALEXANDER
Experience Manager
5 Strengths
Empathy Developer
Adaptability
Includer Responsibility
Past Titles
Troop Experience Manager
Program Manager- STEM
Program Director- Camp Douglas Long
Tarheel Triad intern
Gold Award Girl Scout Theme Songs
Valerie created a patch program titled "Explore the North Carolina Transportation Museum". It included information about the museum, Girl Scout badgework activities, camping options, patch requirements and more. Her designed patch was sold in the museum gift shop.
Valerie's choice karaoke song is Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond and says her theme song is the Full House show themeEverywhere You Look.
Favorite Things
Coffee Family Baseball
Fun Facts
One thing she will never do again- a cartwheel. One of Valerie's hobbies is being an umpire and if she could work anywhere for a day, she would be a MLB umpire. She loves a good crosscountry camping trip.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My Girl Scout troop loved to travel. We went to New York, Washington DC, several camping trips, a cruise and much more. I think all of those experiences and travel opportunities has instilled the importance of allowing my kids to get the same opportunity. I love being able to take what I have learned in Girl Scouting and telling or teaching others the same thing, especially about camping and exploring our country.
EMILY SATTERFIELD
Director of Girl Experience
5 Strengths
Strategic Achiever
Adaptability Input Ideation
Past Titles
Girl Experience Manager
Troop Experience Manager
Other Non-Profit Experience
Triad Stage, Greensboro NC Shakespeare Festival
Orlando Shakespeare Festival
Virginia Air & Space Museum
Most Interesting Job
Emily was once part of a touring show in eastern NC about pirates.
Dream Job
Emily would love to spend one day hanging out in Martha Stewart's craft room. Her favorite hobbies are knitting, crocheting and cooking.
Fun Facts
Emily loves a perfectly paired wine and cheese. Oprah Winfrey is her hero.
Emily collects tacky refrigerator magnets. Her favorite family vacation was to Switzerland.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
One of my favorite Girl Scout memories was camping in Acadia National Park in Maine for two weeks. We went hiking, rock climbing, sea kayaking, picked blueberries to make cobbler and steamed mussels and live lobsters. Being in middle school, the thought of dumping live lobsters into a pot of boiling water was quite gruesome, but we did it and ate them, and they were delicious!
ERIN BRACEY
Engagement Manager
5 Strengths
Relator Responsibility
Belief Developer
Arranger
Past Titles
Troop Experience Manager
Girl Experience Manager
Favorite Things
Being with her family Ellen's Game of Games Cooking
Fun Fact
If Erin could work anywhere for the day, it would be at the White House.
Favorite Destinations
Erin's favorite vacations have been to California and Palm Beach.
And if she could live anywhere, she would split her time between the beach and the mountains.
Famous Encounter
Erin once got the opportunity to meet Mr. Rogers.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
I wish I had been a Girl Scout longer than just my scared Brownie adventure as a child when I dropped out because I was scared to light a match! My adventure as an adult Girl Scout has brought me many great friendships and adventures. I have seen and heard the impact Girl Scouts has made on older girls' lives, empowering them to become the strong women they are today- full of courage, confidence and character, and I wish every young girl had that opportunity to grow up with Girl Scouts.
TONIA DAVIS
Director of IT & Analytics
5 Strengths
Individualization
Empathy
Input Strategic
Achiever
Past Titles
Business Analyst
IT Manager
Human Resources
Assistant Manager
Administrative Assistant/Registrar
Hidden Talents
Along with a long list of tech certifications, Tonia is also certified as a Incident Safety Officer, Fire Fighter I & II, Emergency Vehicle Driver, Public Notary and Psychological First Aid.
Her Personality
I am a big picture thinker who views the world in my head like Tetris.
Fun Facts
Tonia's theme song is "I Will Survive." One thing she will never do again is ride Mission Space at Epcot. Her favorite game to play is Pokemon Go. Her mom is her hero.
Fun Fact
Tonia says the bravest thing she has ever done is put a housefire out from the inside.
ALEXIS BRACA
Assistant Director of Product Program
5 Strengths Responsibility
Achiever Belief
Arranger
Includer
Most Interesting Job
Alexis was event planner for a local inn- she did whatever had to be done to get the job done!
Dream Job
Alexis would love to be on a cooking show with Nigella Lawson. Her love for cooking also expands into her collecting cookbooks of all kinds.
Travel Bug
Alexis likes living in North Carolina, but wants to travel the world. Her favorite vactions so far have been England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Gold Award
Girl Scout
Alexis earned her Girl Scout Gold Award by creating a fingerprinting kit to help police find missing children.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
Alexis' favorite Girl Scout memory is visiting the Juliette Gordon Lowe house in Savannah with her troop. They wore matching T-shirts (that they all designed) every day of the trip.
SHERI BINGHAM
5 Strengths
Developer
Adaptability
Empathy
Connectedness
Restorative
HR SpecialistMost Interesting Job
Sheri's most interesting job was as an Executive Assistant for Food & Beverage at the RitzCarlton Hotel in Chicago, She learned about gourmet food, made friends with world-renowned chefs. and met some famous people and bands.
Fun Facts
Sheri's hero is Stevie Nicks. She collects fairies. College football is her favorite game to watch. Her theme song is "Delicious Surprise" by Beth Hart.
Travel Bug
Sheri's favorite vacation was at Riviera Maya in Mexico, but if she could live anywhere she would choose a mountain retreat.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
I unfortunately was not a Girl Scout as a girl, so my experience comes through the eyes of my daughter, Lily, who has a wonderful troop. Every event that she does, I get to experience through her. Our first "Girl Scouts Rock" event after I started with the council showed me how wonderful and valuable Girl Scouts is to girls. Between SWAPS, singing and making s'mores, the volunteers and staff at GSCP2P were awesome! I feel like I have finally come home to a place where I belong!
TOM BADER
Director of Property & Facilities
5 Strengths
Honest Loyal Intelligent Team Player
Direct
Past Titles
Ranger- Triad Service Center
Past Experience
Tom is a National Board Certified Teacher and was a high school teacher in Career and Technical Education. He also worked as a general contractor and was the project manager for Tiny House Community Development.
Hobbies
Tom's hobbies include wood turning and golf. He also likes to watch baseball.
Happy Moments
Tom's family makes him happy and his favorite trip with them was to Walt Disney World.
Fun Facts
As a teen, Tom built tennis courts for clubs on Long Island. His self-proclaimed theme song is "Smoke on the Water." He will never do the Big Shot in Las Vegas again!
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
Tom's has two favorite Girl Scout memories: Accompanying his daughter's troop to Charleston when they stayed on the aircraft carrier Yorktown and helping his granddaughter's troop repair bathrooms at Keyauwee Program Center.
KIM STIKELEATHER
Experience Manager
5 Strengths
Positivity
Adaptability
Belief Responsibility Developer
Past Titles
Engagement Manager
Troop Experience Manager Membership Manager
Most Interesting Job Favorite Vacation
Building chicken feeders and chicken nests was Kim's most interesting job.
Dream Job
If she could work anywhere for a day, Kim would work with EMS.
Fun Facts
Kim's favorite family vacation is camping. She was a Girl Scout volunteer for 18 years. Kim has an associates degree in drafting. Her favorite game is cornhole.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My most memorable camping trip was with 35 little brownies. It rained nonstop for two days. Finally, giving up on trying to stay dry, we played, hiked and danced in the rain. As adults, we thought the girls would say they had a horrible time, but even years later the girls talked of it being the best camping trip ever. The experience made me realize that I needed to look at things through a child's eyes and just go with it.
TERA BRIDGES
5 Strengths
Maximizer Responsibility
Input
Intellect
Developer
Past Titles
Troop Experience Manager
Girl Experience Manager
Retail Customer Care
Seasonal PT IT
Support Specialist
Seasonal PT HR
Support Assistant
Engagement ManagerMost Interesting Job Fun Facts
Tera worked at Hancock Fabrics and got to make/sew items for display in the store. The best part was that she got to keep her creations after the floor-set changed.
Tera loves craftingparticularly with wood, paint and clay. Her favorite game to play is Kingdom Hearts. She would choose to sing "The Greatest Showman" by This Is Me at karaoke night.
Dream Job
Travel Bug
If she could live anywhere, Tera would move to Ireland.
Her favorite family vacation was a trip to Tennessee.
If she could work anywhere for a day, Tera would work at a zoo.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
I led a summer program for a service unit, and we took girls to different outdoor parks. We went to Grandfather Mountain and got a girl who was terrified to cross the bridge to do it. She ended up facing her fears and went across multiple times because she was so proud of herself for accomplishing the cross.
LYDIA ROZIER
Senior Director of Girl Scout Experience
5 Strengths
Strategic Input
Intellection
Ideation
Learner
Past Titles
Director of Customer Care and Analytics
Director of Customer Care and Inside Recruitment
Director of Retail and Customer Care
Business Analyst
Recruitment Manager
Most Interesting Job Favorite Things
Working as a Peace Corps Volunteer Supervisor, Lydia traveled to different villages, sight unseen, and stayed overnight in family homes to determine whether the site was suitable to assign to an incoming volunteer.
Lydia loves working in her garden and snuggling with her dogs. She also likes reading, cooking, sewing, CrossFit and volunteering.
Travel Bug
Her favorite vacation was going to Iceland.
If she could live anywhere, Lydia would live on a farm in the boonies with her closest neighbor at least a mile away.
Her Heroes
Lydia is inspired by so many people, but, right now, Stacey Abrams, and always her mom.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
When I first joined the Peace Corps, part of our training was in a very rural site with no electricity or running water. This freaked out most of the people in my group because that meant latrines by candlelight. What was it in my life that gave me my sense of adventure, made me want to try new things and gave me the confidence that I could not only try, but be successful? It was Girl Scouts. Yes, I had used a latrine at Girl Scout camp growing up and as a counselor, but it was more than that. My whole life I had been challenged through Girl Scouts with new people, new thoughts and new ideas. Those challenges were fun and I loved it! I vividly remember looking at that latrine the first time and thinking "this is what a lifetime of Girl Scouts has prepared you for." Ask me sometime and I'll show you the picture of the latrine.
LESLIE RICHARDS
Engagement Manager
5 Strengths
Achiever
Arranger
Belief
Focus Responsbility
Past Titles
Outside Recruitment Manager
Program Manager
Program Provider
If she could work anywhere for a day, Leslie would work at the beach.
Dream Job Favorite Things
Sewing is Leslie's hobby. Her favorite game to play is Monopoly.
Her Heroes
Her son and daughter are her heroes.
Famous Encounter
Leslie once met Richard Petty.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
Some of my favorite memories are of girls recognizing how confident they really are and going for it! Like the time I showed a very inexperienced, timid and nervous girl the boats at the lake. Then, as I watched her struggle with technique and confidence while she sat in her own kayak in the middle of the lake, all of a sudden, a look came over her face as she realized she, herself was in total control, and she got it. She took control of that kayak, and the pride on her face was priceless. Helping girls experience things not normally available to them is very rewarding.
KIMBERLY SURACE
Customer Care Manager
5 Strengths
Strategic Responsibility
Ideation
Restorative Achiever
Past Titles
Data Manager
Customer Care Specialist
Kimberly has met President Ronald Reagan and Tony Bennett. She is related to Elvis.
Famous Encounter Favorite Things
Kimberly loves football - especially the 49ers. She also collects tea cups and Girl Scout Cookie tins.
Her Heroes
Her mother and five children are Kimberly's heroes.
Other Non-Profit Experience
Kimberly has worked for Sherrills Ford
PTO, LCS PTO, Mothers & More and Order of Eastern Star.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
When I was growing up, my father was in the Marine Corps. We moved around a lot in my younger years. My mother always made sure to get me into a Girl Scout troop, even if it was for only a month or two. If they didn't have a Girl Scout troop, she would start one and make sure it was good and strong, so when we left it kept going. This helped me to make new friends a little easier. Getting to share this with my youngest and only daughter is just the cherry on top to make Girl Scouts that much sweeter.
CATHY THACKER
5 Strengths
Deliberative Individualization
Learner Input Ideation
Equine Experience ManagerOther Non-Profit Experience Certifications
Cathy has also worked with PATH Certified Therapeutic Riding Center.
Certified Horsemanship Association Certified Riding Instructor USA Archery CPR/First Aid
Her Motto
Horse skills = Life skills. Everything at the barn is set up to connect participants with horses, themselves, each other and the world.
Gold Award Girl Scout
I developed a curriculum and taught program for the Cloverbud (9 and under) Horse Club 4-Hers. The curriculum was designed to help them work through and complete their horse record book and give them something more age appropriate to do during meetings.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
We had a young Junior camper one summer who was not having a great time. For the first few days, she was in tears with every small incident. On Thursday, she was looking pretty happy, found some buddies and had come up to the barn all smiles. She had a great ride and day at the barn. On her way down the driveway back to camp, she slid on the gravel and wiped out. I held my breath waiting for the tears, but she got up, brushed herself off and skipped back to the group. What a transformation - independence, confidence and camp magic!
CINDY MATHIS
Marketing and Design Manager
5 Strengths
Achiever
Learner
Maximizer
Strategic Connectedness
Past Titles
Marketing and Design Specialist
Favorite Things
Hiking
Playing Super Mario Chocolate Ice cream Dogs - especially her husky, Kodah
Dream Job
Cindy's dream job would be at Penguin Publishing as a book cover designer.
Travel Bug
Cindy loves vacationing in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
If she could live anywhere, she would move to Colorado.
Gold Award Girl Scout
My project focused on raising awareness about the resources available at my local crisis pregnancy center and included a workshop for younger girls that included self-defense sessions with local law enforcement and sewing lessons in which baby blankets were made and donated to the center.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My favorite memory as a Girl Scout was getting my scuba diving license and going on a sailing trip in the Bahamas through a council-sponsored opportunity. My troop loved to travel, and I enjoyed going to Savannah, New York City and Washington D.C. with my Girl Scout friends.
JEANNIE BROWN
Senior Director of Product Program
5 Strengths
Consistency
Achiever
Harmony
Analytical Discipline
Past Titles
VP of Administrative ServicesCatawba Valley Area RegistrarCatawba Valley Area
Most Interesting Job Famous Encounter
Working in Military Intelligence for the U.S. Air Force was Jeannie's most interesting job. She served in the Air Force for almost eight years.
Jeannie once met Eddie Murphy.
Travel Bug
Jeannie's favorite vacation was a trip out west.
If she could live anywhere, Jeannie would move to Montana or Wyoming.
Favorite Things
Jeannie's hobbies include golf and camping. Her favorite game to play or watch is volleyball. She still has her childhood baseball card collection. Her theme song is "Back When" by Tim McGraw.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My favorite Girl Scout memory is dressing in 1770's clothing and walking with my Girl Scout troop in the Bicentennial Parade and participating in bicentennial festivities.
JALYN MILLS
Data and Analytics Manager
5 Strengths
Learner
Positivity
Individualization
Strategic Ideation
Theme Song Fun Travels
Jalyn's self-proclaimed theme song is "Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Beddingfield.
Jalyn's favorite vacation was a family reunion in NYC.
If she could live anywhere, she would move to Toronto. She loves to travel and has plans to take her first overseas trip soon!
Jalyn's Cookbook
Jalyn loves to explore and create new recipes and considers herself a foodie. Her favorite recipes to make are her mac and cheese and southwestern egg rolls.
Fun Facts
She collects refrigerator magnets. If she could work anywhere for a day, it would be at a resort in Bora Bora.
Jalyn is a notary. She is related to John Salley- former pro basketball player.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
When I was a Girl Scout Cadette, my troop went on a memorable camping and biking trip. I believe this trip allowed the girls to learn self-sufficiency skills and how to protect one another. Also, I amazed myself with biking the whole 37 miles without falling off the bike or injuring myself.
SAWYER THOMAS
5 Strengths
Responsibility
Developer
Empathy
Positivity
Individualization
Outdoor Experience ManagerI Did It!
Sawyer once jumped off a 40-foot cliff, even though she is afraid of heights.
Family First
Spending time with family and friends makes Sawyer happy! Her favorite family vacation was to Scotland and Ireland.
Favorite Sport
Favorite Things
Hiking Knitting Crocheting Board Games Reading
Sawyer likes to watch gymnastics and has met Olympians Shawn Johnson and Kyla Ross.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My favorite memories from when I was a Girl Scout are all of the amazing things I got to do with my best friends, like going camping, going to Savannah to visit Juliette Gordon Lowe's birthplace and having fun learning about new things such as geology and how to work on cars! The Girl Scout experience is really what you make it, and you can pursue so many activities and topics that you never would have otherwise!
BETH TRUMANN
5 Strengths
Responsibility
Achiever
Discipline
Loyal Team Player
Engagement ManagerDream Location
If Beth could live anywhere, as long as it was 65 degrees during the day and 40 degrees at night, she would be happy!
Being Brave
The bravest thing she has ever done is watch her mom fight cancer.
Dream Job
Favorite Things
Oak Island, NC Crafting
Being with family Backstreet Boys (when she was younger!)
Beth would love to cook with Chef Ramsey. One of her favorite hobbies is cooking.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My favorite Girl Scout memory is signing up to be a Girl Scout leader five years ago for for my two daughters. I then started to recruit for P2P as a volunteer, and now here I am working for the Engagement Team doing what I love for the Girl Scouts!
SANDI HEAVENER
Engagement Manager
5 Strengths
Learner
Arranger
Discipline
Achiever
Maximizer
Past Titles
Seasonal Recruiter in Gaston County
Bravest and Silliest
Thing She Has Ever Done Theme Song
Have six kids :)
She also says being a mom to her six beautiful kids is her most rewarding job!
Favorite Things
Gardening Crafting
Directing Musicals
Camping
Experiencing new things
Sandi says her theme song is "Don't Stop Believin" by Journey. She loves life and recognizes happiness and kindness are choices we make every day!
Past Experiences
Sandi has been a camp program director, PTO president, board member for several organizations and worked in the local school system. As a teenager, she pushed a lemonade cart along Surfside beach every summer and learned to talk to literally every person she saw.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My favorite Girl Scout memory is of my mom teaching my troop about our farm- from riding horses to gardening and canning to party planning to community service. Every spring, she would throw this huge outdoor tea party for girls and their moms, and everyone would leave with a teacup from another country.
CASSIDY MCCOLLUM
5 Strengths
Restorative
Deliberative
Discipline
Adaptability
Relator
Equine Experience SpecialistLong-Time Circle C Fan
Cassidy has been a longtime equine camper and weekend volunteer at Circle C- preparing her for her job today!
Professional Membership
Cassidy is part of the Certified Horsemanship Association and USA Archery.
Horse Lover
Favorite Things
Emerald Isle, NC Gaming on the Xbox Video games Cross Stitch
Cassidy says that horses make her really happy... and really frustrated sometimes too!
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My favorite memory is the countless weekends being a RidingInstructor-In-Training for Circle C. Spending my Saturdays helping the barn staff with horses, Girl Scouts and doing chores. I was unaware then just how far all of those skills would take me.
KREE SMALL
5 Strengths
Input Responsibility
Futuristic
Intellection
Significance
Engagement ManagerGold Award Girl Scout
Kree was a 2019 Gold Award recipient. Her project was called "What's Next?" which was a college preparation packet put together with the help of local high school transition agencies like RVA Future. It gave students everything they needed to prepare for college applications.
Dream Location & Job
If she could live anywhere, Kree would be in Tampa, Florida. And she would love to work for Google for a day!
Favorite Things
Sunflowers
Reading Baking
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My favorite Girl Scout memory is attending a National Girl Scouts Day event in Washington DC with my troop as a Girl Scout Cadette.
SARA HALL
Customer Care Manager
5 Strengths
Relator Developer
Restorative
Empathy Command
Past Titles
Part-Time
Customer Care Specialist
Make New Friends
Sara cries (they are semi happy tears now) whenever she hears "Make New Friends.” The song was sung at her grandmother’s funeral and always reminds her of how much Girl Scouting really means not only to her, but her grandmother too and how much she meant to Girl Scouts.
Collectible Items
Sara collects Scooby Doo and Sailor Moon items.
Dream Job
If she could work anywhere for the day, it would be Disney! She wants to know all their secrets!
Sara’s Hero
My mom- she raised me and my siblings as a single parent, she was my troop leader when I was in Girl Scouting and I talk to her everyday. She is one of my best friends and my hero.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
Girl Scouting has impacted me in many ways. I am a third generation Girl Scout, and I am also a third generation working for Girl Scouts. My grandmother worked with the Catawba Valley council and actually retired from Girl Scouts when I was in middle school. My mom worked for Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia until 2019. The joke in the family is that we bleed green!
SOMMER CHRISTINA COEN
Special Events Manager
5 Strengths
Individualization
Discipline Developer Responsibility
Deliberative
What Makes Her Happy Karaoke Song
Her niece and nephew Horseback riding Making pottery on the wheel
9-5 is Sommer’s karaoke song of choice, sung by her hero, Dolly Parton.
Dream Job
Sommer would love to work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City!
Bravest Moment
Sommer traveled to Ireland and England alone when she had hardly ever even left the south.
If she could live anywhere, it would be Galway, Ireland.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My favorite Girl Scout memory is when my troop went to the Lost Sea and camped in a cave overnight. I'll never forget spelunking and learning fun geological facts about the cave.
ROBIN CURRY
Executive Manager
5 Strengths
Adaptability Relator
Empathy Developer Harmony
Famous Encounters
Robin has met several famous people including Carrie Underwood, Steven Tyler, Harry Connick Jr. and Derek Jeter.
Robin’s Hero
My mom is my hero. She sets the most amazing example of patience, kindness and living life regardless of what hand you are dealt.
Happiest Times
Most Interesting Job
Robin was a dolphin trainer before coming to P2P. It was her childhood dream come true!
I love watching my daughter grow!
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
Though I was never a Girl Scout and my prior knowledge was limited to cookies, learning of the powerful and influential impact the Movement has is truly a delight. Seeing an organization dedicated to the empowerment and development of strong girls is inspiring.
CIARA LEISEY
Data Manager
5 Strengths
Learner
Achiever Individualization
Harmony Input
Hobbies
Running Sewing Digital/Graphic Design
Happy Place
Spending time with her family. You can usually find them playing a game of UNO together.
Past Job Experiences
Ciara interned/worked as a Crisis Hotline worker. She also has a background in social work and education.
Disney Love
Ciara loves going to Disney and Universal with her family. The bravest thing she has ever done is ride Tower of Terror with her daughter. If she could work anywhere for the day, it would be Disney Animation Studios.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
In my teaching career, I have had many students who are Girl Scouts. Their overall academic performance, as well as their kindness, knowledge and eagerness to learn, always impressed me. By being a Girl Scout, young ladies learn a variety of skills that will help them succeed in the classroom, outside the classroom and in their future endeavors. Having witnessed this first hand has been a privilege.
KIM STEPP
5 Strengths
Harmony
Input
Learner
Achiever
Self-Assurance
Engagement ManagerHobbies
Cooking Gardening Watching baseball
Collecting salt and pepper shakers
Karaoke Queen
Kim says she would definitely sing karaoke if asked and her theme song is “Have a Nice Day”. She loves Bon Jovi!
Beach Lover
Fun Fact
Kim auditioned for Masterchef and says it was the bravest thing she has ever done!
Kim is a beach lover for sure! She enjoys her yearly family trips to Oak Island and would love to work the lemonade cart on the beach for a day. She even says if she could live anywhere, it would be a shack on the beach.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
My favorite Girl Scout memory was that my troop leader was a dad!
NATALIE WEAVER
Accountant
5 Strengths
Empathy Developer
Restorative Input Discipline
Job for a Day
Natalie would love to be a storm chaser for a dayshe’s a big Twister fan!
Bravest Memory
When she rode the Texas Giant rollercoaster at age 6.
Fun Fact
During COVID, Natalie’s office went fully remote for two years. She would dress up every week and surprise the staff on their Zoom calls with a new costume based on current events.
Favorite Things
Annual family trip to Westcliffe, Colorado Cats
Her people Nature Rollercoasters
Fast cars
Blues, jazz, swing, big band music
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
Girl Scouting taught me to be prepared for anything and work with what you've got. As a mega planner, that's been an important lesson that I have to often remind myself of! One troop camping trip we forgot a skillet for breakfast (maybe not so prepared there), so in true Girl Scout fashion, we made it work and wrapped a shovel in aluminum foil. I swear- it tasted better because of it and made a fun memory. Shovel bacon is truly superior!
TERRA BENTLEY
5 Strengths
Achiever Arranger
Restorative Analytical Responsibility
Finance SpecialistDream Location
If Terra could live anywhere, it would be the Virgin Islands.
Hobbies
Terra enjoys refurbishing furniture.
Fun Fact
The bravest thing Terra has ever done is go zip lining.
Collections
Terra collects coffee mugs and cups.
Favorite Girl Scout Memory
I am looking forward to creating memories with Girl Scouts!