Event Program Awards Committee Chair � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Donna Tornich Pledge of Allegiance & Promise � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Troop 60867 Darby � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Troop 61674 Opening Ceremony � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Awards Committee � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Girl Scout Alumnae Land Acknowledgment � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Pat Heaney Welcome � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Heather Coburn, Chief Executive Officer Adult Recognition Ceremony 2024 Tuesday, April 30, 2024 • 6:15 - 8:30 p.m. Volunteers are the ROOTS of our community�
Award Presentations
Good Neighbor Community Awards
Pat Zakar Years of Service
Numeral Guards
Alumnae Awards
Outstanding Achievement Awards
Board Chair Awards
Appreciation Pins
Shining Light Awards
Honor Pins
Meritorious Service Awards
Thanks Badge I & II
Waves of Gratitude II
Lifetime Achievement Award
Special Awards
Christine Baldino
Claudine Krosnowski
Edie Poole
Stephanie Boyd
Jill Bush Wallace
Teri O’Connor, Board Chair
Heather Coburn, Chief Executive Officer
Kelley Madensky
Cara Davis
Cheryl Bontales
Liz Trapp
Betty Trivisone
Donna Tornich
Mary Rosenberg
Gina Kubis
Bernadette Brabham
2024 Good Neighbor Community Awards
Businesses, Organizations & Facilities
Bright Harbor Healthcare
have been strong supporters of the Girl Scout Mission and helped the council transport girls who may not otherwise get the Girl Scout experience� Many girls have been served in Girl Scouting because of their generosity�
Brynn Mosello
Brynn has supported Girl Scouts as a Phenomenal Woman Under 40 Co-chair for several years�
Eatontown
DPW STAFF
For the support from the DPW Staff over the years, we would like to thank them for their service� The Wolcott Park Pavilion facilities have been clean and open when we use them for special events�
Eatontown Recreation, Janice Grasso
Janice Grasso, Director of the Eatontown Recreation Department, has always welcomed our Girl Scouts to use the Senior Center and Wolcott Park Pavilion�
Equi-Photo, Inc, Bill Denver
Bill generously donated time and services to the Young Women’s Leadership Summit�
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Georgian Court University
has been a supporter of GSJS for many years� Most recently, GCU partnered with GSJS to offer the Girls in Science and Technology program for a weeklong summer camp on their campus and served 30 Girl Scouts all expenses paid� GCU is providing this experience for Girl Scouts again this summer and is working on other opportunities to continue providing unique experiences for our girls�
Jersey Shore Sport Dogs, Heather Freeman
Heather has led free clinics and demonstrations that teach Girl Scouts about different outdoor activities that they can do with their own dogs� They have held competitions at Camp Sacajawea that are open to the youth division for free�
Kearny Bank, Shari Scaramuzzo
Shari has secured auction items and volunteered at the Gold Outing�
Lutheran Church of the Reformation has accommodated our troops and offered to help Girl Scouts hold events and use space when needed�
Macy’s of Freehold, Darcy Sharkey for the Round Up donation day at Macy’s totaling over $1,800 in donations
Jersey Nightmare Cornhole, Shawn Carr
Shawn has donated his time and services to support the Cornhole event�
Millstone Township School District
Millstone Primary School, Tracy Rametta
Tracy has generously supported the Primary School Girl Scout troops with her time and service� She has helped coordinate use of the buildings to troops at no costs and made sure all girls made it to the meetings safely�
Millstone Elementary School, Daniel Locandro
Mr� Locandro opened the art room for troop meetings to all Elementary Girl Scout troops� Girl Scouts appreciates his generosity over the years
Millstone Middle School, Anthony Giaconia
The Middle school has been a huge supporter of Girl Scouts by supplying meeting space and made the older girls feel special for keeping at it as they get older�
Ocean County College Foundation have been generous supporters of Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore�
Sherri A. Bray for her Support of Fund Development Events
Kimberly Malony for securing the donation of space and support for Young Women’s Leadership Summit
Priced Rite Towing
There was a snag with transporting the half built Polar Express train for Grinchmas� The measurements were correct, but the tops of the seatbelts in the planned transportation (a minivan) prevented the train from sliding in� Priced Rite Towing came to save the day! They not only drove the train from Waretown to Farmingdale, but they also helped unload it safely� They did this all for FREE�
TD Bank, Monica Wilkens
Monica is our Go to Bank Manager in Wall, for all our new troop accounts and existing bank needs�
Troy’s Tree Service
Volunteered a bucket truck and labor to hang lights for Grinchmas for the past several years�
Walmart, Howell for their recognition of GSJS at Walmart Grand Re-opening and grant of $1,500
2023 TopCookie Dessert Competition Supporters
Competitors generously donated their time and 150 desserts for the event:
Maria Bouchard, Coney Waffle
Competitor for TopCookie 2023 and donated desserts for Gala 2023�
Laura Oprandy, La La’s Gourmet Cookies
Competitor
Shante Hodges, Dune Donuts and Bagels
Competitor
Tara Breza, Apple Street Kitchen Competitor
Theresa Catalano, The Loaded Spoon Competitor
Carla Bushey, Oakhill Farms Chef Stuart Marx, Red Horse
2024 Council Award Honorees
Membership Numeral Guard
5 Years
Lauren Colon
Chelsea Kaufmann
Victoria Powers
15 Years
Nicolette Silviano
20 Years
Nancy Casey
Kristen Somerville
25 Years
Jen Holmes
Kathy Jones
Maryann Pietruska
Kellie Ritter
Rebecca Van Ness
30 Years
Stephanie Bontales-Karatzia
Christine Filosa
Dawn Streeter
Years of Service
15 Years
Robyn Catalano
20 Years
Sue Pontoriero
25 Years
Jackie Garbe
Maryann Pietruska
Liz Trapp
Joette Van Ness
35 Years
Pat Heaney
Kristin Lee
Sandy Sedar
40 Years
Nancy Brandine
Jacqueline Cerbone
Maureen
Bjelka-Kovach
45 Years
Sharon Aptaker
June Chernetz
Jennifer GravesHerring
Evelyn Strain
Sharon Zimmerman
50 Years
Julia Chien
35 Years
Beverly Sirianni
Evelyn Strain
40 Years
June Chernetz
Linda Klose
Bernadine Liebrich
Dr. Susan Halsey
Pat McCray
Martha Riccardi
Barbara Sweetnam
55 Years
Barbara Dudek
Kathy Graves
Kathleen Mathison
Mable Sweetnam
60 Years
Jessie Blair
Joan McCoy
Beverly Sirianni
Carol Wisnewski
65 Years
Nancy Drake
70 Years
Andrea Rittenhouse
55 Years
Edie Poole
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Special Award
Nadine Foreman
Linda Klose
Evelyn Strain
Donna Tornich
Pat Zakar
Outstanding Achievement
Fundraising
Paige Baran
June Chernetz
Barbara Dunzelman
Thomas Hayes
Ebone Lawrence Smith
Adam Servodio
Kelly Servodio
Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE)
Dr. Marissa Beckett
Christine Brys-Yee
Lindsey Carver
Michele Cerisano
Cheryl Cortopassi
Michelle Duffy
Joe Hopkins
Anna Kosco
Kate Patrizio
Product Sales
Katie Amador
Julie Barchetto
Amy Birns
Lisa Collins
Kelly Crowley
Tina DeAngelis
Alyssa Fiore
Nicole Francavilla
Lori Gerber
MaryEllen Gibbon
Eleanor Glazewski
Allison Gradzki
Andrea Kankowski
Wendy Lagrotteria
Patricia McCully
Meredith McGee
Adrienne Merchant
Recruitment
Robin Asch-Levy
Kristen Babcock
James Pogran
Glen Ramsay
Kevin Reck
Chrissy Risden
James Risden
Melissa Street
Alana Vega
Julianna Vilchis
Lisa Minckler
Beth Mortenson
Jacki Mullis
Stephanie O’Connor
Margo O’Shea
Natalie Peterka
Tanya Perez
Rebecca Ponder
Barbara Singer
Teresa Smith
Liz Trapp
Kim Tuvey
Regina Vassilatos
Nikki Weeks
Melodee Whitfield
Heather Winters
Vanessa Bannon
Ivy Braverman
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Tara Breza
Barbara Czarnecki
Kara Brick
Christine Cameron
Melissa Cimino
Katrina Crane
Coralee Dixon
Season Dodson
Melissa Donadio
Francesca Dono
Jill Doyle
Tracey Edwards
Cristina English
Susan Figurelli
Cara Giardelli
Lauren Gutierrez
Megan Hershenhorn
Sarah Ivanov
Volunteer Support
Elisa Bertocci Canerio
Robyn Catalano
Michele Fee
Elizabeth Ferrise
Gayle Foley
Kelly Kakol
Gina Kubis
Caryn Powell
Kelly Tatarka
Kelly Turner
Marketing & Communications
Heather Macchia
Multiple Areas
Key
F: Fundraising
GSLE: Girl Scout Leadership
Experience
M/C: Marketing & Communications
PS: Product Sales
R: Recruitment
VS: Volunteer Support
Amy Birns (R & PS)
Kathleen Caines (R, PS, VS)
Amanda Cooper (GSLE & R
Vivian Dilella (VS & GSLE)
Catherine Dzubaty (VS & GSLE)
Christine Filosa (GSLE & VS)
Allison Filosa (GSLE & VS)
Susan Grau (PS, VS, GSLE)
Dr. Sue Halsey (F & GSLE)
Marion Jarret
Erin Jones
Irene Kaplan
Christina Lee
Claudia Lindsay
Christen McCullough
Amanda Munice
Loriann Nolan
Jenn Chan-Philippi
Gabby Pickler
Diandra Reinfeld
Marianna Rosenstraus
Kristin Ryan-Hannaway
Lisette Schwalb
Wendy Smith-Gismondi
Katie Suchodolski
Kelly Wahl
Lori Weinstein
Mary Rosenberg
Cheryl Bontales
Cara Davis
Samantha Willmot
Sharon Hood (GSLE & R)
Claudine Krosnowski (PS, M/C, VS)
Kristin Lee (R & PS)
Mary Anne Linder (VS, PS)
Kelley Madensky (GSLE, VS, R)
Beth McGuire (PS & R)
Barbara Napolitano (GSLE, VS, R)
Diane Paquet (PS & R)
Nancy Peterson (GSLE, VS, F, C/M, R, PS)
Staci Primmer (VS & PS)
Jill Schmid (PS& R)
Paisley Smith (VS & R)
Kerri Stewart (VS, PS)
Cynthia Streeter (GSLE & VS)
Tiffany Stevenson (PS & VS)
Jennifer Winklemann (PS & R)
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Additional Awards
Appreciation Pin
Noreen Alt
Meghan Atkins
Megan August
Bernadette Brabham
Jolene Briceno
Theresa Calsetta
Nicole Countryman
Kyle Darnell
Tara Denworth
Kelly Gifford
Susan Gordon
Shining Light Award
Michelle Coffey
Jackie Garbe
Ria Gouvouniotis
Melissa Melber
Honor Pin
Karen Adam
Stephanie Boyd
Christina Bucco
Lisa Combs
Jennifer Dumaresq
Meritorious Service
Christina Baldino
Jill Bush Wallace
Susan Emitt
Beverly Sirianni
Kryil Suszko
Thanks Badge
Melissa Abatemarco
Debbie Wiedow
Thanks Badge II
Maureen Kovach
Nancy Suszko
Waves of Gratitude II
Dolores Dzubaty
Pat Heaney
Erin Halat
Marybeth Hammerschmidt
Jennifer Lee
Maria Teresa Maisano
Kaitlyn Martins
Kelly Rodriquez
Jen Sommers
Jay Sommers
Christopher Street
Ilene Van Duyne
Katie Ward
Kathleen Pearson
Debby Pease
Natasha Wardell
Jaclyn Kosco
Theresa Nielsen
Ann Petronaci
Susan Pontoriero
Annette Soucy
Lifetime Achievement
Edie Poole
Betty Trivisone
Ann Petronaci
Lauren Holman
RJ Budadias
Tom Whartnaby
Rahmi Halk
Chris Marks
Alumna Award Board Chair Award
Order of the Evergreen – Ann Petronaci
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