Volunteers of Excellence
- Ariana Schein
- Austin Banghart
- Lia Ryan
- Tina Langevin
- Annie Cheang
Sustained Service Awards
The Sustained Service Award recognizes individuals for their continued outstanding service for 3 years after receiving the Volunteer of Excellence Award.
The following volunteers were received the sustained service award. We are particularly grateful to these long-serving volunteers of excellence.
- Kelley Hurley
- Melissa Caramucci
- Liz Sinkwitz
- Penelope Plache
- Serena Schein
Standing Ovation Awards
The Standing Ovation award recognizes a product program volunteer (Fall or Cookie) who has gone above and beyond the expected product sales duties and given service of exceptional benefit which warrants recognition.
Each year Pima uses this award to recognize individuals for their service to the council in working at the cookie cupboard and for those leaders and cookie managers whose troops post high sales numbers in the product sales, as well as those who manage multiple troops and who volunteer for cookie distribution and cookie rally.
Thank you and congratulations to the following:
- Amanda Borg
- Cari Allen
- Kiri Arnold
- Mary Heath
- Jenn Kelly
- Colleen Crosby
- Devon Vero
- Stacy Reeves
- Amber Beamish
- Jessica Salanic
- Hillary Cuda
- Kaitlyn Verbanic
- Melissa Jamshidi
- Elizabeth Tolson
- Adrianna Hagan
- Jennifer Oh
- Kelly Prikyl
- Kat Ford
Rising Star Awards
Rising Star Awards are given to outstanding new troop leaders and recognizes a volunteer during their first three years for service beyond the expectations for the position. We particularly recognize this group of Rising Stars for their perseverance in the last two difficult years. Pima's 2024 Rising Stars are as follows:
- Jessica Holemon
- Beth Garcia
- Jennifer Ross
- Kim Handy
- Anna Boon
- Anh Clayhold
- Julia Rutledge
- Abigail Ganser
- Kortney Hohle
- Jessica Starost
- Valerie Davis
Years of Service
Three years of service pins: Abigail Ganser, Kate Janson, Anh Clayhold, Anna Boon, Beth Garcia, Emily Paladino, Jennifer Ross, Jessica Holemon, Jessica Starost, Julia Rutledge, Karen Conner, Kim Handy, Kortney Hohle, Lori H, Paula Coulter, and Valerie Davis
Five years of service pins: Anita Rawlings, Cheryl Graham, Cinda Heeren, Jennifer Oh, Jessica Useleber, Jyoti Pillai, Laura McNelis, Monica Foster, Russ Perry, Susan Baer, and Sarah Harris
10 years of service pins: Nadia Day and Penelope Plache
15 years of service pins: Teresa Dempsey, Brandy Altstadter, Emiko Bolton, and Andrea Brugger
The following pins will be handed out at the council event in the fall:
25 years of service: Sandy Stratton
35 years of service: Diana Laulainen-Schein
Numeral Guards
Numeral guards are awarded for every five years of membership (girl + adult years). The following members received guards:
Five-year guards: Cheryl Graham, Jessica Useleber, Jyoti Pillai, Russ Perry, Angelina Paz, Anna Boon, Jessica Rough, Kaitlyn Verbanic, Karen Conner, Kim Handy, Jennifer Oh, Monica Foster, Sarah Harris, Susan Baer, and Paula Coulter
10-year guards: Brenda Kimery
15-year guards: Melissa Caramucci
20-year guard: Brandy Altstadter
25-year guard: Sandy Stratton
