2018 Girl Scout Gold Award Ceremony
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Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles 2018 Gold Award Ceremony Gold Award Los Angeles 2018 of Greater Girl Scouts 2018 Girl Scout Gold Award Ceremony June 2, 2018 Pasadena Civic Auditorium GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD RECIPIENTS CONGRATULATIONS on your many outstanding achievements! ®, TM, © 2017 Kellogg NA Co. 2018 GOLD AWARD CEREMONY PROGRAM Opening Lynette Romero, Reporter & Anchor, KTLA5 Processional 2018 Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients Presentation of Colors Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Color Guard National Anthem Samantha Herrmann, Cadette Girl Scout Welcome Terry Tornek, Mayor, City of Pasadena The Gold Award Journey Lise L. Luttgens, Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Shelley B. Thompson, Board Chair, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Keynote Address Jess Weiner, Talk to Jess, LLC Presentation of Girl Scout Lise L. Luttgens Gold Award Denise Nowack, Chief Mission Delivery Officer, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Anne Marie Hand, Director, Program and Community Engagement, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Gold Award Video Presentation Closing Lynette Romero, Reporter & Anchor, KTLA5 Recessional 2018 Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients Thank you for joining us in celebrating the 2018 Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Gold Award recipients. Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles is grateful to our 2018 Gold Award Ceremony Sponsor: Little Brownie Bakers THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouting, is a national award with significant standards that elevate a girl’s leadership skills, creativity, value, and efforts to make the world a better place. Earning the Gold Award requires spending at least 80 hours planning and implementing a challenging, large-scale project that is innovative, engages others, and has a lasting impact on its targeted community. The prestigious award recognizes Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts—girls in ninth through 12th grades—for outstanding accomplishments in leadership, community service, career planning, and personal development. Starting in 1916, the best and brightest undertook projects that improved their communities—and the world. The Golden Eaglet, the highest award in Girl Scouting from 1916 to 1939, sparked the beginning of a long tradition of recognizing the extraordinary efforts of extraordinary girls. From 1940 to 1963, the Curved Bar Award was the highest honor in Girl Scouting. From 1963 to 1980, the highest award was called First Class. And since 1980, the Gold Award has inspired girls to find the greatness inside themselves and share their ideas and passions with their communities. Nationwide, only six percent of all eligible Girl Scouts achieve the Gold Award. And out of 112 Girl Scout councils, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles (GSGLA) continuously boasts the highest number of girls reaching Gold each year. Girls who earn their Girl Scout Gold Award automatically enter the military one rank higher, qualify for college scholarships, and additional national service awards. 2 LETTER FROM GSGLA LEADERSHIP Dear Girl Scouts, Families, and Friends, This year, we celebrate the wonderful accomplishments of 291 exceptional young women who were inspired to make a significant difference locally, nationally, or internationally. True G.I.R.L.s—Gold Award Girl Scouts have shown grit like Go-getters, problem-solved like Innovators, embraced new challenges like Risk-takers, and displayed empathy and integrity like Leaders. They have used their skills and experiences to empower others and advocate on their behalf—from creating a popular self-defense YouTube channel to promoting awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder—Gold Award recipients define leadership not as power over people, but power with purpose. In 2018, they provided more than 23,000 hours of service through the development and execution of projects of sustainable impact. Each of these projects, while varied in scope, addressed a need, provided support, found solutions, and inspired communities—whether it be restoring hiking trails in the Santa Monica Mountains or providing dental health kits to kids in Armenia. On behalf of Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles members, volunteers, board members, and staff, we thank these outstanding young women for helping to address critical issues and for being the G.I.R.L.s our world needs. Thank you for a job well done, and congratulations on earning the Ph.D. of Girl Scouting! Sincerely, Shelley B. Thompson Lise L. Luttgens Board Chair Chief Executive Officer 3 MISTRESS OF CEREMONY LYNETTE ROMERO - Reporter & Anchor, KTLA5 Prior to joining KTLA, Lynette anchored and reported for 10 years at KUSA-TV in Denver. She also spent nearly a year reporting for KUSA-TV’s sister station in Austin, Texas, KVUE-TV. While in Denver, Lynette’s assignments included the 1993 papal visit, the standoff in Waco, and the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Lynette is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and is an advisory board member for the University of Colorado School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She teaches a reporting and anchor class for UCLA Extension. She spends much of her personal time in the community, speaking at schools and appearing at public events. Lynette has a bachelor of science degree in journalism, broadcast news from the University of Colorado in Boulder. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. 4 WELCOME TERRY TORNEK - Mayor, City of Pasadena Terry Tornek was born and raised in New York City and moved to Pasadena from Massachusetts in 1982 to accept the position of Planning Director. He was hired because of his history of neighborhood improvement and historic preservation while serving as Planning Director of Springfield, Massachusetts. He also served as a member of the Springfield City Council. Terry was Pasadena’s planning director for three years and helped to rewrite the Zoning Ordinance, the General Plan, and establish the redevelopment plan for Old Pasadena. After leaving city government, Terry built a career in real estate as a developer and manager of residential and commercial properties all over Southern California. He remained active in Pasadena affairs through his 20 year service as a Board Member of Pasadena Neighborhood Housing Services, a non-profit organization devoted to affordable housing in Northwest Pasadena. In 2005, Sid Tyler appointed Terry to the Planning Commission. He also served as a member of the Design Commission. He was elected to represent District 7 on the City Council in April, 2009, was reelected in 2013, and was then elected as mayor in April 2015. Mayor Tornek serves as chairman of the Finance Committee, is a member of the Municipal Services and Legislative Policy Committees, is the City Council appointee to the Fire and Police Retirement Board, and is president of the Burbank Airport Authority. He is deeply involved in the City’s financial planning, affordable housing, and the City’s planning and development decision-making process. Terry graduated from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School with a degree in public and international affairs. He also earned a Master of Science in urban planning from Columbia University’s School of Architecture. He served in the Army National Guard and Reserves for six years. Terry and his wife Maria have been married for 50 years. They have three children and seven grandchildren. 5 KEYNOTE SPEAKER JESS WEINER - CEO, TALK TO JESS, LLC Jess Weiner is the CEO of Talk to Jess, a cultural think tank and strategy firm that partners with global brands to ensure that marketing, media, and advertising are inclusive and diverse. She began her professional life as an author and editor, where she told stories about the self-esteem and body confidence of girls worldwide. Through her expertise and success as a writer, Jess quickly became a thought leader and strategist for businesses and brands who also wanted to address the issues of empowerment and self- confidence. She has contributed to large culture-changing moments working as a strategist behind the scenes with various brands, such as Dove’s memorable 2004 Real Beauty Campaign. She was also a key player in Barbie’s latest body evolution, giving Barbie four body types, seven skin tones, 22 eye colors, and 24 hairstyles. Now, with over 20 years of experience, Jess is considered a leading cultural expert and changemaker working in the business of empowerment, making significant waves in how we approach inclusivity and representation. 6 GOLD AWARD ANNOUNCERS Marriah Xylina Amador - Gold Award 2015 Graduate Student, Urban Education, Loyola Marymount University Julie Ast - First Class 1975 Real Estate, Keller Williams Beach Cities Laurel Ast - Gold Award 2013 Associate Buyer, Beautycounter Catherine Caporale, Ph.D. - First Class 1981 Marriage & Family Therapist, Claremont Counseling Center (owner) Rashi Chhajed - Gold Award 2013 Assistant Media Planner, Initiative at IPG Mediabrands Rachel Harvey - Gold Award 2011 Doctoral Student, Clinical Psychology, Pepperdine University Joanna Hua - Gold Award 2015 Student, Government, Cornell University Marina Kissner - Gold Award 2016 Student, Double Major, Kinesiology and Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Madisyn Larecy - Gold Award 2016 Student, Nursing, Montana State University Katherine Libby - Gold Award 2017 Student, Nursing, El Camino Community College Leilanie B. Martinez - Gold Award 2014 Student, Legal Studies and Chicanx Studies, University of California, Berkeley Somer Nabulsi -