Girl Scouts of Maplewood, Oakdale and Woodbury

Meet the Team

Co-Director – Carebear (aka Carrie Sorenson)
C0-Director - Tigger (aka Dawn Duerre)
Caddie Director - Blaze (aka Brenda App)
Assistant Caddie Director - JJ (aka Terri Miller)
Treasurer – Watermelon (aka Melanie Accola)
Registrar - Koala (aka Angela Okonek)
Food Director – Maleficient (aka Melissa Aune)
Assistant Food Director – TBD
Programming - Carebear, Tigger, Blaze, JJ, Smiles, Sprinkles
Crafts – Minion (aka Tiffany Bartel)
Communications - Koala and Blaze
Web Page - Tigger
Product - TBD
Team Building – Blaze, JJ
Archery – Blaze

Co-

Team Member Biographies

Carebear (aka Carrie Sorenson) - Carebear was a Girl Scout from kindergarten through her senior year in high school and completed all of the Girl Scout ranks along the way. She earned the silver award in 1998 and gold award in 2002. In 2002, she became a lifetime Girl Scout. She was a leader for her daughter's Girl Scout troop from 2009 until 2011. Carebear has been the Beaver Lake Service Unit Day Camp Director since 2011. Girl Scouts has come full circle for her, and it is something that she is very passionate about.

Tigger (aka Dawn Duerre) - Tigger was a Girl Scout for 10 years and earned her First-Class Girl Scout Award (today’s Gold Award). She has been an adult Girl Scout since 2004. She was a troop leader for 10 years and was a member of the Beaver Lake Unit Service team for 6 years. She was the Caddie Director with the Beaver Lake Service Unit Day Camp from 2011-2019. Tigger is very passionate about Girl Scouts and the outdoors and greatly enjoys sharing her experiences and knowledge.

Blaze (aka Brenda App) - Blaze has been a registered Girl Scout leader since 2012. She completed the Low Ropes training in 2016 and has been helping with organizing our day camp since 2016. Blaze has also been a registered BSA (Boy Scouts of America) leader since 2013. She is interested in learning more about all kinds of outdoor skills and taking as many training classes as she can.

Watermelon (aka Melanie Accola) - Watermelon was a Girl Scout for 6 years and has been an adult leader since 2008. Her favorite activity as a Girl Scout was camping. Watermelon is a troop leader for two troops: a group of Seniors and a group of Juniors. She has volunteered at day camp since 2010 and with the Beaver Lake Service Unit Day Camp since 2011. She also has been a registered adult with the BSA (Boy Scouts of America) since 2007 and has enjoyed camping and high adventure trips with the Boy Scouts. Watermelon enjoys being physically active and spending time outdoors.

Koala (aka Angela Okonek) - Koala was a girl scout for 5 years and has been a Troop leader since 2011. She also has been a Teacher, Cub Scout leader, Sunday School teacher, and Youth Group leader. She really enjoys working with youth, and enjoys seeing the positive impact Girl Scouts and Camp has made in many girls' lives. Koala began helping as Beaver Lake Service Unit Day Camp Registrar in 2018.

JJ (aka Terri Miller) - JJ was a Girl Scout from 1st grade through her senior year in high school, earning her silver award in 2011. From camper to caddie and now an adult volunteer since 2014, JJ has come full circle at our camp. She joined the planning team in 2016 and is always excited to come back to her happy place each year!

Minion (aka Tiffany Bartel) - Minion was a Girl Scout for 7 years and has been an adult leader since 2010. Minion is a troop leader for the Mounds View Service Unit. She started attending our day camp in 2012 with her daughter and was a unit leader. In 2016, she started volunteering in other areas of camp and joined the planning team.

Maleficient (aka Melissa Aune) - information coming

Styles (aka Kayla Glaraton) - Styles was a Girl Scout for 10 years and earned her Silver Award in 2013. She became an adult Girl Scout in 2016, after being a Caddie for day camp from 2011-2015. Styles became the archery instructor in 2015, after completing the council's archery training. Styles's favorite parts of camp are archery (obviously!), kayaking, and cooking over a campfire.

Sprinkles (aka NIcole Mihm) - information coming

Girl Scouts Day Camp - Beaver Lake Service Unit