Adult Leader AwardS
Congratulations to our 2024 Award Winners!
Silver Beaver
The Silver Beaver Award is a prestigious recognition given by a local Boy Scouts of America council to registered Scouters who have demonstrated exceptional character and provided distinguished service within that council, essentially representing the highest honor a local council can bestow upon a volunteer leader; it is awarded to those who have made a significant impact on the lives of youth through their Scouting service.
Paul Strasma
District Award of Merit
The District Award of Merit is awarded by a District to volunteers for service to youth in the District. It is the highest award given to a Scouter at the District level. The District Award of Merit is a council award presented by districts in the same manner that the Silver Beaver is a national award presented by councils.
Carolyn Nguyen Kevin Do
Leaders of the year
The Leader of the Year award is Rancho San Joaquin District's own special recognition award, presented to adult leaders as exemplary examples In their respective positions. Recipients of this award are nominated by RSJ units, and are decided by the District Committee.
Cubmaster of the Year
Lance Kuboyama - Pack 616
Pack Committee Member of the Year
David Barrett - Pack 696
Den Leader of the Year
Daniel Blackburn - Pack 654
Scoutmaster of the Year
Quan Doan - Troop 105
Troop Committee Member of the Year
Sheldon Chan - Troop 606
RSJ Commissioner of the Year
Quynh-Phuong Le - Pack, Troop, Crew 105
Crew Advisor of the Year
Katelyn Nguyen - Crew 105
Crew Committee Member of the Year
Jenny Franklin - Crew 606
Charter Org Representative of the Year
Mark Serpa
Kiwanis Club of Irvine
Extra Miler (Unit Exceptional Scouter)
The Unit Exceptional Scouter (UES) Award is for Adult Volunteers who have stepped up and gone beyond the expectations of their position. This award is nominated by the Unit Committee (Pack, Troop, Crew).
Pack 105
Gina Trinh
Pack 607
Robert Wang
Valerie Chang
Pack 616
Jonathan Wu
Wendy Lin
Pack 626
Kevin Rupp
Loni Cariaga
Pack 654
Antonia Cheek
Daniel Wilkerson
Pack 696
Annie Lim
Jenni Ni
Troop 105B
Anthony Nguyen
Quan Doan
Troop 105G
Brian Nam Hoang
Troop 606B
Kristin Chan
Maartin Peters
Larry Im
Troop 606G
Theresa Sayo
Binh Phuong
Troop 616B
John Haymes
Warren Wiechmann
Troop 616G
Makiko Kuang
Hung Pham
Troop 622B
Giri Kalluri
Tamilarasi Palanivelu
Troop 622G
Padmapriya Gunasekaran
Troop 675B
Natalie Paz
Mauri Paz
Troop 675G
David Perry
Troop 691
Pengling Chen
Mark Delsman
Ching-yi (Bonita) Leung
Crew 105
Alton Nguyen
Crew 606
Ying (Michelle) Liao
Crew 691
Hector Wong
Historical Award Winners
Silver Beaver
2022 - Cali Simancek
2021 - Heidi Bramlet
2019 - Thomas Doherty
2018 - Wes Thoroughman
2017 - Marianne Perkins, Jeff Simancek
2015 - Jason Perkins
2014 - Michael Bergler
2013 - Sherry Thien Huong Pham
2012 - Brian Holmes, Larry Voelz
District Award of Merit
2023 - Patricia Miyaki, Quynh-Phuong Le
2022 - Aimee Schabilion, Paul Strasma
2021 - Joni Rank, Alvin Kuo
2020 - Chris Bank, Victor Ma
2019 - Heidi Bramlet, Genevieve Pelissie, Joe Sloate
2018 - Christopher Hane, Oddsverre "Jody" Johannessen
2017 - Thomas Doherty, Clysta Simancek
2016 - Susan Berkel, Robert Rude, Preeti Thakore
2015 - Lesley Muir, Marianne Perkins, Wes Thoroughman
2014 - Chris Kim, Traci Maynard, Marilyn Teague
2013 - Khanh Nguyen, Jason Perkins, Brad Stone
2012 - Mike Bergler, Chiara Day, Mark Kasperowicz, Kimberly Kich, Steve Kupferer, Susana White
Leaders of the Year
Cubmaster of the Year
2023 - Peter Alix - Pack 654
2022 - Mauri Paz - Pack 626
2021 - Shane Oakes - Pack 607
2018 - Demian Hernandez - Pack 653
2017 - Melanie Andico - Pack 653
2016 - Chris Bank - Pack 626
2015 - William Fukuda - Pack 699
2014 - Quynh Le - Pack 105
2013 - Juergen Giesow - Pack 697
Pack Committee Member of the Year
2023 - Christina Hom - Pack 616
2022 - Weyland Jung - Pack 654
2020 - Jenny Vosloo - Pack 654
2017 - Katie Porter - Pack 631
2016 - Paul Strasma - Pack 654
2015 - Sorrell Hanson - Pack 697
2014 - Ryan Harlow - Pack 672
2013 - Marcy Billings - Pack 697
Den Leader of the Year
2023 - Eric Lindsay - Pack 607
2022 - Genevieve Oakes - Pack 607
2021 - Michelle Smith - Pack 654
2020 - William Chu - Pack 626
2018 - Antonia Cheek - Pack 654
2017 - Emily Burke - Pack 631
2016 - David Q. Su - Pack 105
2015 - Rob Groceman - Pack 654
2014 - Chris Bank - Pack 626
2013 - John Arena - Pack 672
Scoutmaster of the Year
2023 - Jody Johannessen - Troop 691
2022 - Joe Vu - Troop 616
2021 - Paul Strasma - Troop 675
2020 - Greg Nylen - Troop 606
2018 - Jason Perkins - Troop 695
2017 - Brad Stone - Troop 616
2016 - Gregory Dunlap - Troop 645
2015 - Chris Hane - Troop 675
2014 - Roy Huang - Troop 606
2013 - KJ Nguyen - Troop 105
Troop Committee Member of the Year
2023 - Jen Wierks - Troop 675G
2022 - Jill Delsman - Troop 691
2020 - Troop 606 B/G/C
2018 - Mike Bergler - Troop 691
2017 - Frank Do - Troop 695
2016 - Alvin Chang - Troop 675
2015 - Adrienne Heckman - Troop 616
2014 - Susan Berkel - Troop 691
2013 - Traci Maynard - Troop 675
Charter Org Representative of the Year
2023 - Ereinee Abdelmalek - St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church
Crew Advisor of the Year
2023 - Jon Wierks - Crew 675
2022 - Kevin Do - Crew 606
2020 - Thao-Ann Nguyen - Crew 105
Crew Committee Member of the Year
2023 - Aimee Schabilion - Crew 675
2021 - Kevin Khoi Nguyen Pham- Crew 105
Scouting Spouse of the Year (Golden Kiss)
2020 - Diana Lamperts
Extra Miler Award (Unit Exceptional Scouter)
Pack 105
2023 - Hien Tran
2020 - Dan Hoang, Nguyen Khanh Hong
2019 - Jenny Lam, Khanie Nguyen
2018 - Tuan Ngoc Cao, Khoi Minh Hoang
2017 - Tuan Cao, Trung Nguyen
2016 - Ha Duong, Khanie Nguyen
Pack 607
2023 - Jonathan Lai, Jorge Solorzano, Shuya Yin
2022 - Genevieve Oakes
2022 - Ivana Kim
2021 - Jia Lu
Pack 616
2023 - Christina Hom, Jonathan Olson
2022 - Lance Kuboyama
2022 - Ellen Wong
2021 - Avinash Shanbhag
Pack 626
2023 - Marc Packey, Mark Serpa
2022 - Manish Khandelwal, Jordan Irwin
Pack 654
2023 - Byron Salvatierra, Kenneth Liao
2022 - Stephanie Lay, Nathan Taketani, Lisbeth Merrill
2021 - Carolyn Nguyen, Melissa Lund
2020 - Katherine Oemkhe, Liz Yoshida
2019 - Joni Rank, Becca Voight
2018 - Yoli Averitt, Mark Morgan, Weyland Jung
2017 - Michelle Smith, Khoi Ta, Pete Alix
2016 - Jennifer Baky, Sabrina Jones, Mike Saravia
Pack 696
2023 - Srikanth Sherman, Kevin McArthur, David Barrett
2020 - Michael Anderson
Troop 105B
2023 - Hieu Bui
2022 - Thomas Bao, Calvin Pham
2020 - Nicholas That Ton, Trung Quang Nguyen
Troop 105G
2022 - Bangtam Ngo
Troop 606B
2023 - Gregory Brandt, Kenneth Liao
2022 - Tony Chiang, Xerxes Commissariat, Yi Zhou
2021 - Merry Fan, Jenny Franklin
2020 - Barry Yuen, Wendy Mok
2019 - Kevin Do, Hardip Passanatti
2018 - Jill Shea, Sarah Riebe, Steve Cobbs
2017 - Patty Brown, Sora Cho, Alan Tao
2015 - Marcy Billings, Chris Riebe, Gwen Isarowong, Clysta Simancek
2014 - Patty Brown, Dane Nygaard, Alan Tao, Christine Ohashi
2013 - Lilian Chang, Kathy Nygaard
2012 - Marcy Billings, Chris Riebe, Gwen Isarowong
Troop 606G
2023 - Carolyn Nguyen, Shuheng "Sue" Zhao
2022 - Lisa Tarlton, Kristin Chan
2021 - Pearl Corcoran, Richard Fann
2020 - Child Sun, Amanda Thornhill
2019 - Chris Bank, Lea Fukushima
Troop 616B
2023 - Mark Morgan, Rosanne Bravo
2022 - James Sagun
2020 - Nancy Reisinger-Sandoval, Tom Kluksdahl
2017 - Kenny Chin, Robert Lee
2016 - Hilton L. Yee, Jeffrey J. Darst
Troop 616G
2023 - Vivian Slater, Tawny Luu
2022 - Ann Nguyen, Elaine Wong Haselhuhn
Troop 622B
2023 - Bhuvaneshwaran Vijayakumar, Prasad Papudesi, Raja Balakrishnan
2022 - Alf Doberstein
Troop 622G
2023 - Rupesh Goel
Troop 675B
2023 - Yuki Rennels, Kai Wang, Che-hao "Howard" Kao
2022 - James Kim, Weyland Jung, Kris Peterson
2020 - Ross Fleischman, Vivek Pai
2019 - Nicole Bradley, Mike Saravia
2017 - Lisa Yang, Yen Tran
2016 - Cathy Kurani, Keith Bangs
Troop 675G
2023 - Chenxi "Tracy" Qu, Gu "Dory" Xu
2022 - Kathleen Vo, Richard Haas
2021 - Casey Corona, Ed Cottone
2020 - Jennifer Wierks
Troop 691
2023 - Kimberly Sakai, Monica Ghebrial
2022 - Stuart Blakeney
2019 - Laura Rodriguez, Child Sun
2018 - Marci Loftis, Trisha Santiago
2017 - Yoli Averitt, Roger Ledina
2016 - Kellly Blew, Lindsay Litton
Troop 695
2023 - Junichi Robert Motoshige, Anita Leung, Christine Bucklin
2022 - Tracy Kuo, Elizabeth Alam, Karen Kamel
2020 - Ebi Ahoobim, Ken Malone
2018 - Joe Gozdieski, Sharon Huff, Raidis Smet, Will Fukuda
2017 - Dr. Jun Ihara, Allison King, Cherie Badri, Paul King
2016 - Alesia Jackson, Arlene Petokas
Crew 105
2023 - Jaqueline Nguyen
2022 - Duc Nguyen, Katelyn Nguyen
2020 - Kevin Pham, Marvin Pham
Crew 606
2023 - Yui "Ella" Wu
2022 - Allison Duong
2021 - Alvin Kuo
Crew 675
2023 - Rebecca Roberts
2022 - Jon Wierks
Crew 691
2023 - Lorina Crockett
Crew 695
2018 - Bernard Smet