Honoring the women of excellence who are lighting the
way for our future leaders.

BRANDI BORZINI
Brandi served as a member of the GSCCC Board as a Director at Large when the council was realigned. She was a member of the legacy council of Monterey Bay. She continued to be the Council Treasurer and the Chair of the Finance Committee until she stepped down to be an Audit Committee member until today. Brandi is a CPA and Partner of Borzini Accounting and Consulting, LLP in King City, CA. She has been practicing as an accountant for 24 years. She has helped many non-profits achieve their non-profit status and serves on other non-profit boards. She has helped in consulting the Council to ensure that the accounting system and processes are in order.

JEANINE GONZALEZ
Girl Scouts has played a major role in Jeanine’s family for twelve years now and even longer as a tradition since her and her mother were both Girl Scouts. She currently runs two troops in San Benito County. Her first troop is currently at the Ambassador level with 18 girls registered. Her second troop is a Cadette level troop with 13 girls currently registered. She has been a leader to both troops since the girls started as Kindergartners. Being a Girl Scout Leader has become the core of who she is to family, friends and her community. She has enjoyed everything that Girl Scouting involves and has loved making lifelong connections with her troop girls and families. Her volunteering has extended even beyond Girl Scouting as she also spends her time doing the yearbook for her children’s’ school and has served in previous years with their school’s parent club. She gives all the credit to her two amazing daughters, Evie & Elise, who have been passionate about their Girl Scout journey and have kept her motivated every step of the way. She also credits her supportive husband, Armando, and her young son, Junior, who have provided encouragement in all her Girl Scout endeavors. She is also thankful for Service Unit 250, who she feels is an amazing group of ladies and girls who have made this a most enjoyable journey for her.

KATHY JOHN
Kathy is a long-time community member of Santa Cruz and lifetime Girl Scout with both youth and adult experience. Most of her experience with Girl Scouts has been in supporting girls with leadership and outdoor skills both as the troop leader of her daughter’s troop for 12 years and since 2006, as adult staff at Camp Artemis, where she work directly with the youth staff and with council staff. She is always eager to share her love for an organization she has stood behind her entire life and to empower girls with programming and opportunities to encourage their growth and skill development as life-long learners. She brings over 30 years of experience in the financial field. In her role as the Controller for RP Construction Services, Inc., She has had the opportunity to build an accounting team and the accounting policies as the company has tripled in size over the past three years to become one of the top solar contractors nationwide. She has held treasury roles in non-profits through Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay and Girl Scouts Camp Artemis. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from UC Santa Cruz and Master of Science in Accountancy from San Jose State University.

DR. SEVET JOHNSON
Dr. Sevet Johnson has served as the County Executive Officer for the County of Ventura since March 2022, being officially appointed in August of that year. Dr. Johnson joined the County in 2009 and served as the Chief Deputy Director of the County’s Health Care Agency prior to serving as the County Executive Officer. She oversees 27 County agencies and departments. As part of her duties, Dr. Johnson also serves as the Ex-Offi cio Clerk of the Board. By trade, she is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and previously served as the Director of the County’s Behavioral Health Department overseeing the County Mental Health Plan, serving approximately 18,000 clients annually through outpatient services. As a former Girl Scouts Troop Leader, mother to a Girl Scout, Rotary Club Member and Board member for the Museum of Ventura County, she believes that meaningful change can be achieved when we all lean in and consider our diverse backgrounds and perspectives when problem solving to benefit all. More than anything else, Dr. Johnson is a proud wife and mother to two daughters and lives with her family in Moorpark, CA. She cherishes quality time spent with her family; playing board games, finding new places to visit and when possible, finding quiet time to read a good book.

RACHEL KLEINZWEIG
Rachel Kleinzweig is a Senior Project Manager in Mortgage and Vehicle Servicing Operations, supporting Mortgage Payments & Escrow at Bank of America. Rachel has been with Bank of America for thirteen years. After spending three years as Co-Chair of Ventura County LEAD For Women, she is now the Co Chair of the Ventura/Santa Barbara Market Community Volunteers as well as the Westlake Village Workplace Pillar Lead. Her passion is in leading, planning, and working towards successful project releases. Rachel holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of La Verne, a California Real Estate License, and a Project Manager Professional (PMP) Certification. In addition to her LEAD for Women work, Rachel is a current board member for the Girl Scouts California’s Central Coast Finance Committee. At home, Rachel is married to her video game designer husband, Jeff, and has one daughter, Gemma, who is in third grade and is an active Brownie. She enjoys hiking in her Wildwood neighborhood, surfing, triathlons and backpacking. Rachel and her family can often be found visiting the gems of Southern California including the Santa Ynez wine country, San Diego, Santa Barbara and more.

CHERYL D. WILLARD
Cheryl started as a Daisy Girl Scout Leader January 1987 – April 1991 at Stewart Army SubPost, Newburgh NY. She was a Service Unit Manager (SUM) October 1989 – September 1990. She took a break from Girl Scouts until September 1998 when she returned to being a Daisy Girl Scout Leader at Osan Air Base South Korea and then at Vandenberg Space Force Base until September 2014. She was also the Service Unit Manager (SUM) from October 2002 to September 2014 at Vandenberg. After a break as a leader and SUM, but still a part of Girl Scouts, she returned as a Co-Chair SUM from October 2018 to present. She is also, currently the Media Representative, the Adults Award Chair, the Secretary and Private Organization Representative for her Service Unit. She loves doing arts and crafts, camping and of course cookie booths with her Daisy Girl Scout troops over the years. Going on fi eld trips, planning activities with other troops and helping them earn their Daisy Petals. Plus teaching them all about being Girl Scouts and how to make the world a better place for themselves and future generations of Girl Scouts coming up behind them. She also took photos of the activities to make each girl a scrapbook for their end of year awards/bridging events. Outside of Girl Scouts she is a Sunday School teacher and loves traveling/sightseeing, hiking, reading and photography.

We are excited to honor these incredible women alongside our Gold Award Girl Scouts and amazing volunteers at EmpowerHER: Celebrating our Women of Distinction and Volunteers event in San Luis Obispo at the beautiful White Barn. Tickets are closed for this event however you can still support this event please contact info@girlscoutsccc.org.