Mary Carpenter Abe (Aah-bay) has been involved in the scouting movement since 1993 when her kindergarten daughter, Lynn, came home from school with a flyer and said, “Mom, can we go find out about scouting?” A meeting at Lynn’s elementary school led to 13 years as a Girl Scout Troop leader plus 3 years as Service Unit Manager.
In 1999, when son, Tom, was in first grade, Mary joined Boy Scouts of America as a Tiger parent and then as a Den Leader, equipment transport specialist, and eventually Committee Chair. In 2006, Dorothy Lanning recruited Mary to replace her as Unit Commissioner for units at Marvin Memorial United Methodist Church. Mary has continued in Commissioner service ever since, eventually becoming an Assistant District Commissioner in White Oak District. In recent years, Mary has specialized in Recharter activities.
Before her involvement with scouting, Mary worked as a mechanical engineer for the Department of Energy and U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Her Bachelor of Science degree was awarded from Harvey Mudd College where she met her husband of 38 years, Dave Abe.
Mary serves as Director of Christian Formation, specializing in ministry to children, youth, and families, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Beltsville, Maryland. She also has been active in PTA activities and leadership, filling such positions as volunteer coordinator, PTSA president, and cluster coordinator for Montgomery County Council of PTAs.
Mary’s life has been guided by doing her duty to God and country and helping other people at all times.
Congratulations to Mary and the 2022 Silver Beaver Class! Please join us on May 22, 2022 at Camp Snyder for this special Court of Honor. To purchase your ticket, visit https://scoutingevent.com/082-58006.
Timothy is an Eagle Scout, Bobwhite, Cubmaster, Lone Scout Counselor, district vice chair of membership, Accenture Senior Manager, and most proudly a husband and father of seven aged 18 to 4. He met his future wife, Sonja, in 1998, while working at Colonial Virginia Council Camp Chickahominy. Married in 2002, they have seven wonderful children – Anna Sophia (American Heritage Girl Stars and Stripes), Adrianna (Tenderfoot), Albert (Life), Cecilia (Tenderfoot), Dominik (Webelos), Christopher (Wolf), and Linnea.
Ann is a proud graduate of Mount Holyoke College and the University of Southern California’s School of Dentistry. There she worked with the children’s mobile dental clinic, and is a founding member and director of the USC SoCal VoCals, a cappella group. She completed a general practice residency at Los Angeles County and USC and served on faculty at USC and UOP.
Rich first joined Scouting as an 8th grader in Chicago’s suburbs in Troop 223 in the Calumet Council. Rich was an active Scout and achieved Eagle Scout. He enjoyed his time as a member of an Outdoor Adventure Exploring Post.
Mary has always enjoyed working with youth. As a teenager, she volunteered for vacation bible school, worked with summer youth programs and taught Sunday school.