Counselors
From Troop 439 MD
Merit Badge Counselors
Anyone 18 and older may enjoy helping as a Merit Badge Counselor! Read this Web page or this Web page or this Web page, fill out Scout form 34405 and an Adult Application, and give them to the T439 Merit Badge Counselor co-ordinator, Caroline Schugar.
Troop 439 Current Merit Badge Counselor List
Updated 19 April 2010
Merit badges required for Eagle are marked with a Y. [See Required Merit Badges table below.]
| Badge | Req | Troop Only | First Name | Last Name | Street Address | City | State | ZIP | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Heritage | N | Y | Jay | Diskey | 10013 Tenbrook Drive | Silver Spring | MD | 20901 | 301-681-2737 | pack478diskey AT aol.com |
| Astronomy | N | Y | Seth | Borenstein | 4511 Everett Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-896-0269 | sborenstein AT ap.org |
| Aviation | N | Y | Jim | Morris | 3314 Ferndale St | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-942-1441 | scribblerspress AT purespeed.com |
| Backpacking | N | N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net |
| Bird Study | N | Y | Jay | Diskey | 10013 Tenbrook Drive | Silver Spring | MD | 20901 | 301-681-2737 | pack478diskey AT aol.com |
| Bugling | N | Y | Kirsten | Kaiser | 4031 Adams Dr | Silver Spring | MD | 20902 | 301-933-0745 | kirstenkaiser AT verizon.net |
| Camping | Y | N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net |
| Cinematography | N | Y | Anne Marie | Borenstein | 4511 Everett Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-896-0269 | borenbears AT aol.com |
| Citizenship in the Community | Y | Y | Jim | Morris | 3314 Ferndale St | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-942-1441 | scribblerspress AT purespeed.com |
| Y | Philippe | Pradel | 9308 Wildoak Dr | Bethesda | MD | 20814 | philippe.pradel AT gmail.com | |||
| N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net | ||
| Y | Maureen | Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net | ||
| Citizenship in the Nation | Y | Y | Jim | Morris | 3314 Ferndale St | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-942-1441 | scribblerspress AT purespeed.com |
| Y | Philippe | Pradel | 9308 Wildoak Dr | Bethesda | MD | 20814 | philippe.pradel AT gmail.com | |||
| N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | scouter8 AT verizon.net | |||
| Citizenship in the World | Y | Y | Philippe | Pradel | 9308 Wildoak Dr | Bethesda | MD | 20814 | philippe.pradel AT gmail.com | |
| N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net | ||
| Climbing | N | Y | Mike | Simpson | 2710 Finch Street | Silver Spring | MD | 20902 | 301-942-2286 | msljsimpson AT comcast.net |
| Collections | N | ? | Joel | Miller | ? | ? | MD | ? | ? | ? AT ? |
| Communications | Y | Y | Anne Marie | Borenstein | 4511 Everett Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-896-0269 | borenbears AT aol.com |
| Y | Jay | Diskey | 10013 Tenbrook Drive | Silver Spring | MD | 20901 | 301-681-2737 | pack478diskey AT aol.com | ||
| Y | Kirsten | Kaiser | 4031 Adams Dr | Silver Spring | MD | 20902 | 301-933-0745 | kirstenkaiser AT verizon.net | ||
| N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net | ||
| Y | Maureen | Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net | ||
| Computers | N | Y | James | Acevedo | 3206 Red Orchard Way | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 240-350-1084 | kestrel AT gmail.com |
| Y | Mike | Scrivens | 10303 Greenfield St | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-564-9215 | mscrivens AT verizon.net | ||
| Y | Maureen | Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net | ||
| N | Joe | Yao | 10129 Capitol View Avenue | Silver Spring | MD | 20910 | 301-588-2960 | jsdy AT tux.org | ||
| Cooking | N | Y | Maureen | Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net |
| Cycling | N | Y | Kirsten | Kaiser | 4031 Adams Dr | Silver Spring | MD | 20902 | 301-933-0745 | kirstenkaiser AT verizon.net |
| N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net | ||
| Y | Mike | Scrivens | 10303 Greenfield St | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-564-9215 | mscrivens AT verizon.net | ||
| Dog Care | N | Y | Laura | Diskey | 10013 Tenbrook Drive | Silver Spring | MD | 20901 | 301-681-2737 | pack478diskey AT aol.com |
| Y | Maureen | Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net | ||
| Electricity | N | Y | Mike | Scrivens | 10303 Greenfield St | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-564-9215 | mscrivens AT verizon.net |
| Electronics | N | Y | Mike | Scrivens | 10303 Greenfield St | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-564-9215 | mscrivens AT verizon.net |
| Emergency Preparedness | Y | Y | Seth | Borenstein | 4511 Everett Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-896-0269 | sborenstein AT ap.org |
| N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net | ||
| N | Joe | Yao | 10129 Capitol View Avenue | Silver Spring | MD | 20910 | 301-588-2960 | jsdy AT tux.org | ||
| Entrepreneurship | N | ? | Maureen | Cusick-Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net |
| ? | Kevin | McCarthy | ? | ? | MD | ? | ? | ? AT ? | ||
| Environmental Science | N | Y | Seth | Borenstein | 4511 Everett Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-896-0269 | sborenstein AT ap.org |
| Family Life | Y | Y | Laura | Diskey | 10013 Tenbrook Drive | Silver Spring | MD | 20901 | 301-681-2737 | pack478diskey AT aol.com |
| Y | Kirsten | Kaiser | 4031 Adams Dr | Silver Spring | MD | 20902 | 301-933-0745 | kirstenkaiser AT verizon.net | ||
| Y | Dorothy | Warner | 13817 Marianna Dr | Rockville | MD | 20852 | 301-871-2854 | mdwarner2 AT verizon.net | ||
| Fingerprinting | N | Y | Mike | Scrivens | 10303 Greenfield St | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-564-9215 | mscrivens AT verizon.net |
| Fire Safety | N | Y | Angela | Alikhani | 4014 Glenridge Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-949-0138 | angela.mickelide AT homesafetycouncil.org |
| First Aid | Y | Y | James | Acevedo | 3206 Red Orchard Way | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 240-350-1084 | kestrel AT gmail.com |
| Y | Hal | Frazier | 3942 Washington Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-942-1976 | hafrazier AT onebox.com | ||
| N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net | ||
| N | Joe | Yao | 10129 Capitol View Avenue | Silver Spring | MD | 20910 | 301-588-2960 | jsdy AT tux.org | ||
| Fishing | N | Y | Jay | Diskey | 10013 Tenbrook Drive | Silver Spring | MD | 20901 | 301-681-2737 | pack478diskey AT aol.com |
| Fly-Fishing | N | Y | Jay | Diskey | 10013 Tenbrook Drive | Silver Spring | MD | 20901 | 301-681-2737 | pack478diskey AT aol.com |
| Gardening | N | Y | Laura | Diskey | 10013 Tenbrook Drive | Silver Spring | MD | 20901 | 301-681-2737 | pack478diskey AT aol.com |
| Y | Maureen | Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net | ||
| Golf | N | ? | Kevin | McCarthy | ? | ? | MD | ? | ? | ? AT ? |
| Hiking | N | Y | Kirsten | Kaiser | 4031 Adams Dr | Silver Spring | MD | 20902 | 301-933-0745 | kirstenkaiser AT verizon.net |
| N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net | ||
| Journalism | N | Y | Anne Marie | Borenstein | 4511 Everett Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-896-0269 | borenbears AT aol.com |
| Y | Seth | Borenstein | 4511 Everett Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-896-0269 | sborenstein AT ap.org | ||
| Y | Maureen | Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net | ||
| Metalwork | N | Y | Mike | Scrivens | 10303 Greenfield St | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-564-9215 | mscrivens AT verizon.net |
| Music | N | Y | Kirsten | Kaiser | 4031 Adams Dr | Silver Spring | MD | 20902 | 301-933-0745 | kirstenkaiser AT verizon.net |
| Y | Maureen | Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net | ||
| Orienteering | N | Y | Jay | Diskey | 10013 Tenbrook Drive | Silver Spring | MD | 20901 | 301-681-2737 | pack478diskey AT aol.com |
| Painting | N | N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net |
| Personal Fitness | Y | N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net |
| Personal Management | Y | Y | Maureen | Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net |
| Y | Michael | Warner | 13817 Marianna Dr | Rockville | MD | 20852 | 301-871-2854 | mdwarner2 AT verizon.net | ||
| Pets | N | Y | Kirsten | Kaiser | 4031 Adams Dr | Silver Spring | MD | 20902 | 301-933-0745 | kirstenkaiser AT verizon.net |
| Pioneering | N | N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net |
| Public Speaking | N | ? | Kevin | McCarthy | ? | ? | MD | ? | ? | ? AT ? |
| Railroading | N | Y | Jay | Diskey | 10013 Tenbrook Drive | Silver Spring | MD | 20901 | 301-681-2737 | pack478diskey AT aol.com |
| Reading | N | Y | Anne Marie | Borenstein | 4511 Everett Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-896-0269 | borenbears AT aol.com |
| Y | Kirsten | Kaiser | 4031 Adams Dr | Silver Spring | MD | 20902 | 301-933-0745 | kirstenkaiser AT verizon.net | ||
| Safety | N | Y | Angela | Alikhani | 4014 Glenridge Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-949-0138 | angela.mickelide AT homesafetycouncil.org |
| Scholarship | N | Y | Anne Marie | Borenstein | 4511 Everett Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-896-0269 | borenbears AT aol.com |
| Y | Kirsten | Kaiser | 4031 Adams Dr | Silver Spring | MD | 20902 | 301-933-0745 | kirstenkaiser AT verizon.net | ||
| Skating | N | ? | Joel | Miller | ? | ? | MD | ? | ? | ? AT ? |
| Snow Sports | N | N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net |
| Y | Maureen | Thomas | 8913 Oneida Lane | Bethesda | MD | 20817 | 301-564-4245 | maureenthomas AT verizon.net | ||
| Sports | N | ? | Kevin | McCarthy | ? | ? | MD | ? | ? | ? AT ? |
| ? | Joel | Miller | ? | ? | MD | ? | ? | ? AT ? | ||
| Stamp Collecting | N | N | John | Scheirer | 3004 Fayette Rd | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-933-8140 | scouter8 AT verizon.net |
| Swimming | Y | Y | Hal | Frazier | 3942 Washington Street | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-942-1976 | hafrazier AT onebox.com |
| Truck Transportation | N | Y | Mary | Garate | 4303 Carriage Ct | Kensington | MD | 20895 | 301-942-9467 | mfpatrick AT gmail.com |
| Wilderness Survival | N | ? | Joel | Miller | ? | ? | MD | ? | ? | ? AT ? |
Required Merit Badges
The merit badges required for Eagle are:
| First Aid | Citizenship in the Community | Citizenship in the Nation | Citizenship in the World |
| Communications | Personal Fitness | Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving | Environmental Science |
| Personal Management | Swimming or Hiking or Cycling | Camping | Family Life |
