Judges Panel

Kim Johnson grew up in Kenai, AK and spent her early adult life in Anchorage. She attended the University of Alaska in both Fairbanks and Anchorage. In 1996 she relocated to Dallas, TX, where she lived and raised her family for several years, and received her Graduate Marketing Professional Certification from Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business Kim now resides in Grangeville, ID, and is the Director of Marketing & Communications for St Mary's Health. She has 3 grown sons, Tyson, Scott and Brian, 2 "bonus girls", Hailey and Danielle, and one beautiful granddaughter, Avery. She loves to spend time with her family camping and boating and many weekends she can be found singing in a classic rock band. Kim was the first runner up for her local Junior Miss Program in 1983 Kim started the DYW of the Camas Prairie program 8 years ago and is thrilled to be able to “give back” to the program that she says gave her so much.

elisa Kaschmitter is the Manager of Gem Chain Bar, a international anufacturing company, were she has worked for seven years. She ajored in Accounting and minored in Business Management. She is hair of Mountain View School District's Board of Trustees, serving the rd of 4 years on the Board Melisa spent seven years working for the aho Department of Labor including working with teens and young dults as a Career Development Facilitator. She also worked in conomic Development creating and organizing the Idaho-Lewis ounty Career Expo for area high school youth and local businesses or four years. She is married, a mother of two children, eight bonus hildren and has five grandchildren Melisa still enjoys working with outh in the community, actively seeking to employ and train young adults through the company's national apprenticeship program she founded. Her idea of fun is growing herbs and succulents, cooking, and traveling. She is looking forward to a trip to New Zealand with husband Andy this spring, bonus son Danny graduating from college and her daughter Chloe and bonus son Thomas both graduating from high school Melisa has spent several years serving as the judges chairperson for the Distinguished Young Women of the Camas Prairie.

Bobbie Kennedy served as a Coast Guard spouse for 18 years, enjoying the adventures of a military wife, until her husband John retired in 2014. She is the proud mother of three incredible grown children (Olivia, Marissa, Jack) and two of the world’s best sons-inlaw, and Nana to four wonderful grandsons. Bobbie treasures her work with students as an educator. For fun, she enjoys singing, being a Weather Spotter, training for obstacle course mud runs, and watching baseball. She is looking forward to more adventures with John, spoiling Olivia’s boys, ziplining with Marissa, and her second skydive jump with Jack. Bobbie first became involved with the Distinguished Young Women program in 2013, after enthusiastically supporting her own daughters participating at both local and state programs She has been a program judge in Maryland and Idaho, as well as serving her local program as a choreographer and backstage coordinator.

Kathleen Navarre Kathleen is a recently retired teacher and coach in Alaska for 28 years She has coached flag football since it began in Anchorage in 2006 and is proud that her teams have won 8 championships. She is currently employed with the Alaska Association of School Activities. Kathleen was born and raised in Kenai, Alaska as the youngest of 11 children. In 1986, Kathleen was the first runner up in the Kenai Junior Miss program

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