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We would like to welcome the 5 new members of the National Executive Board


Laurie Champion
Anne-Marie Lamarche
Jacob Pruitt
Max Siegel
Willy Xiao
Glenn Adams
President, CEO & Managing Director Stonetex Oil Corp.
Fort Worth, TX
David Alexander
Managing Member Caljet
Phoenix, AZ
Bray Barnes
Director, Global Security Innovative Strategies
Toms River, NJ
Scott Beckett
Partner, New Vista Global Leadership
Charlotte, NC
Laurie Champion
Managing Director, Marsh & McLennan Companies
Saline, MI
Keith Clark
Chairman, Shumaker Williams, P.C.
Lemoyne, PA
Gary Crum
Retired Bank President
Laramie, WY
Charles Dahlquist
Attorney, Kirton McConkie Law Firm
St. George, UT
Kaleen Deatherage
Management Consultant
Portland, OR
Devang Desai
Partner, Gaebe, Mullen, Antonelli & DiMatteo Law Offices
Coral Gables, FL
Jack Furst
Principal, Oak Stream Investments
Flower Mound, TX
Gordon Gee
President, West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Robert Greene
President and CEO, National Association of Investment Companies
Washington, DC
Jennifer Hancock
Attorney
Kyle, TX
Lyle Knight
Retired Bank Executive
Billings, MT
Anne-Marie Lamarche
Strategy Consultant, Lamarche & Associates
Kenwood, CA
Vincent La Padula
CEO, Workplace Wealth Solutions
Greenwich, CT
Frank McAllister
Founder and CFO, Weather Stream Inc.
Mesquite, NV
Ricky Mason
Partner, Restructuring and Finance, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
New York, NY
Andrew Miller
Management Consultant at MW Jones
Boulder, CO
Dave Moody
Owner, CD Moody Construction Co.
Lithonia, GA
Ellie Morrison
Waco, TX
Jose Nino
President, El Nino Group Ltd.
Montgomery Village, MD
R. Doyle Parrish
CEO, Summit Hospitality Group, LTD
Raleigh, NC
Lou Paulson
Director, CA Public Employment Relations
Walnut Creek, CA
Jeanette Prenger
President & CEO, ECCO Select
Kansas City, MO
Jacob Pruitt
President, Fidelity Charitable
Colorado Springs, CO
Frank Ramirez
CEO, Water Harvesting, Inc.
Fort Collins, CO
Tico Perez
Founding Principal, Mas Communications; Shareholder, Gunster Law Firm
Orlando, FL
Jim Rogers
Retired President & CEO, Kampgrounds of America
Reno, NV
Nathan Rosenberg
Partner, Insigniam Consulting
Laguna Beach, CA
Bill Rosner
Retired Chief Human Resource Officer, PNC Financial Corp.
Orlando, FL
Jim Ryffel
President, Woodcrest Capital
Fort Worth, TX
Alison Schuler
Retired Attorney, Schuler.Daly
Albuquerque, NM
David Scott
President & CEO, Tetrad Corporation
Omaha, NE
Michael Sears
Director of Leadership Innovation, Boeing Leadership Innovation Laboratory, U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
Max Siegel
CEO, USA Track & Field
Indianapolis, IN
Larry Simkins
Director, Atlas Corp; Former President & CEO, The Washington Companies
Missoula, MT
Wesley Smith
Retired COO and director, Del Monte Foods Co.
Piedmont, CA
Scott Sorrels
Of Counsel, Eversheds-Sutherland, LLP
Alpharetta, GA
Thear Suzuki
Partner, Global Client Services, Ernst & Young
Dallas, TX
Brad Tilden
Retired Chairman & CEO, Alaska Air Group
Seattle, WA
Frank Tsuru
CEO, Momentum Midstream, LLC
Houston, TX
Daniel Van Horn
Member, Butler Snow LLP
Memphis, TN
Gary Wendlandt
Retired Vice Chairman, New York Life Insurance Company
New York, NY
Dale Werts
Partner, Lathrop GPM LLP
Edgerton, MO
Jim Wilson
Principal, SLOFLT Group, LLC
McLean, VA
Degas Wright
Founder and Principal, Decatur Capital Management
Decatur, GA
Willy Xiao
Software Engineering Leader
Brooklyn, NY
Tom Yarboro
Executive, Goldsboro Milling Company
Goldsboro, NC

Emeritus Board Members

Former National Presidents or Chairs of Scouting America
Rick Cronk
Former President of Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc.
Lafayette, CA
Robert Gates
Former Secretary of Defense; Former Director of the CIA; Former President of Texas A&M University
Sedro Woolley, WA
John Gottschalk
Former President, Chairman, Publisher, and CEO of Omaha World- Herald Company, Inc.
Omaha, NE
Dan Ownby
President, West Shore Pipe Line Company
Houston, TX
Wayne Perry
Chairman, Shotgun Creek Investments, LLC
Provo, UT
Randall Stephenson
Former Chairman & CEO of AT&T Inc.
Dallas, TX
Rex Tillerson
Former US Secretary of State; Former Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil
Roanoke, TX
James Turley
Retired Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young
St. Louis, MO
Glenn Adams

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, National Alumnus of the Year, and the Celtic Cross from the National Association of Presbyterian Scouters. He is a James West Fellow and a Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow. Adams has served Longhorn Council as President and Council Commissioner, and formerly served as president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO of several companies he founded. Adams has served on the boards of Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, Fort Worth Petroleum Club, and First Presbyterian Church Fort Worth.
David Alexander

David Alexander

Managing Member Caljet

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.
Bray Barnes

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and as the Chief Human Capital Officer and has two U.S. presidential appointments.
Scott Beckett

Scott Beckett

Partner, New Vista Global Leadership

Scott Beckett is a Silver Buffalo, Silver Antelope, and Silver Beaver honoree, as well as an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. He served the 2019 World Scout Jamboree and 2023 National Scout Jamboree as Program Chairperson. Professionally, he is a management consultant serving the executives and managers of the world’s largest and best-run organizations. He has served as vice chair of American Hiking Society, and he is an advisory board member of the Cottonwood Institute, which connects middle and high school students with nature and inspires them to protect it.
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Laurie Champion

Managing Director, Marsh & McLennan Companies

Laurie Champion has received the Silver Buffalo, Commissioner Arrowhead Honor, Silver Beaver, District Award of Merit, and Scouter’s Training Award. She has served as the Michigan Crossroads Council president and on numerous BSA committees and groups, including the National Program Safety Subcommittee, Insurance Advisory Group, National Governance Task Force and Scouts BSA Committee. Champion is a managing director of Marsh & McLennan, a leading risk management firm; a member of the Risk & Insurance Management Society; and a chartered property casualty underwriter. She volunteers for the risk management working group for the city of Saline, Michigan.
Keith Clark

Keith Clark

Chairman, Shumaker Williams, P.C.

Keith Clark is a Silver Buffalo honoree and a Learning for Life’s Russell C. Howard Award recipient. He was Operations Chief for the 2010 and 2013 National Jamborees. He is a past Council, Area, and Northeast Region President. He has managed Shumaker Williams, P.C. since 1972; it was named in Fortune magazine’s Top Ranking Law Firms. Clark has also been named as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in Business, Corporate, Banking and Non-Profit Organizations. He is a member of the National Panel of Commercial Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association and has been general counsel with the Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers and the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Associations for four decades.
Gary Crum

Gary Crum

Retired Bank President

Gary Crum is a Silver Buffalo and Silver Antelope honoree. He has volunteered at several Scout Jamborees, including serving as subcamp chief at the 2013 National Scout Jamboree and basecamp chief at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree. Crum has served on boards with the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance Board, Laramie Lions Club, State of Wyoming Board of Education, State of Wyoming Banking Board, and Wyoming Bankers’ Association. He has also been involved in the American Bankers Association and the Western States Education Foundation. Crum served as past Western Region President and is a former Division 1 College Assistant Football Coach who helped win a National Championship in 1984.
Charles Dahlquist

Charles Dahlquist

Attorney, Kirton McConkie Law Firm

Charles Dahlquist served as the BSA’s 10th national commissioner and was chairman of BSA’s National Court of Honor. He is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Silver Buffalo. His law firm is the largest in Utah; he has also served as director of the American Health Lawyers Association. He was the former honorary consul of the Federal Republic of Germany and received the Order of Merit from their former president for his efforts in strengthening relations between the United States and Germany.
Kaleen Deatherage

Kaleen Deatherage

Management Consultant

Kaleen Deatherage is a Silver Antelope and Silver Beaver honoree and has chaired and serves on the board of the Cascade Pacific Council. She has led training courses at Philmont Training Center to empower women in Scouting and chairs the organization’s Scouts BSA task force on girls and women equity and inclusion. With 25 years in the nonprofit sector, she has served as the executive director of outdoor recreation and youth serving organizations including the Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp, Project POOCH, and the Mazamas.
Devang Desai

Devang Desai

Partner, Gaebe, Mullen, Antonelli & DiMatteo Law Offices

Devang Desai is a Silver Beaver, Silver Buffalo, and NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award honoree. He is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, a facilitator of a peer review rating process for legal ability and general ethical standards. He has also been named a Super Lawyer in Florida. Desai currently serves as a member of the University of Miami Board of Trustees and is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Foundation Board.
Jack Furst

Jack Furst

Principal, Oak Stream Investments

Jack Furst is a NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout, Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Silver Buffalo recipient. He is also one of the founders of the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve high-adventure base in West Virginia. He has more than 25 years of private investment experience, completing over $50 billion in transactions. He was recognized as the 2018 Outstanding Philanthropist for AFP Greater Dallas Chapter’s National Philanthropy Day.
Gordon Gee

Gordon Gee

President, West Virginia University

Gordon Gee is a NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout and Mountaineer Area Council Distinguished Citizen honoree. He has held more university presidencies than any other American, including West Virginia University, the Ohio State University, Vanderbilt University, Brown University, and the University of Colorado. He is a fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Gee has also served as director of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, 4-H Council, and American Council on Education.
Robert Greene

Robert Greene

President and CEO, National Association of Investment Companies

Robert Greene is a member of the National Eagle Scout Association. He has led the largest network of diverse-owned alternative asset class investment firms and has helped the network grow to more than 165 member firms. Greene has been involved in the National INROADS Alumni Association and has served on boards for Travelport Inc., Transworld Systems Inc., Synergy Infrastructure Holdings, Starboard Value Acquisition Corporation, and the Virginia Retirement System. He was recognized as one of the most influential Black corporate directors in the nation by Savoy magazine.
Jennifer Hancock

Jennifer Hancock

Attorney

Jennifer Hancock is a recipient of the Silver Buffalo, Silver Antelope, Silver Beaver, International Scouters Award, the Area and Region Venturing Leadership Awards, and the Silver Fox awarded by Scouts Canada. She has served in various roles in the organization including national program chair, national Venturing chair and the national operations committee. She works as attorney and guardian ad-litem, representing children and young parents in litigation regarding parental rights, child support, and custody issues. She volunteers with March of Dimes, American Medical Association, and also serves on the board of the World Scout Foundation.
Lyle Knight

Lyle Knight

Retired Bank Executive

Lyle Knight is a Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Silver Buffalo honoree. He is the retired CEO of First Interstate Bank System (FIBK). Knight has served as Vice President of the Federal Advisory Council during the Chairman Bernanke years. Knight has also been a member of five corporate boards of directors. Knight has just stepped down as Chairman of the board of trustees of Rocky Mountain College. He has served on numerous  community boards and he received the Citizen of the Year honor in Mesa, Arizona. He has also received the Heart of the Community Award from the American Heart Association. He is a graduate of the University of Utah, Pacific Coast Banking School and he holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Rocky Mountain College. He is a Viet Nam Veteran and was awarded the Bronze Star for his service.
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Anne-Marie Lamarche

Strategy Consultant, Lamarche & Associates

Anne-Marie Lamarche is a Silver Beaver and Silver Antelope recipient. She has served as council president and area president and was the inaugural chair of National Service Territory 3. She worked for 35 years in marketing strategy and new product development. Lamarche also volunteered for 25 years in the Piedmont (California) Unified School District, for which she and her husband were co-recipients of the Art Hecht Volunteer Award. She served on Stanford University’s athletic board and was elected to Stanford
Associates, recognizing top volunteers. Lamarche serves at the national, regional, and local levels for Garden Club of America, for which she is also a photography judge.
Vincent LaPadula

Vincent La Padula

CEO, Workplace Wealth Solutions

Vince La Padula is an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. A 20-year veteran of J.P. Morgan Chase, he currently serves as the CEO of Workplace Wealth Solutions and sits on the Private Bank Operating Committee. La Padula has served two New York City mayors, culminating as senior advisor for policy for Michael Bloomberg. He is a board member of Global Shares, an Ireland-based equity stock plan company and Investors Heritage Corporation, a privately held insurance company. He recently created a scholarship to enable Scouts to attend Philmont Scout Ranch. He has two Eagle Scout sons.

Frank McAllister

Founder and CFO, Weather Stream Inc.

Frank McAllister has received the NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Silver Buffalo. He is a Vigil Honor Order of the Arrow member and James E. West fellow. He chaired BSA’s audit committee and the National Council Conference on Sustainability and is the benefactor of the McAllister Family Sustainability Challenge Trail at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. He was a former chairman or director of the National Mining Association, Copper Development Association, and Council of the Americas. McAllister is one of the founders of Weather Stream Inc., a weather data/satellite instrument company in Boulder, CO.
Ricky Mason

Ricky Mason

Partner, Restructuring and Finance, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Ricky Mason is a Silver Buffalo honoree and a Distinguished Eagle Scout. He has had leading roles in many of the largest and most complex bankruptcies and restructurings in the United States, including as Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee of Local Councils in the Boy Scouts of America Chapter 11. He currently serves as the vice chair of the National Bankruptcy Conference, whose primary purpose is to advise the U.S. Congress on bankruptcy law. With his wife, Beth, and their two children, Mason founded the Mason Civic League, a charity dedicated to providing educational, art, and civic support in Hoboken, New Jersey.
Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Management Consultant at MW Jones

Andrew Miller is a Silver Buffalo, Silver Antelope, and National Venturing Leadership Award recipient. He has served as the chair of the BSA Alumni Association and vice chair of program development. Miller created a National Camping School section focused on first-year camper programs. His experience spans many industries, with a focus on space, defense, and industrials. He has led government sales strategy, operations improvement, due diligence, and business cost restructuring projects.
Dave Moody

Dave Moody

Owner, CD Moody Construction Co.

Dave Moody has been involved in Scouting for more than 50 years. Some of his company’s projects have included Centennial Olympic Stadium, Morehouse College Leadership Center, Turner Field, and State Farm Arena. He has served as director of Citizens Trust Bank, Hughes Spalding Hospital Foundation, State of Georgia Homeless Housing Trust Fund, and Morehouse College Business Advisory Board. He has endowed scholarships at Morehouse College, Howard University, and Central State University.
Ellie Morrison

Ellie Morrison

Ellie Morrison, a Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Silver Buffalo recipient, served as the 11th national commissioner of the BSA and chaired a team that created the Award of Excellence for Commissioner Unit Service. She also chaired BSA’s New Unit Task Force, which wrote the Unit Performance Guide, the accepted best way of organizing new units. Morrison also served as the first chair of the New Member Coordinator Task Force, which has helped new Scouting families feel welcomed into Scouting.
Jose Nino

Jose Nino

President, El Nino Group Ltd.

Jose Nino is a Silver Beaver, Silver Buffalo, and Vale la Pena Scouting Service Award honoree. He is Wood Badge-trained and was a staff member of several National Jamborees. He was chairman of Scoutreach and has been a member of various committees. He is considered one of the most influential Hispanic businessmen in the U.S., having served on the board of the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Council, and the Hispanic Council International Relations. He is founder of the National Hispanic Roofers Association and founding member/president of the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which he helped grow to over 258 chambers and today represents over 4 million businesses.
R Doyle Parrish

R. Doyle Parrish

CEO, Summit Hospitality Group, LTD

R. Doyle Parrish is a Silver Beaver recipient and a James E. West fellow. He has been responsible for multimillion-dollar property management and has helped in the development and operation of hotels since 1985. Parrish has served as the director of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, the Hospitality Alliance of North Carolina, the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association, and the North Carolina Travel and Tourism Coalition. He has also received the Marriott Partnership Circle Award.
Lou Paulson

Lou Paulson

Director, CA Public Employment Relations Board

Lou Paulson is a NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout, Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Alumnus of the Year recipient. He has a 34-year career in the fire service, which includes serving as president of the California Professional Firefighters, representing more than 30,000 local, state, and federal firefighters. Paulson has received the Peggy Brown Award for Social Justice and the Acts of Leadership Award from U.C. Berkeley Labor Center. He is a member of the California Public Employment Relations Board and on the Board of Directors for the National Fire Protection Association.
Jeanette Prenger

Jeanette Prenger

President & CEO, ECCO Select

Jeanette Prenger is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Vale la Pena Scouting Service Award and the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award. She has served as a director for the Heart of America Council and the vice president of Urban Scouting. She leads ECCO Select, one of the top 100 Hispanic Businesses in the U.S. She has served as the Chair of The Latino Coalition, VisitKC (KC Convention and Visitors Association) and SOCI (Systems of Care Initiative) as well as past chair of Park University, Junior Achievement of Kansas City, and the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Chamber. Prenger also serves on the board of University of Missouri Kansas City, The Police Foundation of Kansas City, Junior Achievement USA, and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Business Taubman Institute.

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Jacob Pruitt

President, Fidelity Charitable

Jacob Pruitt is head of Fidelity’s National Charitable Services business unit and president of Fidelity Charitable. He has led strategy and business development for several large asset management firms. Pruitt has served on several nonprofit boards, including the University of Colorado Foundation, the Colorado Springs Health Foundation, Teach for America, and the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance. Pruitt is a decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and has been an honorary commander for the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Frank Ramirez

Frank Ramirez

CEO, Water Harvesting, Inc.

Frank Ramirez has focused on increasing diversity and inclusion across the BSA and in creating materials to reach non-legacy constituencies. He has provided guidance in the development of culturally relevant Spanishlanguage training materials for adults and youth. He has received the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and NESA Distinguished Eagle Award. Ramirez is the co-founder of a nonprofit entrepreneurship organization based in Palo Alto, California, which helps launch Latino-owned businesses and startups.
Hector Tico Perez

Tico Perez

Founding Principal, Mas Communications; Shareholder, Gunster Law Firm

Hector “Tico” Perez was the BSA’s ninth national commissioner. He has received the NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and the Order of the Arrow’s Distinguished Service Award. He has often been featured as a talk show analyst on the nationally syndicated “Daily Buzz,” as well as his own show, “Talkin’ With Tico,” on WDBO and a TV show on WTMO. Perez has been named as one of the most influential people in Florida by multiple magazines. He has also received the Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Leader Award.
Jim Rogers

Jim Rogers

Retired President & CEO, Kampgrounds of America

Jim Rogers has received the Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and the NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, and he and his wife, Sandy, hosted the 2017 Report to the Nation. He is also a James E. West fellow. He worked in various management positions at Caesar’s Entertainment and Harrah’s Reno before becoming president and CEO of Kampgrounds of America (KOA). Rogers has served on the Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee for the National Park Service and the Advisory Committee for KOA Care Camps, and is a Trustee for the National Automobile Museum. He has been engaged with the Nevada Area Council in leadership roles for the past 30 years.
Nathan Rosenberg

Nathan Rosenberg

Partner, Insigniam Consulting

Nathan Rosenberg is a Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Silver Buffalo honoree. He is also a James E. West fellow and was awarded the District Award Merit. He is a founding partner of Insigniam and founded two other successful enterprises and served as CEO of four corporations. A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and a naval aviator, he served as the executive support officer to the Secretary of Defense and the national security advisor to the U.S. Senate majority leader. He is a trustee of the Committee for Economic Development and the Falcon Foundation.
Bill Rosner

Bill Rosner

Retired Chief Human Resource Officer, PNC Financial Corp.

Bill Rosner is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award. He is also a Baden-Powell fellow and a member of the President’s Leadership Council and the Order of the Condor. He chaired the task force that introduced girls into the BSA’s core programs. He and his wife, Linda, served as host couple to the Report to the Nation delegation in 2017. Prior to PNC, Rosner was SVP HR at Chase in New York and London. He is a graduate of Northwestern’s engineering program and was named an FC Austin Scholar as he earned his MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School. Rosner also served on the Kellogg Advisory Council and on the Board of Henderson Brothers Inc.
Jim Ryfell

Jim Ryffel

President, Woodcrest Capital

Jim Ryffel is founder and president of Woodcrest Capital L.L.C. and Woodcrest Enterprises Inc., which he founded in 1981 to pursue investment acquisition opportunities in commercial real estate. Through Woodcrest Capital, he is a participant in strategic investing for the oil and gas, media, entertainment, technology, software, healthcare, ranching, and banking industries. He holds an MBA Degree and Ranch Management Certification from Texas Christian University. He is the benefactor and founder of the Ryffel Entrepreneurship Center at TCU, as well as the founder of Camp Eagle, a Christian camp in the Texas Hill Country and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Alison Schuler

Alison Schuler

Retired Attorney, Schuler.Daly

Alison Schuler is a Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Silver Buffalo honoree as well as a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. She was instrumental in the BSA’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy strategies and negotiations and chairs the BSA Mission, Reputation & Strategy Committee. She was regularly featured in Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers lists, and other professional recognitions. Schuler has also been involved in, among others, her local council; the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History; Rotary Club of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Harvard Alumni Association; National Diabetes Association; Haverland Carter Lifestyle Group; and Albuquerque Astronomical Society.
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W. David Scott

President & CEO, Tetrad Corporation

W. David Scott has led a multinational conglomerate and privately owned holding company, with investment interests in energy, agricultural, telecommunication, banking, and real estate segments. Scott has served on several boards, including MFA Financial, Inc.; Mid-American Energy; Berkshire Hathaway Home Services; and Investors Real Estate Trust. He has been involved in Brownell-Talbot Schools, the Strategic Air & Space Museum, Hastings College & Foundation, Children’s Scholarship Fund, Governor of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation, Share Good & Share Omaha Boards, and Nebraska Game & Parks Foundation.
Michael Sears

Michael Sears

Director of Leadership Innovation, Boeing Leadership Innovation Laboratory, U.S. Naval Academy

Michael Sears has been a Scouting volunteer at the pack, troop, and local council levels since 2004. His father served on a BSA council board in the South in the sixties, and Sears, his brother, and son are all Eagle Scouts and members of the Order of the Arrow. Sears served on the staff of the 2023 National Jamboree. He began his career in the U.S. Marine Corps as an aviator and intelligence officer. He has been a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and CEO of several technology companies, and he holds three U.S. patents. He served on the board of Visitors of Stanford Law School. He teaches ethical leadership at the undergraduate level and directs a leadership innovation laboratory that uses cutting-edge technologies to empower his colleagues to teach students how to be leaders of character.
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Max Siegel

CEO, USA Track & Field

Max Siegel has served as president of global operations at Dale Earnhardt Inc., CEO of USA Track & Field, and manager of the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program. He has received the North Carolina Motorsports Association Industry Award; the SBJ All In: Leaders in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; and the Sports Inclusion Conference Top Diverse Leaders in Sports honor. Siegel serves as a member of the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE) Board of Directors; the NASCAR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee; the Notre Dame University Law School Advisory Council; and the Martin University Board of Trustees. He has served as a director on the boards of USA Track & Field and the USA Swimming Foundation.
Larry Simkins

Larry Simkins

Director, Atlas Corp; Former President & CEO, The Washington Companies

Larry Simkins is a Distinguished Eagle Scout. He led the Washington Companies as CEO for over two decades retiring in 2022. The Washington Companies are an international group of privately-owned companies transacting in rail and marine transportation, mining, ship building, construction, and aviation products. He serves as a trustee at Gonzaga University and is a former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Wesley Smith

Wesley Smith

Retired COO and director, Del Monte Foods Co.

Wesley Smith has received the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Silver Buffalo. He’s a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow and a James E. West fellow. At Dole, he held senior positions in finance, marketing, operations, and general management in California, Hawaii, and Honduras. Smith has also served as president of the Juice Products Association, Food Products Association, and Pineapple Growers of Hawaii.
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Scott Sorrels

Of Counsel, Eversheds-Sutherland, LLP

Scott Sorrels is the 12th national commissioner of the BSA. He’s a Silver Buffalo and NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout recipient, and he served as co-chair of the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. He has represented financial institutions and their fiduciaries involving internal investigations, class and derivative litigation, and the defense of regulatory enforcement, civil litigation, and criminal prosecutions. Sorrels has been named to the Best Lawyers in America list and has received the Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service from the State Bar of Georgia. He also is the recipient of the Bronze Wolf Award from the World Organization of the Scouting Movement.
Thear Suzuki

Thear Suzuki

Partner, Global Client Services, Ernst & Young

Thear Suzuki immigrated to the U.S. largely because of her sponsoring organization and secured her U.S. citizenship with the help of Exploring Post #111. Suzuki was named one of North Texas’ most powerful business leaders and a Presidential Leadership Scholar. She also received the Corporate Excellence in Leadership Award from D CEO magazine. She serves on the boards of directors of Communities Foundation of Texas and the National Asian/Pacific Islander Chamber of Commerce, and she serves as co-Chair for 50/50 Women on Boards – DFW initiative.
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Brad Tilden

Retired Chairman & CEO, Alaska Air Group

Brad Tilden earned an accounting degree and worked as an auditor before joining Alaska Airlines/Alaska Air Group. At Alaska, he held the positions of Controller, CFO, President and Chairman/CEO. The company earned 12 consecutive JD Power awards while he was at the helm, and Fortune magazine named him one its top 50 business leaders. He received the NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, he has been inducted into the International Air and Space Hall of Fame, and he serves or has served on the boards of Washington Roundtable, Nordstrom, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Airlines for America.
Frank Tsuru

Frank Tsuru

CEO, Momentum Midstream, LLC

Frank Tsuru is a Silver Beaver, Silver Buffalo, NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient along with the NESA Distinguished Service Award. He’s also a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. Tsuru is the co-founder and has served as CEO for the past 20 years for Momentum Midstream. He has been named as a candidate for the Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and has received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering from the University of Kansas, where he received his BS degree in petroleum engineering in 1983. Tsuru was most recently named Distinguished Alumnus of his fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega – Gamma Mu Chapter, at the University of Kansas.
Daniel Van Horn

Daniel Van Horn

Member, Butler Snow LLP

Daniel Van Horn has received the National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award and is a Silver Antelope, Silver Beaver, and Distinguished Commissioner recipient. He is also a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. Van Horn served in aquatics leadership for the 2023 National Jamboree and as aquatic staff for the 2019 World Jamboree. He served with the Churchill Project Working Group to develop the territory structure. He has also served as Chair of the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section and Standing Committee on Membership as well as a Commissioner for the Standing Committee on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, President of the Tennessee Bar Association, and the Executive Committee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.
Gary Wendlandt

Gary Wendlandt

Retired Vice Chairman, New York Life Insurance Company

Gary Wendlandt is a Silver Beaver and Silver Buffalo recipient. He has held corporate-level positions with New York Life Insurance and Mass Mutual Life Insurance. Wendlandt is also a fellow at the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He received the Dean’s Award from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a past president of the Greater New York Councils. He has served on the boards of Express Scripts, Merrill Lynch Derivatives Products Inc., Ohio National Life Insurance Co., Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts, and Wilbraham and Monson Academy. He also served as the president of the Springfield (MA) Adult Education Council.
Dale Werts

Dale Werts

Partner, Lathrop GPM LLP

Dale Werts is a Silver Antelope and Silver Beaver recipient. He has served on staff for two National Jamborees. His practice has focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and general business law, and technology transfers and commercialization. He has affiliations with the American Bar Association, the Missouri Bar, and the Lawyers Association of Kansas City. Werts has served on the boards of Baker University, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, and Kansas City Attorneys for the Arts. He has also been involved with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.
Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson

Principal, SLOFLT Group, LLC

Jim Wilson is a Silver Buffalo honoree. He has served as chair of BSA’s Youth Protection Committee, leading development of the Cyber Chip Internet Safety Program, creating partnerships with outside groups, and planning a Youth Protection “Champions” program, as well as an antibullying initiative. Wilson has been listed in editions of Jane’s Who’s Who in Aviation and Aerospace and the Who’s Who Worldwide Registry. He was recognized by the University of Phoenix Alumni Association with an Alumni Community Service Award. Retired from Raytheon Company, Wilson consults with and helps develop non-profit leadership teams. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Marietta College, Ohio.
Degas Wright

Degas Wright

Founder and Principal, Decatur Capital Management

Degas Wright is a recipient of the Silver Beaver and Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Awards. He serves on the Atlanta Area Council Board and chairs the Philmont Ranch Committee. Degas manages investment strategies for institutional and individual clients and is a contributor to CNBC. Prior to Decatur Capital Management, he served as the treasurer for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. He earned the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) designation. Degas is a U.S. Army veteran and serves on the Advisory Council for the West Point Association of Graduates.
Xiao

Willy Xiao

Software Engineering Leader

Willy Xiao is an Eagle Scout and was on the executive committee for the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. He was on the U.S. representative team to the 2017 World Scout Youth Forum and World Scout Conference, and served as an external representative for the World Organization of the Scout Movement. He is also on the BSA International Committee. Xiao is a software engineering leader, having held positions at OfficeTogether, which was acquired by Envoy; Meta; and Rippling, one of the world’s fastest growing startups.
Tom Yarboro

Tom Yarboro

Executive, Goldsboro Milling Company

Yarboro, a food and agribusiness executive, is a Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and International Scouter Award recipient. He has served the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, including as the national council president, representing the interests of 30,000 local board members that serve 4,100 independently owned and operated clubs. Yarboro was recognized by the White House with the President’s Call to Service Gold Volunteer Service Award, presented on behalf of Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush. He has received the Jeremiah Milbank National Gold Medallion Award, the highest national recognition of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Rick Cronk

Rick Cronk

Former President of Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Inc

Rick Cronk is a Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, Bronze Wolf, and Silver Wolf honoree. He’s also a James E. West fellow and Baden-Powell fellow. He served as the chairman of the World Scout Foundation and World Scout Committee, and as the BSA’s national president. Cronk has also served with the Haas School of Business at UC-Berkeley, EdVoice, and the John Muir Health Foundation. He has received the Business Hall of Fame Award from the Bay Area Council, Cal Athletics Hall of Fame Award, Haas School of Business Alumnus of the Year, and Lafayette Citizen of the Year.
Robert Gates

Robert Gates

Former Secretary of Defense; Former Director of the CIA; Former President of Texas A&M University

Robert Gates is a Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient. He served as president of the National Eagle Scout Association and as BSA’s national president. Gates is the former Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama; he is also the former director of Central Intelligence. He also served as the president of Texas A&M University. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor.
John Gottschalk

John Gottschalk

Former President, Chairman, Publisher, and CEO of Omaha World- Herald Company, Inc.

John Gottschalk is a Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, and Silver Buffalo honoree. He’s also a James E. West fellow. He served as the chairman of the 2001 National Jamboree and as the BSA’s national president. He has also been affiliated with the McCarthy Group, Cabela’s, Pacific Life, and World’s Foremost Bank. He has served with the Henry Doorly Zoo and Omaha Performing Arts Society. Gottschalk has been inducted into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame and received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service.
Dan Ownby

Dan Ownby

President, West Shore Pipe Line Company

Dan Ownby is an Outstanding Eagle Scout and a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow and has received the Silver Beaver, Silver Buffalo, and Bronze Wolf. He served on the World Scout Committee, the executive arm of the World Organization of the Scout Movement that oversees more than 50 million Scouts in 164 countries. He is a Wood Badge course director and a former Philmont ranger, and he held prominent leadership positions at many National and World Jamborees. Notably, Ownby led the organization through its Chapter 11 Reorganization in his recent role as National Chair of the BSA.
Wayne Perry

Wayne Perry

Chairman, Shotgun Creek Investments, LLC

Wayne Perry is a Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Bronze Wolf recipient. He has served as chairman of the World Scout Foundation and as the BSA’s national president. He and his wife, Christine, serve as lead volunteers for the Office of Development. He worked with McCaw Cellular Communications, AT&T Wireless Services, and NEXTLINK Communications before co-founding Edge Wireless. Perry is a minority owner of the Seattle Mariners professional baseball team.
Randall Stephenson

Randall Stephenson

Former Chairman & CEO of AT&T Inc.

Randall Stephenson is a Silver Buffalo recipient. He served as the chairman of the 2013 National Jamboree and as the BSA’s national president. He has also served with PGA Tour policy board, Boeing, Emerson Electric, Business Roundtable, Cingular Wireless, Prodigy Communications, San Antonio Metropolitan Missions, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Stephenson has received the Public Service Award from the Ad Council, the American Horizon Award from the Media Institute, and was inducted into the T. Boone Pickens Mentoring Hall of Fame.
Rex Tillerson

Rex Tillerson

Former US Secretary of State; Former Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil

Rex Tillerson is a Silver Beaver, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient. He is a James E. West fellow and served as the BSA’s national president. He also was the honorary chairman of the BSA’s 100th Anniversary celebration Generations Connection program. Tillerson served as the Secretary of State under President Donald Trump. He has also served with the American Petroleum Institute, United Negro College Fund, National Academy of Engineering, and National Petroleum Council. He has received the Inspira award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation.
James Turley

James Turley

Retired Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young

James Turley is a Silver Buffalo recipient and has been a Scouting volunteer at the local and national levels since 1994. He served as the Chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young from 2001 to 2013, and was listed as the secondhighest rated CEO on Glassdoor’s list of Top 25 Highest Rated CEOs. He has been a director of Intrexon Corp., Citigroup, Emerson Electric, and Northrop Grumman Corp. Turley was appointed to President Barack Obama’s Export Council and chaired the governing board of the U.S. Center for Audit Quality.

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.