The National Executive Board is the governing body of Scouting America. The role of the board is outlined in the organization’s congressional charter. There are currently 45 board members.
The board is led by the National Chair, an elected volunteer. Organization bylaws permit between 40 and 48 members which includes regular elected members, regional presidents, and up to five appointed youth members. The Chief Scout Executive is the board secretary and non-voting member. The National Executive Board has a number of standing committees that correspond to the professional staff of the National Council.
Establishment in statute The statute authorizing the federal charter (36 USC 309) to the BSA provides that "An executive board composed of citizens of the United States is the governing body of the corporation. The number, qualifications, and term of office of members of the board are as provided in the bylaws. A vacancy on the board shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the board." The executive board is also required to hold annual meetings and to submit annual reports to the US Congress.
Membership Bylaws provide that membership will include:Charter and Bylaws of the Boy Scouts of America. Scribd.com (2012-08-24). Retrieved on 2014-05-15. Up to 64 regular members, elected annually at annual National Council meetings. Regional presidents; currently there are four BSA regions: —Western, Central, Southern and Northeast. 5 ex officio voting members: The chairman of the Advisory Council, the President of the National Eagle Scout Association, the Chairman of the Order of the Arrow Committee, a designated representative of the Board of the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation, and the Chairman of Learning for Life, the immediate past chair Up to 5 youth members, appointed by the National Chair
Current and former members Members of the National Executive Board are
+National Executive Board of Scouting AmericaNameOccupationHome 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 Reuben Brigety, II President, Busara Advisors McLean, VA Laurie Champion Managing Director, Marsh & McLennan Companies Saline, MI Gary Crum Retired Bank President Laramie, WY Kaleen Deatherage Management Consultant Portland, OR William Derrough Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Structure Advisory, Moelis & Company New York, NY Devang Desai Partner, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP Law Offices Coral Gables, FL Gordon Gee President, West Virginia University Morgantown, WV Frederick Grimm CEO and Co-Founder, Triad Development Inc. Seattle, WA Jennifer Hancock Attorney Kyle, TX Anne-Marie Lamarche Strategy Consultant, Lamarche & Associates Kenwood, CA Vincent La Padula CEO, Workplace Wealth Solutions Greenwich, CT Ricky Mason Partner, Restructuring and Finance, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Hoboken, NJ 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 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 Dale Werts Partner, Lathrop GPM LLP Edgerton, MO 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)NameOccupationHome 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 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 Jim Turley Retired Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young St. Louis, MO
Former members of the NEB include former presidential nominee Mitt Romney and late LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson.
Executive committee Per the by-laws, the executive committee is: the chair the immediate past chair the executive vice-president and the vice-presidents. the regional presidents (Central, Western, North-East, and Southern) the International Commissioner the National Commissioner the treasurer the assistant treasurers the chairman of the Advisory Council the Chief Scout Executive
Annual meetings The board is required to hold annual meetings. The annual meeting is held at a different location every May. These meetings include the election of the new National Executive Board, and when applicable installation of new National Chair, National Commissioner, and Chief Scout Executive.
During this meeting, the National Council presents all National and Regional level awards, including the Silver Buffalo, and Silver Antelope.
+ List of Annual Meetings (also abbreviated as NAM (National Annual Meetings)) Anniversary Year City State Organizing 1910 Washington DC 1 1911 Washington DC 2 1912 New York NY 3 1913 4 1914 Washington DC 5 1915 6 1916 7 1917 8 1918 9 1919 10 1920 11 1921 12 1922 Chicago IL 13 1923 14 1924 St. Louis MO 15 1925 New York NY 16 1926 Washington DC 17 1927 New York NY 18 1928 San Francisco CA 19 1929 20 1930 Salt Lake City UT 21 1931 Memphis TN 22 1932 23 1933 Kansas City MO 24 1934 Buffalo NY 25 1935 26 1936 Atlantic City NJ 27 1937 28 1938 Cleveland OH 29 1939 New York NY 30 1940 31 1941 Washington DC 32 1942 Minneapolis-St. Paul MN 33 1943 New York NY 34 1944 35 1945 36 1946 37 1947 New York NY 38 1948 Seattle WA 39 1949 Boston MA 40 1950 Philadelphia PA 41 1951 Chicago IL 42 1952 New York NY 43 1953 Los Angeles CA 44 1954 Washington DC 45 1955 St. Louis MO 46 1956 Cincinnati OH 47 1957 Philadelphia PA 48 1958 Chicago IL 49 1959 San Francisco CA 50 1960 Washington DC 51 1961 Detroit MI 52 1962 Portland OR 53 1963 New York NY 54 1964 Cleveland OH 55 1965 Bal Harbour FL 56 1966 Dallas TX 57 1967 Pittsburgh PA 58 1968 Chicago IL 59 1969 Boston MA 60 1970 Denver CO 61 1971 Atlanta GA 62 1972 Los Angeles CA 63 1973 Minneapolis MN 64 1974 Honolulu HI 65 1975 - none 66 1976 New York NY 67 1977 - none 68 1978 Phoenix AZ 69 1979 - none 70 1980 New Orleans LA 71 1981 - none 72 1982 Atlanta GA 73 1983 - none 74 1984 Salt Lake City UT 75 1985 - none 76 1986 Louisville KY 77 1987 - none 78 1988 San Diego CA 79 1989 - none 80 1990 Baltimore MD 81 1991 - none 82 1992 Cincinnati OH 83 1993 St. Louis MO 84 1994 Nashville TN 85 1995 Chicago IL 86 1996 Honolulu HI 87 1997 Orlando FL 88 1998 San Antonio TX 89 1999 San Diego CA 90 2000 Nashville TN 91 2001 Boston MA 92 2002 New Orleans LA 93 2003 Philadelphia PA 94 2004 Chicago IL 95 2005 Grapevine TX 96 2006 Washington DC 97 2007 Atlanta GA 98 2008 San Diego CA 99 2009 Orlando FL 100 2010 Dallas TX 101 2011 San Diego CA 102 2012 Orlando FL 103 2013 Grapevine TX 104 2014 Nashville TN 105 2015 Atlanta GA 106 2016 San Diego CA 107 2017 Orlando FL 108 2018 Dallas TX 109 2019 Denver CO 110 2020 Virtual COVID 111 2021 Virtual COVID 112 2022 Virtual – Postponed due to Bankruptcy 113 2023 Atlanta GA 114 2024 115 2025 116 2026 Dallas TX
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