National Executive Board

Degas Wright serves as a Philmont Ranch committee member. He is a CNBC contributor and has been featured on CNBC’s Fast Money HalfTime Report. He has served for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority. Wright has served with Our House, a nonprofit childcare center for homeless families. He has also been on the Business Leader Advisory Board for the Georgia Department of Education and has been on boards for several churches and nonprofit organizations.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 which 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-Proft 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 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 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 is a Silver Antelope and Silver Beaver honoree, 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 KIwans Camp, Project POOCH, and the Mazamas.

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 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 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 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 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 serves 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 ProBono College of the State Bar of Texas.

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.

Vince LaPadula 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 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 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, N.J.

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 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, 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 is a Silver Beaver, Silver Buffalo, and Vale La Pena Scouting Service Award honoree. He was also the chairman of Scoutreach. He is considered one of the most influential Hispanic businessmen in the United
States, sitting on the board of directors for the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Council of International Relations. He also expanded the U.S. Hispanic Chambers of Commerce from fewer than 30 chambers to more than 250, representing more than 1.3 million Hispanicowned businesses.

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.

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 is a NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipient and a member of the California Public Employment Relations Board. 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 also served as chair of the California Fire Foundation and is currently a merit Badge Counselor.

Jeanette Prenger 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 US. 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.

Frank Ramirez has focused on increasing diversity and inclusion across the BSA and in creating materials to reach nonlegacy constituencies. He has provided guidance in the development of culturally relevant Spanish language 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, Calif., which helps launch Latino-owned businesses and startups.

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 has received the Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, 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, 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 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 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, James E. West fellow, and part of the Order of the Condor, an InterAmerican Scout Foundation recognition. He has held significant human resources and strategic planning roles at banks and oil corporations. Rosner has also served on the Kellogg Alumni Council at Northwestern University.

Jim Ryffel is a Silver Beaver, Silver Buffalo, and NESA Distinguished Eagle Scout Award honoree. He has also served as the chairman of the Philmont Ranch Committee. He is the founder of the Hispanic Television Network and Texas Pecan Farms, which owns six different cattle ranches. Ryffel is also the founder of Camp Eagle, a Christian outdoor adventure camp, and he has served on the advisory board at Texas Christian University and as the director of the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana.

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 Mission, Reputation and Strategy Committee. She was regularly featured in Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers lists, and other professional recognitions. Ms. Schuler has also been involved in, among others, her local council, the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, Rotary Club of Albuquerque, N.M., Harvard Alumni Association, National Diabetes Association, Haverland Carter Lifestyle Group, and Albuquerque Astronomical Society.

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 started his career in the U.S. Marine Corps and later worked in large and small technology companies. He holds three patents as a co-inventor of technology. Sears was a venture capitalist and investment partner in a handful of firms. He specializes in teaching ethical leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy, and he hosts radio and podcast shows on Radio Stockdale and online.

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 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.

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 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 Board of Directors of Communities Foundation of Texas,
National Asian/Pacific Islander Chamber of Commerce, and she serves as Co-Chair for 50/50 Women on Boards – DFW initiative.

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 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 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.

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.

Daniel Van Horn has received the National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award, 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 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 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 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.

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 is a Silver Beaver, Silver Antleope, 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, 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 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 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.

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 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 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.