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Commissioner Development

It is essential that commissioners are equipped to be successful! The Commissioner Development Team offers several resources to local councils and to individual commissioners. This includes:

  • Commissioner Basic Training courses.
  • College of Commissioner Science curriculum and resources to support local councils in delivery of a high-quality event.
  • A full range of national level commissioner training events
  • Resources to assist local councils and districts provide continuing education for commissioners

Follow the links below to explore the available resources.

Basic Training

  • Online Basic Training
  • Instructor Led Basic Training Curriculum
  • Onboarding Progress Records
  • Curriculum updates
  • Feedback on Curriculum

College of Commissioner Science

  • Curriculum for all degree programs
  • Administrative resources
  • Curriculum updates
  • Feedback on Curriculum

National Level Training Events

  • Weeklong Conferences
  • Weekend Impact Sessions
  • Virtual Impact Sessions

Continuing Education

  • Monthly Council and District Training
  • Annual Council Commissioner Conference

Other Development Resources

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.