National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America

National Executive Board
Owner Boy Scouts of America
Created November 28, 1911

The National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America governs the Boy Scouts of America organization. One source reports that there were 72 members of the board in 2001.[1]

The board is led by the national president, a volunteer elected by the National Council. Board members included 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 organization of the National Council.

Establishment in Statute

The statute authorizing the federal charter[2] (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."[2] 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:[3]

Current and Former members

Current notable members of the National Executive Board include Ernst & Young CEO James Turley, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, ExxonMobil CEO Rex W. Tillerson.[4] Other members include LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson.[5]

Former members of the NEB include former presidential nominee Mitt Romney,.[6]

2011 National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America

Jon E. Barfield
David L. Beck
Donald D. Belcher
R. Thomas Buffenbarger
B. Howard Bulloch
Richard L. Burdick
Anderson W. Chandler
Dennis H. Chookaszian
Keith A. Clark
D. Kent Clayburn
Ronald O. Coleman
Philip M. Condit
William F. “Rick” Cronk
John C. Cushman III
R. Michael Daniel
Ralph de la Vega
Douglas H. Dittrick
John R. Donnell Jr.
Terrence P. Dunn (VP)
L. B. Eckelkamp Jr.

George F. Francis III
Jack D. Furst (VP)
T. Michael Goodrich
John Gottschalk
Earl G. Graves
Stephen G. Hanks
Michael D. Harris, Esq.
J. Brett Harvey
Aubrey B. Harwell Jr.
Stephen Hemsley
Larry W. Kellner
Stephen B. King (Regional President)
Lyle R. Knight (VP)
Robert J. LaFortune
Joseph P. Landy
Mark P. Mays
Robert J. Mazzuca
Francis R. McAllister
Drayton McLane Jr. (VP)
Ronald K. Migita

Douglas B. Mitchell
Thomas S. Monson
José F. Niño
Scott D. Oki
Francis H. Olmstead Jr.
Arthur F. Oppenheimer (Regional President)
Bruce D. Parker (VP)
Aubrey B. Patterson
Tico A. Perez (National Commissioner)
Wayne M. Perry (National President)
Christian H. Poindexter
Frank Ramirez
Robert H. Reynolds
Roy S. Roberts
Steven R. Rogel
James D. Rogers
Matthew K. Rose (VP)
Henry A. Rosenberg Jr. (VP)
Nathan O. Rosenberg (VP)
Roger M. Schrimp

O. Temple Sloan Jr. (VP)
Marshall M. Sloane
Charles H. Smith
John F. Smith
Robert J. Smith (regional president)
Roland Smith
Randall L. Stephenson (VP)
Rex W. Tillerson
C. Travis Traylor Jr.
James S. Turley (International Commissioner)
Gerald J. Voros
David M. Weekley (Regional President)
Steven E. Weekes
Gary E. Wendlandt
Togo D. West, Jr.
James S. Wilson
R. Ray Wood

Executive committee

Per the by-laws, the executive committee is:

Annual meetings

The board is required to hold annual meetings. The 2012 National Annual Meeting occurred May 30–June 1 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. The 2013 National Annual meeting is scheduled for May 22–24 at the Gaylord Texan Hotel, Grapevine, Texas.[7]

References

  1. "Committed to Scouting, Open to Diversity. Working to end discrimination against gays, atheists, agnostics, other non-theists, and all other groups in the Boy Scouts of America". Scouting for All. 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  2. 1 2 http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/36C309.txt
  3. Charter and Bylaws of the Boy Scouts of America. Scribd.com (2012-08-24). Retrieved on 2014-05-15.
  4. Hirschfield, Brad (2012-07-20). "Boy Scouts of America should learn from its own history - For God's Sake". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  5. "President Monson Discusses Strengths of Scouting". Lds.org. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  6. Burke, Patrick (2012-08-09). "Romney Says Boy Scouts Should Admit Homosexuals". CNS News. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  7. Calendar. Scouting.org. Retrieved on 2014-05-15.
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