National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America

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]

National Executive Board
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
CreatedNovember 28, 1911
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The board is led by the national chair, a volunteer elected by the National Council. Board members include 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 edit

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 edit

Bylaws provide that membership will include:[3]

  • 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 [4] edit

Current notable members of the National Executive Board include former Ernst & Young CEO James Turley, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, and former Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson.[5]

Former members of the NEB include former presidential nominee Mitt Romney[citation needed] and late LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson.[6]

2019 National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America

Tanya Acker
Glenn Adams
David Alexander
Lisa Argyros
Jeanne Donlevy Arnold
Bray B. Barnes
Scott W. Beckett
David Biegler
B Howard Bulloch
Dan Cabela
Ray T Capp
Hannah Carter
Dennis H Chookaszian
Scott Christensen
David M Clark
Keith A. Clark
D Kent Clayburn ( International Commissioner)
Ronald O Coleman
Wesley Coleman
Philip M. Condit
Joe Crafton
William F. “Rick” Cronk

Gary Crum
John C. Cushman III
Charles W. Dahlquist II
Devang Desai
Douglas H. Dittrick
John R. Donnell Jr.
Terrence P. Dunn (VP)
L. B. Eckelkamp Jr.
Jack D. Furst (VP)
Robert Gates
E. Gordon Gee
John Gottschalk
Jennifer Hancock
J. Brett Harvey
Aubrey B. Harwell Jr.
Michael G. Hoffman
Janice Bryant Howroyd
Raymond E. Johns
Joy Jones
Nevada A. Kent IV

Ron Kirk
Lyle R. Knight (VP)
Fred Markham
Francis R. McAllister
Drayton McLane Jr. (VP)
C David Moody
Ellie Morrison (National Commissioner)
José F. Niño
Arthur F. Oppenheimer
Stephen W. Owen
Dan Ownby (National President)
R Doyle Parrish
Matthew Parsons
Tico A. Perez
Wayne M. Perry
Pamela Petterchak
Jeanette H. Prenger
Frank Ramirez
Steve Rendle
Robert H. Reynolds
Roy S. Roberts
James D. Rogers

Nathan O. Rosenberg (VP)
William Rosner
David Rumbarger
Jim Ryffel
Alison K Schuler
Michael E. Sears
Wesley J. Smith
W. Scott Sorrels
William W. Stark Jr
Randall L. Stephenson (VP)
David L. Steward
Thear Suzuki
Bradley D. Tilden
Rex W. Tillerson
Frank D. Tsuru
James S. Turley
Steven E. Weekes
James S. Wilson
Amanda Covington
Bradley E. Haddock
Douglas B Mitchell
Anthony Peluso
Charles H. Smith
Dominic Wolters
Thomas R. Yarboro (Regional President)

Executive committee edit

Per the by-laws, the executive committee is:

Annual meetings edit

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


References edit

  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. March 8, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "36 USC CHAPTER 309 – BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA". uscode.house.gov. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Charter and Bylaws of the Boy Scouts of America. Scribd.com (2012-08-24). Retrieved on 2014-05-15.
  4. ^ "Boy Scouts of America IRS 990 Filing 2019" (PDF).
  5. ^ Hirschfield, Brad (July 20, 2012). "Boy Scouts of America should learn from its own history – For God's Sake". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
  6. ^ "President Monson Discusses Strengths of Scouting". churchofjesuschrist.org. February 21, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2012.