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]

• 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.
• 2 special members: The chairman of the Advisory Council and the chairman of the Board of Regents of the National Eagle Scout Association are members.
• Up to 5 youth members, appointed by the BSA President

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:

• the President, currently Robert Gates
• the immediate past-President, currently Wayne M. Perry
• the executive vice-president and the vice-presidents. In 2011, BSA vice presidents included Terrence P. Dunn, Randall L. Stephenson, Lyle R. Knight, Nathan O. Rosenberg, Jack D. Furst, O. Temple Sloan Jr., Earl G. Graves, Drayton McLane Jr., Bruce D. Parker, Matthew K. Rose, Henry A. Rosenberg Jr.
• the regional presidents, Stephen B. King (Central), Arthur F. Oppenheimer (Western), Robert J. Smith (North-East), David M. Weekley (Southern)
• the international commissioner, Jim Turley
• the national commissioner, Hector Perez
• the treasurer, Aubrey B. Harwell Jr
• the assistant treasurers, R. Thomas Buffenbarger
• the chairman of the Advisory Council, R. Michael Daniel
• the Chief Scout Executive, Michael Surbaugh .

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]

External links

• BSA's 2011 Annual Report

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. 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.