Boy Scouts of America

The Commissioners Newsletter

The Commissioners

A PUBLICATION FOR COMMISSIONERS AND PROFESSIONALS

Latest Editions - Fall 2023

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Mike Rooney
Cub Scout Chair
Commissioners, it's Cub Scout Mike, and now is the time to be sure your cub packs have planned for the fall. Have your packs scheduled their fall recruiting events? Is the pack calendar completed and ready? I’d love to share your recruiting flyers with our packs, please send me any good examples you may have!
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Luis Feliciano
Scouts BSA Chair
The Scouts BSA program is a source of inspiration for countless individuals who have dedicated themselves to the values it embodies. It is easy to assume that our years of involvement have made us experts, leaving us with nothing new to learn. As commissioners our calling is distinct—to be the foremost wellspring of support and guidance for our Troops. Achieving this lofty goal necessitates a spirit of perpetual learning and an openness to embracing latest ideas. To help you support this, I will delve into the concrete suggested resources commissioners can use to elevate themselves into the single most indispensable resource for Scouts BSA leaders.
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Dick Davies
Exploring Chair
Many traditional Scouters have no idea where Exploring came from and question why it even exists. Too often Councils view Exploring as optional and make no serious effort to offer the program to the young adults of their communities. A bit of background may be helpful.
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T.W. Cooke
Sea Scouting Chair
The end of summer means many units are returning from high-adventure time. And many of those adventures happen on, in or under the water. If a unit you serve has just come back from a fantastic sailing, paddling, or diving adventure, remind them that they can sail or paddle or dive all year around if they join or start a Sea Scout Ship (unit).

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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.