LISA SCHUCHART - Chief Diversity Officer and VP of HR, Scouting America
Lisa is the Chief Diversity Officer and VP of HR of Scouting America. She leads the DEI and the HR Talent and Operations teams. Lisa joined Scouting America in February of 2021 as an Executive DEI Consultant, tasked with helping create strategies and initiatives to advance DEI. She was hired as Director of DEI in September of 2021 and promoted to her current role in June of 2023. A few of the achievements Lisa is most proud of include, introducing the Citizenship in Society merit badge for youth, inclusion training for all volunteers and employees, inclusion resources for use by all Scouters, monthly education on cultural and inclusion events, hosting the first inclusion spaces at the National Jamboree, growing Workforce Resource Groups and their influence, and growing diverse membership.
Prior to joining Scouting America, Lisa worked in HR and DEI for multiple organizations, starting out in marketing, working in portfolio management for Discover Financial Services (DFS), where she grew the business from $11B to $20B and increased ROI by 36%. Her passion for helping people and organizations realize their potential led her to a move to HR, where she led an employment rebranding and the formal introduction of DEI. Career highlights include implementing diversity recruitment, training and high potential programs at DFS and CNA Insurance, that remain the core pipelines of diverse entry level and experienced talent and hipo development today; her work in inclusion and talent growth at Circana (formerly IRI), resulting in an increase of 42 points in employee engagement over an 18 month period and increasing diversity in the leadership ranks, and leading HR efforts for an acquisition that enabled improved data access and integration resulting in increased collaboration and success of customers and organizational revenue and profitability.
Lisa earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Bowling Green State University. She has spent her life volunteering with youth, leading mentoring and college preparatory programs for inner city youth in Chicago for 10+ years, serving as a Commissioner on the Illinois State Charter School Commission, as an Advisory Group member for the Illinois State Board of Education Financial Reform Committee, and as a volunteer leader for tutoring and college prep programs for the Blessed Sacrament Youth Center in the Lawndale community in Chicago. Currently Lisa serves on the Talent and DEI Task Forces for the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce. In her spare time, Lisa enjoys reading, spending time in the great outdoors with her rescue dog, Brody, and exploring her new hometown of Dallas.

Chief Diversity Officer and VP of HR, Scouting America
BARRY WILLIAMS - Chair, Council Service Territory (CST) DEI Committee, Scouting America
Barry is a lifelong Scouter, having been involved in the Scouting movement for more than 50 years. Barry has served as Council president in the Baltimore Area Council (twice!), as Area President and as the Northeast Regional President. He attained the rank of Eagle Scout and has been recognized for his service and tremendous impact as a recipient of the prestigious Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope and Whitney M. Young Awards.
Barry has had a very successful career, dedicating 28 years of his life to education, with 20 of those years spent in education administration. Barry served in positions ranging from EEO Officer, staff development specialist and Manager for Community Relations to Principal and Area Executive Officer in the Baltimore Area School Systems. Barry’s passion for education and empowerment and his love for the great outdoors continued to guide his career choices, next serving as Director of Recreation and Parks, then President of the Workforce Investment Network (WIN) and finally as the Regional President for Curio Wellness, a position from which he recently retired.
Giving back to the community is something Barry believes strongly in, as is evidenced by the many important advisor roles he serves in, including, but not limited to, Board Member for: the Baltimore Area Council of Scouting America, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Thread, Inc., the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society, and 1000 Friends of Pikesville; as a Founding Board Member for the Pikesville Armory Foundation; and as Vice Chairman of The Board for St. Frances Academy.
Barry is committed to workforce development and to creating and leaving behind a better world. His work is a testament to the impact he has had in both of those areas. Scouting America is thrilled to partner with Barry and have him as an expert advisor on DEI, helping drive forward important change.
Barry earned his Master’s of Education with an emphasis in administration, supervision and human relations, from Loyola College; and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Criminology and Psychology from the University of Maryland. Barry is also certified as a conflict mediator.

Chair, Council Service Territory (CST) DEI Committee, Scouting America