The Commissioner Newsletter
The
Commissioner
a publication for commissioners and professionals
Spring 2021
Scott Sorrels
National Commissioner
Go Start a Cub Scout Pack
What is the most important thing you can do for Scouting? That’s easy. Go start a Cub Scout pack! We know from our personal journey how the lockdown has…
Jeff Bostwick
Recruiting and Retention Chair
Adapting to Change
If you are like me, you might be exhausted with all the new normals we have confronted in the last year. With the upheaval of 2020-2021, you might be…
Larry Chase
Service Chair
Adapting to Change
You may have noticed one constant in recent communications to commissioners: change
Darlene Spargue
Resource Chair
As commissioners, we should always be attuned to changes in the Boy Scouts of America. We owe it to the units we serve…
John Cherry
Development Chair
Developing Commissioners to Enable Them to Serve Units Effectively
One of the new areas of focus as we continue to adapt to change…
Sue Simmons
Starting and Sustaining Units Chair
The Only Thing Constant in Life is Change
We have all experienced an abundance of change in our lives recently; most would say more than we would normally expect
Mike Moegenburg
Marketing and Communications Chair
Adapting to Change – Marketing and Communication
We are seeing change in many aspects of our lives. We need to adapt to change when it occurs, and as commissioners …
Steve Lee
Program Chair
Adapting to Change -Program Support
Choose an achievement this year you consider memorable, momentous or a milestone. Maybe the unit you serve…
Rick Hillenbrand
Commissioner Technology Chair
Keeping Up With BSA's Technology Changes
If you feel that it’s impossible to keep up with all the technology changes BSA is constantly making, you are not alone…
Chris Beaver
Roundtable Support Chair
Empowering Unit Leaders Through Times of Change
At this point a year ago, many of us were not necessarily familiar with virtual meeting platforms. Now, we use these…
Craig Martin
Program Chair
Exploring and Adapting to Change in an Uncertain Time
It is probably an understatement to say that COVID-19, along with the ongoing BSA restructuring, has turned our Scouting…
Gail Plucker
Southern Regional Commissioner
Adapting to and Growing Through Change
I can’t think of a single year in my 23 years as a volunteer that was completely quiet, devoid of change, or “boulder free.” But I…
Scott Sorrels
National Commissioner
The Power and Resilience of Scouting in a Time of Change
John Cherry
Development Chair
Developing Commissioners to Enable Them to Serve Units Effectively
