Boy Scouts of America

Alumni Network

Venturing Alumni Network

Senior Scouting (excluding Sea Scouting) has had an official place in the Boy Scouts of America since 1933. Over the years, this program has been known by many different names including: Exploring and Explorer Scouting, Air Scouting, Rover Scouting, Troop Alumni, Senior Scouting in the Troop, Press Club, Knights of the Dumanis, Senior Degree Honor Society, and others. Since 1998, the non-career-orientated senior scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America has been identified as, “Venturing.”

Purpose of the Venturing Alumni Network

We have developed a Venturing alumni affinity group, operated by a subcommittee of the National Venturing Committee, and supported by the Boy Scouts of America, Venturing BSA, and the Scouting Alumni and Friends, to service and support the alumni of the Venturing program, help them find purpose, empower them to reconnect and reengage, and retain all those positively impacted by the Venturing program.

Expected Outcomes

  • Identify past (& current) youth and adult members that were (or still) involved in Venturing
  • Establish opportunities for fellowship and social engagement
  • Secure and grow financial support for Scouting
  • Rekindle the memories from their time spent in the program
  • Reengage former or inactive members with Scouting
  • Provide opportunities to leverage professional skills and talents to support and grow Scouting
  • Recruit additional adults to support Venturing and Scouting on all levels

Calling all current and past youth and adult members of Venturing, pre-1998 Exploring, and other Senior Scouting organizations as noted earlier! Sign up below for an electronic newsletter and directory access once registered.

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.