Boy Scouts of America

Meet Your Officers

The National Venturing Officers’ Association (NVOA) consists of the National Venturing President, the five National Venturing Vice Presidents, and their respective advisors.

Effective June 1, 2023 - May 31, 2024

National VOA President

Jamey Schnasse

Advisor: Julie Dalton

Staff Advisor: Tim Anderson (Email)

Jamey is a proud member of Crew 73 in Marin Council, California. He has served at the Crew, Council, Area, Territory, and National levels of Venturing, most recently as National Venturing Vice President of Administration.

He is an Eagle Scout from Troop 73 and a Vigil honor member of Talako Lodge where he has served as Lodge Chief. Jamey has attended Philmont and Northern Tier, Atikokan, as well as earned the 50 and 100 Miler awards.

Jamey plans to strengthen Venturing by continuing to develop the role that VOAs play in bringing more adventure to Crews. Increasing membership is at the center of Jamey’s vision for the year. He will accomplish this with effective VOA support of programming and promotion at all levels of Venturing.

Jamey looks forward to leading the adventure with you!

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National VOA Vice President of Administration

Ryanne Fisher

Advisor: Kris Zahbrobsky

Ryanne is a proud member of Crew and Ship 4385 in Garden State Council, NJ as well as Crew and Ship 007 in Kansas. She most recently served as the Territory 13 Venturing President and has previously served at the Crew, Council, Area, Region, and Territory levels of Venturing. Ryanne is a graduating senior in the Business School of the University of Kansas studying Management and Leadership.

Ryanne is an Eagle Scout and has achieved the Venturing Summit Rank. She’s also earned her Venturing Ranger Award and is a Vigil honor member of Ajapeu Lodge 2, Order of the Arrow. Additionally, she’s been recognized with the Council, Area, Region, and Territory Venturing Leadership Awards.

Ryanne wants to strengthen Venturing by developing the role that many Venturers play in bringing training to Venturers and Scouts across the BSA’s older youth programs. Increasing Venturers proudly attending and staffing programs such as NYLT, NAYLE, NYLT Leadership Academy, Trainers Edge, and even Wood Badge will promote Venturing and strengthen Scouting in all areas. Additionally, Ryanne is looking to show how the ALPS model continues to add great opportunities to the world’s future leaders. Ryanne will promote Venturing, Leadership, and Mentoring across the BSA during the coming year.

Ryanne looks forward to encouraging everyone to find their own adventure to lead!

National VOA Vice President of Program

Hannah Todd

Advisor: Elizabeth Finley

Hannah Todd is from Crew 1465 in Mecklenburg County Council in North Carolina. Since the age of 14, she has been an avid Venturer and has enjoyed serving her Crew, Troop,

Ship, Council, Lodge, and most recently the Territory 15 Sea Scout Quarterdeck.

Hanna has completed her Summit Rank, Quartermaster Rank (Ship 19), Ranger Award and is a part of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts (Troop 233). She is currently serving in her troop as Assistant Scoutmaster and her Lodge as Vice Chief of Administration. She is currently a rising sophomore at Mars Hill University studying Recreation Management and Nonprofit Leadership. When she isn’t scouting, you can find her spending time with her family, fishing, kayaking, and taking care of her aquatic frogs.

Hannah’s vision of success as the National Venturing Vice President of Program includes strengthening programs nationwide by sharing and connecting resources to help other Venturers continue to Lead the Adventure with a stronger program. She hopes to connect the entire Venturing population with her passion for sharing new and creative program aspects with others.

National VOA Vice President of Communication

Jacob Schmidt

Advisor: Elizabeth Kwock

Jacob is a proud member of Crew 3943 in the Northern Star Council. He has served at the Crew, Council, and Territory levels of Venturing, most recently as the National Service Territory 4 Venturing Officers’ Association President.

He is an Eagle Scout from Troop 3439 and has served on multiple council scouting committees including the University of Scouting Committee and the Northern Star Council President’s Cabinet. Outside of Scouting, Jacob spends time swing dancing, participating in instrumental music programs, tutoring middle school band students, and working in the darkroom developing and printing film photographs.

Jacob wants to strengthen Venturing by increasing the outreach and impact of Venturing promotions and communications. He will work to accomplish this with effective and consistent communication, regular content delivery, and working to provide additional promotional materials to Crews.

Jacob looks forward to leading the adventure with you!

National VOA Vice President of Territory Support for the Western Territories

Nickolas Giovan

Advisor: Julie Dalton

 

Nickolas “The Captain” Giovan is honored to be a member of Crew 39 in the Potawatomi Area Council, Wisconsin. He has previously served at the Crew, and levels of Venturing, most recently serving as the Territory 6 VOA President.

Nickolas is an Eagle Scout from Troop 175 and has earned the Four Pillars of Faith Scouting Award through the Milwaukee Arch Diocese. He also serves as the current Lodge Chief of Wag-O-Shag Lodge. Nickolas has been on NYLT staff, a participant at the Order of the Arrow’s National Leadership Seminar, and has been to Philmont. He also works on camp staff at Camp Long Lake and is an Eagle Mentor and active Sea Scout.

Nickolas’s goal is to develop the Western Territories by promoting the use of Ad Hoc committees, and accentuating the boosting of youth Council VOA Officers’ participation in Territory roundtables!

Nickolas can’t wait to Lead the Adventure with you.

National VOA Vice President of Territory Support for the Eastern Territories

Andrea Marron

Advisor: Julie Dalton

Andrea first joined Venturing in 2019 as a founding member of Crew 711 in the South Florida Council, Florida. Since then she has earned the rank of Eagle Scout becoming Troop 941’s first female Eagle Scout. She is also a Vigil Honor member of the O-Shot-Caw Lodge 265 where she is a part of the Lodge’s Exemplar Ceremonies Team. She is also a recipient of the Council Venturing Leadership Award. Andrea has served at the Crew, Council, and Territory levels of Venturing, most recently as National Service Territory 16 Venturing Officers Association President.

Outside of Scouting, Andrea is a Senior at Coral Reef Senior High School seeking her International Baccalaureate Diploma and looks forward to studying Public Health Policy and Health Care Administration in the Fall.

Andrea is looking forward to assisting in the development of a wide scope of resources to strengthen each Territory and Council VOA and give every Venturer the resources necessary to succeed. She is hoping to foster an increasingly visible and supportive program that will encourage a supportive environment among Territory VOA leadership which will then trickle down to all Crews and Venturers.

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.