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Chief Scout Executive
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
CreatedNovember 28, 1911
Chief Scout ExecutiveRoger Krone
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The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In most similar non-profit organizations, this is equivalent to the position of CEO,[1] national executive director or secretary general.[2]

Roger Krone is the current Chief Scout Executive, succeeding Roger Mosby in November 2023 after Mosby’s retirement.[3] Krone is the first Chief Scout Executive after the Boy Scouts emerged from bankruptcy.[4]

This position should not be confused with the position of Chief Scout. Many National Scout associations still use this position; however, it is always for a volunteer position, not a paid one. In the BSA, only three people (Ernest Thompson Seton, James E. West and Elbert K. Fretwell) have held the position of Chief Scout, which is separate and distinct from the position of CSE.[5]

History

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Edgar M. Robinson was the YMCA's first International Secretary for Boys' Work and had written an article in the national YMCA's magazine praising the Scouting program in use at many YMCA's in the country. He saw the need to help William D. Boyce with the organization of the BSA, met with Boyce on May 3, 1910, and agreed to help Boyce organize the BSA national leadership at its June meeting. He recommended John Alexander, another YMCA executive, be appointed the managing secretary, and Alexander served in that role from June until the end of the year, when the national executive board appointed James E. West to that position, effective January 1911. West took on the position initially for a sixth month period, settled into the role, and assumed the new position of Chief Scout Executive by agreement with the board in November 1911. [citation needed]

There have been 14 (as of now) men who have served in the position of Chief Scout Executive during the long history of the BSA. All other professional Scouters and employees of the National Council BSA work under the direction of the Chief Scout Executive.

Over the history of the BSA, the sitting Chief Scout Executive has during some periods appointed a Deputy Chief Scout Executive and/or one or more Assistant Chief Scouts Executive. In most cases, these men reported directly to the CSE, but in some cases, an assistant CSE worked under the direction of the Deputy CSE. Although the Deputy CSE has normally been considered the "right hand" person to the Chief Scout Executive, there is not an automatic succession to the top position, which has been filled by appointment by a committee of the national executive board on each occasion that a new Chief Scout Executive was needed.[citation needed]

List of Chief Scout Executives

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Chief Scout Executives
Number Name Start End Eagle Scout DESA Silver Buffalo OA DSA Bronze Wolf
1 James E. West 1911 1943 1926 1940
2 Elbert K. Fretwell 1943 1948 1938
3 Arthur A. Schuck 1948 1960 1950 1942 1960
4 Joseph A. Brunton, Jr. 1960 1967 1918 1969 1973 1946 1967
5 Alden G. Barber 1967 1976 1933 1969 1975 1975[6]
6 Harvey L. Price 1976 1979 1929 1977 1977
7 James L. Tarr 1979 1984 1935 1979 1979 1983
8 Ben H. Love 1985 1993 1986 1990[7]
9 Jere B. Ratcliffe 1993 2000 1955 1991 1998 1997[8]
10 Roy Williams 2000 2007 2000
11 Bob Mazzuca 2007 2012 1964 2009 2009
12 Wayne Brock 2012 2015 1965 2009 2009
13 Michael B. Surbaugh 2015 2019 1976 2017 2018
14 Roger Mosby[9][3][10] 2019 2023 2021
15 Roger Krone 2023 - 1973[11] 2015[11]

Deputy Chief Scout Executives

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Deputy Chief Scout Executives
Start End Name
1919 1943 George J. Fisher
1943 1944 Perry A. Lint
1945 1960 Pliny Hunnicut Powers
1980s? ? M. Gene Cruse[12]
1992 ? Ronald Moranville[13]
1996 2000 C. Michael Hoover Jr.[14]
2009 2012 Wayne Brock
2013 2015 Gary Butler[15]

List of Assistant Chief Scouts Executive

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Assistant Chief Scouts Executive
Start End Name
1931 1943 Arthur A. Schuck
1951 1952 James P. Fitch[16]
1957 1962 Charles M. Heistand[16][17]
1961 ? Robert L. Billington
1963 1968 Marsh M. Ammerman[18][19]
1970 ? Marshall Monroe[citation needed]
1999 2006 David J. Ross II[20][21][22][23]
2001 2006 Kenneth Connelly[24]
2006 2007 Bob Mazzuca,[25] was promoted to Chief Scout Executive
2006 2011 James Terry[26]
2006 2009 Wayne Brock,[27] was promoted to Deputy Chief Scout Executive
2010 2013 Gary Butler, was promoted to Deputy Chief Scout Executive
2010 2019 Brad Farmer
2011 2015 Alf Tuggle
2016 2017 Don McChesney (National Director of Field Service)
2017 2020 Mark Logemann (National Director of Support Services)
2017 2022 Patrick Sterrett (National Director of Field Service 2017.

Executive Vice President - High Aventure Bases and General Manager of Summit Bechtel Reserve 2019-2022.)[28][29]

2017 2020 Al Lambert (National Director of Outdoor Adventures) [30]
2019 present John Mosby[31]

See also

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Further reading

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  • Davis, Winston (2013). Men of Schiff, A History of the Professional Scouters Who Built the Boy Scouts of America. ISBN 9780578112831.

References

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  1. ^ Sforza, Teri (August 7, 2009). "National Boy Scouts explain $1.6 million salary for top exec". OC Register. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Position Definitions". BSA. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Derr, Aaron (January 28, 2020). "Getting to know Roger C. Mosby, the new President and CEO of the Boy Scouts of America". Retrieved January 29, 2020. Holds title of President and CEO
  4. ^ Mark Thiessen. "The Boy Scouts' new CEO is a former Eagle Scout who once led a $15 billion defense contractor". Fortune. Associated Press. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  5. ^ Brown, Edward M. (2009). "History and Evolution of Commissioner Insignia" (PDF). Longhorn Council. Boy Scouts of America.
  6. ^ "Alden Barber biography". Mic-O-Say.
  7. ^ "Ben Love biography". Mic-O-Say.
  8. ^ "Jere Ratcliffe biography". Mic-O-Say.
  9. ^ President & CEO beginning in 2019 and designated as Chief Scout Executive in May 2021 )
  10. ^ "Top 12 Key Takeaways from the BSA 2021 National Annual Meeting". Scouting Wire. May 28, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Derr, Aaron (November 6, 2023). "Five things you need to know about Roger Krone, the BSA's incoming President and CEO". Aaron on Scouting. Scouting Magazine.
  12. ^ Tribune, Chicago. "CRUSE, M. GENE". chicagotribune.com.
  13. ^ "Public Papers - George Bush Library and Museum". bush41library.tamu.edu.
  14. ^ "News Briefs". scoutingmagazine.org.
  15. ^ "Farewell to Gary Butler, BSA's Deputy Chief Scout Executive and Chief Operating Officer". Scouting Wire. December 9, 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Regional Scout Executives of the Boy Scouts of America 1920-1968" (PDF).
  17. ^ "Charles M. Heistand Obituary".
  18. ^ "The Wonderful World of Scouting - Start of Construction at the New York World's Fair 1964-1965" (PDF). November 12, 1963.
  19. ^ "National Board Meeting Minutes". September 7, 1968. Archived from the original on August 18, 2004. Alpha Phi Omega
  20. ^ "Outstanding Alumni David Ross- Class of 1967". Retrieved April 12, 2009.
  21. ^ "39 Arrowmen Honored with the Distinguished Service Award". Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  22. ^ "Dave Ross OA Distinguished Service Award". oa-bsa.org. Archived from the original on November 5, 2006.
  23. ^ "Dave Ross biography". Mic-O-Say.
  24. ^ "NOAC Distinguished Service Award Announcement" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
  25. ^ "Chief Scout Executive". Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  26. ^ "Assistant Chief Scout Executive - Chief Financial Officer". Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  27. ^ "Assistant Chief Scout Executive - Chief Operating Officer". Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  28. ^ Sterrett, Patrick (September 19, 2017). "Asst. Chief Scout Executive". scoutingwire.org. Boy Scouts of America.
  29. ^ "Patrick Sterrett Selected EVP, Assistant Chief Scout Executive - High Adventure Bases and General Manager of Summit Bechtel Reserve". Scouting Wire. June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  30. ^ Lambert, Al (September 19, 2017). "Asst. Chief Scout Executive". scoutingwire.org. Boy Scouts of America.
  31. ^ Mosby, John (March 29, 2019). "Asst. Chief Scout Executive". www.scoutingwire.org. Boy Scouts of America.
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