National Executive Board of Scouting America

The National Executive Board is the governing body of Scouting America. The role of the board is outlined in the organization’s congressional charter. There are currently 45 board members.^[1]

National Executive Board
Owner	Scouting America
Created	November 28, 1911
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The board is led by the National Chair, an elected volunteer. Organization bylaws permit between 40 and 48 members which includes regular elected members, regional presidents, and up to five appointed youth members. The Chief Scout Executive is the board secretary and non-voting member. The National Executive Board has a number of standing committees that correspond to the professional staff of the National Council.

Establishment in statute

The statute authorizing the federal charter^[2] (36 USC 309) to the BSA provides that "An executive board composed of citizens of the United States is the governing body of the corporation. The number, qualifications, and term of office of members of the board are as provided in the bylaws. A vacancy on the board shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the board."^[2] The executive board is also required to hold annual meetings and to submit annual reports to the US Congress.

Membership

Bylaws provide that membership will include:^[3]

• Up to 64 regular members, elected annually at annual National Council meetings.
• Regional presidents; currently there are four BSA regions: —Western, Central, Southern and Northeast.
• 5 ex officio voting members: The chairman of the Advisory Council, the President of the National Eagle Scout Association, the Chairman of the Order of the Arrow Committee, a designated representative of the Board of the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation, and the Chairman of Learning for Life, the immediate past chair
• Up to 5 youth members, appointed by the National Chair

Current and former members

Source:^[4]

Current notable members of the National Executive Board include former Ernst & Young CEO James Turley, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, and former Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson.^[5]

Former members of the NEB include former presidential nominee Mitt Romney^{[citation needed]} and late LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson.^[6]

2019 National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America
Tanya Acker Glenn Adams David Alexander Lisa Argyros Jeanne Donlevy Arnold Bray B. Barnes Scott W. Beckett David Biegler B Howard Bulloch Dan Cabela Ray T Capp Hannah Carter Dennis H Chookaszian Scott Christensen David M Clark Keith A. Clark D Kent Clayburn (International Commissioner) Ronald O Coleman Wesley Coleman Philip M. Condit Joe Crafton William F. "Rick" Cronk	Gary Crum John C. Cushman III Charles W. Dahlquist II Devang Desai Douglas H. Dittrick John R. Donnell Jr. Terrence P. Dunn (VP) L. B. Eckelkamp Jr. Jack D. Furst (VP) Robert Gates E. Gordon Gee John Gottschalk Jennifer Hancock J. Brett Harvey Aubrey B. Harwell Jr. Michael G. Hoffman Janice Bryant Howroyd Raymond E. Johns Joy Jones Nevada A. Kent IV	Ron Kirk Lyle R. Knight (VP) Fred Markham Francis R. McAllister Drayton McLane Jr. (VP) C David Moody Ellie Morrison (National Commissioner) José F. Niño Arthur F. Oppenheimer Stephen W. Owen Dan Ownby (National President) R Doyle Parrish Matthew Parsons Tico A. Perez Wayne M. Perry Pamela Petterchak Jeanette H. Prenger Frank Ramirez Steve Rendle Robert H. Reynolds Roy S. Roberts James D. Rogers	Nathan O. Rosenberg (VP) William Rosner David Rumbarger Jim Ryffel Alison K Schuler Michael E. Sears Wesley J. Smith W. Scott Sorrels William W. Stark Jr Randall L. Stephenson (VP) David L. Steward Thear Suzuki Bradley D. Tilden Rex W. Tillerson Frank D. Tsuru James S. Turley Steven E. Weekes James S. Wilson Amanda Covington Bradley E. Haddock Douglas B Mitchell Anthony Peluso Charles H. Smith Dominic Wolters Thomas R. Yarboro (Regional President)

Executive committee

Per the by-laws, the executive committee is:

• the chair, currently Jim Turley
• the immediate past chair, currently Randall Stephenson
• the executive vice-president and the vice-presidents.
• the regional presidents, Brian Williams (Central), Wesley J. Smith (Western), Eric Schultz (North-East), Thomas R. Yarboro (Southern)
• the International Commissioner, Jim Turley
• the National Commissioner, Scott Sorrels
• the treasurer, Joseph P. Landy
• the assistant treasurers, R. Thomas Buffenbarger
• the chairman of the Advisory Council, R. Michael Daniel
• the Chief Scout Executive, Roger Mosby

Annual meetings

The board is required to hold annual meetings. The annual meeting is held at a different location every May. These meetings include the election of the new National Executive Board, and when applicable installation of new National Chair, National Commissioner, and Chief Scout Executive.

During this meeting, the National Council presents all National and Regional level awards, including the Silver Buffalo, and Silver Antelope.

List of Annual Meetings (also abbreviated as NAM (National Annual Meetings))

Anniversary	Year	City	State
Organizing	1910	Washington	DC
1	1911	Washington	DC
2	1912	New York	NY
3	1913
4	1914	Washington	DC
5	1915
6	1916
7	1917
8	1918
9	1919
10	1920
11	1921
12	1922	Chicago	IL
13	1923
14	1924	St. Louis	MO
15	1925	New York	NY
16	1926	Washington	DC
17	1927	New York	NY
18	1928	San Francisco	CA
19	1929
20	1930	Salt Lake City	UT
21	1931	Memphis	TN
22	1932
23	1933	Kansas City	MO
24	1934	Buffalo	NY
25	1935
26	1936	Atlantic City	NJ
27	1937
28	1938	Cleveland	OH
29	1939	New York	NY
30	1940
31	1941	Washington	DC
32	1942	Minneapolis-St. Paul	MN
33	1943	New York	NY
34	1944
35	1945
36	1946
37	1947	New York	NY
38	1948	Seattle	WA
39	1949	Boston	MA
40	1950	Philadelphia	PA
41	1951	Chicago	IL
42	1952	New York	NY
43	1953	Los Angeles	CA
44	1954	Washington	DC
45	1955	St. Louis	MO
46	1956	Cincinnati	OH
47	1957	Philadelphia	PA
48	1958	Chicago	IL
49	1959	San Francisco	CA
50	1960	Washington	DC
51	1961	Detroit	MI
52	1962	Portland	OR
53	1963	New York	NY
54	1964	Cleveland	OH
55	1965	Bal Harbour	FL
56	1966	Dallas	TX
57	1967	Pittsburgh	PA
58	1968	Chicago	IL
59	1969	Boston	MA
60	1970	Denver	CO
61	1971	Atlanta	GA
62	1972	Los Angeles	CA
63	1973	Minneapolis	MN
64	1974	Honolulu	HI
65	1975	- none
66	1976	New York	NY
67	1977	- none
68	1978	Phoenix	AZ
69	1979	- none
70	1980	New Orleans	LA
71	1981	- none
72	1982	Atlanta	GA
73	1983	- none
74	1984	Salt Lake City	UT
75	1985	- none
76	1986	Louisville	KY
77	1987	- none
78	1988	San Diego	CA
79	1989	- none
80	1990	Baltimore	MD
81	1991	- none
82	1992	Cincinnati	OH
83	1993	St. Louis	MO
84	1994	Nashville	TN
85	1995	Chicago	IL
86	1996	Honolulu	HI
87	1997	Orlando	FL
88	1998	San Antonio	TX
89	1999	San Diego	CA
90	2000	Nashville	TN
91	2001	Boston	MA
92	2002	New Orleans	LA
93	2003	Philadelphia	PA
94	2004	Chicago	IL
95	2005	Grapevine	TX
96	2006	Washington	DC
97	2007	Atlanta	GA
98	2008	San Diego	CA
99	2009	Orlando	FL
100	2010	Dallas	TX
101	2011	San Diego	CA
102	2012	Orlando	FL
103	2013	Grapevine	TX
104	2014	Nashville	TN
105	2015	Atlanta	GA
106	2016	San Diego	CA
107	2017	Orlando	FL
108	2018	Dallas	TX
109	2019	Denver	CO
110	2020	Virtual COVID
111	2021	Virtual COVID
112	2022	Virtual – Postponed due to Bankruptcy
113	2023	Atlanta	GA