Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Tyler Davis: Our first-ever youth board member



We recently announced that we were creating a position on the Council’s executive board that will be manned by a scout who is not the Order of the Arrow chief. We want the boys represented on the board, and who better than a scout – one of our “customers” - to offer insight on what we are doing or what we could be doing for our scouts?

We have our man -- Tyler Davis.

Tyler is a member of Troop 4027 in Caledonia who will be entering his junior year at Caledonia Mumford High School.

An Eagle Scout, he has an accomplished Scouting career.

In 2012, he was selected to become a member of the Order of the Arrow. In 2013 he was selected to be the Ceremonies Chairman of Ashokwahta 339 and earned Brotherhood membership. Later that year, he was asked by Section NE-3A Section Chief Kyle Piper to become the Council Vice-Chief of Native American Affairs where his duties included securing a Native American Dance team to dance at the 2014 and 2015 conclaves.

He has also completed the Northeast Region National Leadership Seminar. In 2014 he was elected as the Ashokwahta Lodge 2nd Vice Chief. In 2015, he planned the centennial conclave and was elected as the Vice Chief of Service. At the Conclave he ran for Section Vice Chief and got elected.

This August he will be attending NOAC 2015 at Michigan State University. In 2016, he intends on going to Philmont, in 2017, the National Scout Jamboree, and in 2018 Sea Base and Northern Tier. He hopes to be lucky enough to attend the 2019 the World Jamboree at the Summit. Tyler aspires to one day become a professional scouter to bring the same impact scouting had on his life to others.

Tyler's duties on our board will run from July 2015 to June 2016, when another youth -- be it a scout, venturer, or explorer -- will assume that role.

This is an excellent opportunity for Tyler --- it will give him experience on an executive board at relatively early age; it will look good on his college application and professional resume; and, most importantly, it will give him the chance to give back to an organization – the BSA -- that has hopefully contributed a great deal to who he is.

Likewise, it's an important opportunity for the board --- there's a lot we can learn from this young man and we're certain he has many great ideas to help advance our council and Scouting in our communities.