On
this, the coldest, snowiest, nastiest day of the year (so far), Council
President Steve
Mason shook hands with Jeff Woolsey, Scout Executive of the Aloha
Council, Honolulu, Hawaii, to welcome Jeff as the Last Frontier
Council's new Scout Executive.
I
had the privilege of serving on the selection committee with other
Scouting and community
leaders, and I can tell you without hesitation that we had an
outstanding group of finalists to interview today. Jeff Woolsey is, by
every measure, an outstanding Scouting professional.
Jeff
grew up in Portland, Texas (near Corpus Christi). He is an Eagle
Scout, the son of
a Scoutmaster, Wood Badge trained and a Vigil member of the Order of
the Arrow. Jeff and his wife, Metechia, have three children, two boys
and a girl.
Jeff
started his Scouting career as a District Executive in Houston 24 years
ago. Following
his service as a DE, he has served as a Senior District Executive
(Houston), Field Director and Camp Director (Houston), Director of
Field Service (Columbus, Ohio), Director of Annual Giving (Houston),
Vice President of Development Service (Houston) and Scout
Executive (Honolulu). Jeff used to be a great (NCAA Division I) tennis
player, but he admits that now he can't run backward as fast as he once
could.
Jeff
has been successful in meeting every challenge he has addressed as a
professional Scouter.
He is eager to learn about our council, its volunteers, its
professional and support staff, its properties and its supporters, both
on the board and in the larger community. He fully appreciates the
importance of our role as Commissioners in unit service and
in seeing to it that every youth has the benefit of a quality Scouting
program. I can assure you that Jeff will waste no time getting up to
speed. His first day at the LFC will be Monday, March 1. At 7:00 the
very next morning, he will be presented to our
community of financial supporters at the Annual Character Counts
Breakfast.
I am delighted with the outcome of this selection process, and I am confident that you will
be, too.
Please pass the word.
Yours in Scouting,
Steve Friot
Council Commissioner
