Northeastern Pennsylvania Council Executive Board

Northeastern Pennsylvania Council Executive Board

Northeastern Pennsylvania Council
Executive Board Members

Council President – Thomas Cummings, Jr. Esq.
Council Vice-President – Richard Beasley

• Supervises the council and its officers.
• Assures that chartered duties and obligations, both national and local, are met.
• Presides at meetings of the council, Executive Board, and Executive Committee and operations meetings.
• Is ex-officio member of all committees.
• Appoints chairmen of council operating committees, with the approval of the board.
• Serves as a National Council Representative for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council.

Commissioner – John Croom, III

• Attends Executive Board meetings and reports to the board in field of responsibility.
• Attends Executive Committee meetings and lends expertise to the decision-making process.
• Presides at the council commissioner staff meetings.
• Helps train district commissioners.
• Communicates with district commissioners by telephone, letters, personal conference and on-the-job coaching.
• Plans and conducts an annual commissioner’s conference.
• Reviews reports with district commissioners on extent and quality of service to all units.
• Coordinates and is responsible for:
  • Rechartering of all Scouting units.
  • Helps set and achieve goals so the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council advances on the Journey to Excellence.

Scout Executive – Marcel Cinquina

• Attends Executive Board meetings and reports to the board on the condition of the council.
• Attends executive committee meetings and reports to the executive committee on the condition of the council.
• Is Chief Executive Officer of the corporation and has the general direction of the administrative work of the corporation, subject to the authority and direction of the Executive Board.
• Secretary to the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, the executive board, the executive committee, and all other committees of the executive and district committees, and is a member ex-officio of all committees of the executive board without vote except where otherwise provided.
• Executes on behalf of the corporation all documents, deeds, and notes duly authorized to be executed.
• Employs, with executive board permission, all other paid employees of the council and supervises their actions.

Vice-President Administration – Warren Schloesser

• Attends Executive Board meetings and reports to the board in field of responsibility.
• Attends Executive Committee meetings and lends expertise to the decision-making process.
• Performs the following functions as needed:
  • Bylaws
  • Council Insurance
  • Risk Management
  • Service Center Operations
  • Employee Benefits
  • Technology
  • Audit
• Assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the president.

Vice-President Program – John Monnier

• Attends board meetings and reports to the board in field of responsibility.
• Attends Executive Committee meetings and lends expertise to the decision-making process.
• Develops annual program plans for the council through the following committees:
  • Advancement – Larry Morton
  • Activities
  • Camping & Properties - Bryan Fisk
  • Order of the Arrow Lodge Advisor – John Croom, Jr.
  • Civic Service
• Helps set and achieve goals so the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council advances on the Journey to Excellence
• Assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the president
  • Training - Ed Allen

Immediate Past President and
Vice-President Financial Development – Gerald Ephault

• Attends executive board meetings and reports to the board in field of responsibility
• Attends Executive Committee meetings and lends expertise to the decision-making process
• Develops annual program plans for the council through the following committees:
  • Board Friends of Scouting
  • Popcorn Sale – Cindy Johnson
  • Invest in Youth Golf Tournament/Clay Shoot – Mike LaPolla
  • Whitney Young, Jr. Breakfast – Dana Healey
  • Distinguished Eminent Eagle Scout dinner – Mike LaPolla
  • Distinguished Citizens Award Dinner – Greg Collins/Dan Santaniello
  • Grants from Foundations & Trusts -
• Helps devise fundraising plans and methods and gives guidance to the goal setting and budget building process.

Vice-President Membership – Nicholas Mattise, Esq.

• Attends Executive Board meetings and reports to the board in field of responsibility.
• Attends Executive Committee meetings and lends expertise to the decision-making process.
• Gives leadership and support to ScoutReach Chair helping ensure that Scouting's reach is to those youth in under privileged homes and neighborhoods.
• Helps set and achieve goals so the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council advances on the Journey to Excellence.
• Gives leadership to the selection and training of membership chairs, fall school night for scouting chairs, and other membership campaign chairs.
• Establishes plans to build stronger relationships with Scouting’s chartered partners through relationship committee chairs.
  • Catholic Committee - Margaret Dillenburg
  • LDS Committee - John Bartron
  • Protestant Committee - Mary Chappell

Vice-President Strategic Planning and Operations – Bryan Fisk

• Attends Executive Board meetings and reports to the board in field of responsibility.
• Attends Executive Committee meetings and lends expertise to the decision-making process.
• Gives leadership to the nominating committee process.
• May assume other projects or responsibilities as requested.
• Takes on responsibility of the Council President in his absence.

Council Treasurer – James Lackenmeir

• Attends Executive Board meetings and reports to the board in field of responsibility.
• Attends Executive Committee meetings and lends expertise to the decision-making process.
• Prepares an annual budget for board approval.
• Maintains relations with area United Ways and meets annually with them to review proposed budgets.
• In cooperation with the Executive Committee, approves expenditures of funds.
• Ensures that standard accounting procedures are used in the council.
• Presents annually to the board a certified audit, with the assistance of the audit committee.

Legal Counsel – Justin Sulla, Esq.