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Welcome to
the Commissioners Corner for the Saugahatchee District,
Chattahoochee Council. Commissioner service is an exciting
aspect of Scouting for adult Scouters where the expertise
and experiences gained from their own Scouting experiences
as well as their professional lives is used to assist the
Packs, Troops and Crews in their District.
I’m Gordon
Bugg, District Commissioner for the Saugahatchee District.
For any questions about Commissioner service or if
you’d like to volunteer, please feel free to e-mail me at:
gordon.bugg@akzonobel.com
What
is a Commissioner?
Commissioners at the District level have a number of
specialized areas, but the most important is the Unit
Commissioner. The Unit Commissioner is assigned to work with
units (usually three or four, and can be Packs, Troops,
Crews or any combination) as an advisor and mentor,
primarily to the adult leaders of the unit to insure that
the adult leaders can focus on providing the best possible
Scouting experience to the young men (and in the case of
Crews, young women) in their units.
Commissioners serve
as an “outside of the unit” resource and
sounding board for the units, helping units resolve
issues as well as sharing ideas and practices seen in other
units. The purpose of the Commissioner is to enable to unit
to achieve the goals of Scouting: Instill young men (and
women) with values that will help them build character,
train them in the responsibilities of participating
citizenship and develop personal fitness.
What does
it take to be a Commissioner?
Anyone who works well in diverse groups, is a good listener,
is able to see different points of view and has good verbal
and written communication skills. A willingness to serve is
key. Keep in mind, Commissioners are working primarily with
the volunteer adult leaders in the unit.
A Scouting background is not a requirement, although
it does help get up the learning curve.
Good Commissioners are in short supply, so if you
read this and would like more information, please feel free
to contact me at the e-mail listed above.
What
training is required?
To become a Unit Commissioner, the regular BSA Adult Leader
registration form is used and submitted to the District
Commissioner. Once the background check is completed, you
will receive your BSA Adult Registration card and member
number. Specific
training for Unit Commissioners includes:
“Youth Protection”, “This is Scouting”, and
“Commissioner Fast Start” – all of which are done on line
through the National training site at www.myscouting.org,
and “Commissioner Basic”, a 6 hour live contact course which
is scheduled locally.
More information can be seen at the Chattahoochee Council
website at:
www.chattahoochee-bsa.org
Saugahatchee District Units and Assigned Commissioners
(updated 30 Dec 2011)
Unit Commissioner e-mail
Pack 13
Pack 15 Gordon Bugg
gordon.bugg@akzonobel.com
Pack 29 Gordon Bugg
gordon.bugg@akzonobel.com
Pack 36
Pack 354
Pack 356 Dennis Whitaker
dennisrwhitaker@gmail.com
Pack 373 Dennis Whitaker
dennisrwhitaker@gmail.com
Pack 390
Pack 800 Karla Meadows
meadokd@auburn.edu
Pack 811 Amanda Hazi
amanda.l.hazi@gmail.com
Pack 822 Karla Meadows
meadokd@auburn.edu
Pack 858 Gordon Bugg
gordon.bugg@akzonobel.com
Troop 7
Troop11
Troop 15 Gordon Bugg
gordon.bugg@akzonobel.com
Troop 29 Gordon Bugg
gordon.bugg@akzonobel.com
Troop 218
Troop 354
Troop 356 Dennis Whitaker
dennisrwhitaker@gmail.com
Troop 371
Troop 373 Dennis Whitaker
dennisrwhitaker@gmail.com
Crew 634
Crew 15 Amanda Hazi
amanda.l.hazi@gmail.com
Crew 356
For information on contacting specific units and leaders,
please see the “District Units” tab.
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