Northeastern Pennsylvania Council
Executive Board Members
Council President – Gerald Ephault
Council Vice-President – Thomas Cummings, Jr., Esq.
- 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 – Stewart Thomas
- 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Assumes other responsibilities as assigned by the president
- Training - Ed Allen
Vice-President Financial Development – Joseph Niemiec
- 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
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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.
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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 Development – Bruce Spencer
- 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
- Oversees the Endowment and Investment functions of the Council. Gives leadership to the marketing and media relations of the Council and works closely with the United Ways.
Council Treasurer – James Lackenmeir
Assistant Treasurer – Eric Esoda
- 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.
Immediate Past President
Vice-President Strategic Planning – 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.
