Adult Leadership

Troop 85 is a “Youth Lead” troop. Our youth leaders are elected by the scouts. The Scoutmaster and all the other adult leaders are in place to ensure a safe environment, provide guidance and assistance to the youth who are learning leadership skills.

The Troop, just like any other well-run organization, must have a clear understanding of the hierarchy and roles needed to effectively run Troop 85’s scouting program. The image of the troop organization chart, depicts all the possible positions in the troop.

Troop 85 is very fortunate to have a group of adult leaders with a long scouting history and dedicated to seeing our young scouts succeed, developing each scout’s own leadership skills and helping to grow the scouts into individuals of strong moral character.

Below are all the individual adult leadership positions within the troop, describing how they contribute to the growth and betterment of the youth program.

Troop Committee

The Troop Committee work more “behind-the-scenes” to support the logistics required by the Troop. Committee members are welcome to attend monthly outings and events, but are not required to do so.

Scoutmaster Corps

The scoutmaster corps work directly with the scouts, attending outings and helping to provide a safe and positive scouting program. The scoutmasters are part of their own “adult” patrol within the troop to further guide and model the patrol method to the scouts.

Committe Chair - Mike Carleton

The troop committee chair is voted in by the adult leaders to see that all committee functions are carried out. The troop committee chair serves as the point-person for all the “behind-the-scenes” logistics of the troop.

Key Duties Include:

Organize the Troop Committee to see that all functions are delegated, coordinated, and completed.
Maintain a close relationship with the Scoutmaster.
Interpret national and local council policies to the Troop, along with the Scoutmaster
Arrange for charter review and recharter the troop annually.

Scoutmaster - Drew Lovasi

The Scoutmaster works closely with the Senior Patrol Leader and the scouts to help them create the program for the troop. The Scoutmaster’s goal is to train youth leaders to run the troop by providing direction, coaching, and support. The Scoutmaster relies on the rest of the Scoutmaster Corps to help provide a robust scouting experience (advanced camping, watersports, high-adventure, etc.), striving to uphold the scouting promise to every scout.

Troop Secretary - Mike Quaglio

The Troop Secretary is the “gate-keeper” for all the troops documentation and paperwork, ensuring that it is complete, organized and usable.

Key Duties Include:

Work with the Troop’s Committee to record and follow-up on action-items discussed at committee meetings.
Work with the Troop’s Liberian and Historian to organize and file paperwork and literature.
Work with the Membership Coordinator to gather and organize all youth and adult medical forms and registration paperwork.

Assistant Scoutmasters

Assistant Scoutmasters are adult leaders (age 18 or over & have been trained) who assist the Scoutmaster in delivering the troop’s program. Assistant Scoutmasters may be specialized in one or more program areas for the Troop.

Key Duties Include:

Attend campouts, events and activities, providing guidance to scouts.
Work with the scoutmaster to ensure the scouts have a safe outdoor experience.
Enjoy watching the youth grow into responsible young adults!!

Troop Treasurer - James Cunningham

The Troop Treasurer handles all unit funds and accounts and reports the financial health of the troop at each committee meeting.

Key Duties Include:

Maintains the Troop’s bank account, keeping track of payments, purchases and balances.
Makes payments as needed via the troop checking account or Venmo account.
Tracks the Troop’s council unit account and the current balance.
Keeps the scout accounts up-to-date, updating families of outstanding balances.

Adult Quartermaster

The Adult Quartermaster (Equipment Manager) works with the Youth Quartermaster and help inventory, store and maintain the Troop’s equipment. The Quartermaster works with the Troop Treasurer and makes equipment purchase recommendations to the committee to support the Troop’s scouting program.

Advancement Coordinator - Leah Del Guercio

The Advancement Coordinator ensures that scout advancement and awards are tracked and recognized.

Key Duties Include:

Work with the Committee Chair to schedule boards of reviews (BOR’s) and submit advancement reports to council
Work with the Troop Guide, helping to promote and track scout advancement (keeping scout handbooks and Scoutbook in sync).
Work with the Scoutmaster to provide all the necessary logistics for the troop’s bi-annual courts of honors (COHs).

Eagle Coach - Tom Glowatski

The Eagle Project Coach regularly advise Life Scouts on their Eagle service projects. The role of an Eagle Project Coach is not to create requirements or dictate the scope of the project, but to provide guidance to a scout throughout their Eagle Project’s planning and execution process.

Committee Members

The troop committee may comprise of any number of additional roles to help aid the troop with meeting its goals in providing a quality program for its youth. Your willingness to volunteer time is GREATLY appreciated!!

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