"Chief Scout (The Scout Association) The Scout Association's Chief Scout is the head of its youth programmes. The role is now merely a nominal and titular ceremonial figurehead. The association's present Chief Scout is the British adventurer and TV presenter Bear Grylls. Robert Baden-Powell made himself Chief Scout of his own Scouting organization, The Boy Scouts Association. Following his death, the association appointed Chief Scouts ""of the British Empire"", then ""of the British Commonwealth and Empire"", then ""of the Commonwealth"" and, since 1972, ""of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories"". The association's first Chief Scout, Robert Baden-Powell made himself the"
"he stepped down in September 2008. Two others have held the role as of 2018. The Chief Scout, like all members of the National Management Committee (NMC), is elected by secret ballot at the annual National Council meeting, for a term of three years. The Chief Scout may be re-elected for one further term of three years. Should the post become vacant between relevant National Council meetings, an interim appointment can be made by the NMC. The key roles of the Chief Scout are: Martin Burbridge is a native of County Kildare and is a qualified accountant. He holds the"
"Chief Scout Executive The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In most similar non-profit organizations, this is equivalent to the position of national executive director or secretary general. The current Chief Scout Executive is Michael Surbaugh. Surbaugh took office on October 1, 2015 and succeeded Wayne Brock. This position should not be confused with the position of Chief Scout. Many National Scout associations still use this position; however, it is always for a volunteer position, not a paid one. In the BSA, only three people (Ernest Thompson Seton, James"
"Chief Scout (Scouting Ireland) The Chief Scout is the leader of Scouting Ireland. As Chairperson of the National Council and National Management Committee the Chief Scout is responsible for co-ordinating the activities of the Association with the help of the National Team for Policy Implementation and Co-ordination. The role is a volunteer one, normally elected every third year at National Council, and works with the CEO, the head of the professional staff function of the association. The first Chief Scout elected was Martin Burbridge, a former member of Scouting Ireland (CSI). His term was scheduled to end in 2010 but"
"company with the Board of Directors at the helm. The leader of the overall organization is the Chief Scout, who is its leading volunteer and public representative, chairs National Council and other bodies, and makes key awards. The Chief reports to the Board of Directors. The first Chief Scout elected was Martin Burbridge, the former National Treasurer of Scouting Ireland (CSI). He was re-elected at National Council in 2007 for a second term which was due to end in 2010. For personal reasons Burbridge announced his resignation in August 2008, and the NMC elected Michael John Shinnick, the then Chief"
"national executive board on each occasion that a new Chief Scout Executive was needed. Chief Scout Executive The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In most similar non-profit organizations, this is equivalent to the position of national executive director or secretary general. The current Chief Scout Executive is Michael Surbaugh. Surbaugh took office on October 1, 2015 and succeeded Wayne Brock. This position should not be confused with the position of Chief Scout. Many National Scout associations still use this position; however, it is always for a volunteer position,"
"and urban areas of South Africa. Scouts South Africa is subdivided into Regions, based on the Provinces of South Africa, namely Eastern Cape (divided into northern and southern regions), , Free State, Northern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and North West. Each Province is in turn divided into Districts, and each District consists of a number of Groups. The national head office is in Cape Town. The Chief Scout is the head of Scouts South Africa, and is therefore the leader of Scouting for all groups within South Africa. The current Chief Scout is Dr. Brendon Hausberger, having been inaugurated"
"coordinated through the Committee on Cooperation. The Patron Scout of Canada is Julie Payette, the current Governor General of Canada. From 1910 to 1946, the position of Chief Scout ""for"" Canada and, from 1946 to 2013, the position of Chief Scout ""of"" Canada were held by successive Governors General of Canada. On 19 April 2013, the Scouts Canada Board of Governors appointed Terry Grant as Chief Scout of Canada and the honorary title held by the Governor General was renamed to Patron Scout. The organization divides programs by participant age. The Beaver program is for participants from five to seven."
"and Kiernan Gildea, former Chief Commissioner (Youth Programme) and Interim Dublin Metropolitan Provincial Commissioner. Gildea withdrew from the race on 17 April, and a yes/no referendum on Farrell was lost. The NMC scheduled an Emergency National Council for September 2015 to elect a successor. International Commissioner and former North Eastern Provincial Commissioner, Christy McCann, was elected as Scouting Ireland's third Chief Scout in September 2015 for a term to end in 2018. Four candidates in total took part in the election. Seán Farrell was again nominated along with McCann and two former ordinary members of the National Management Committee Ollie"
"Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. The current Ketua Pengakap Negara of National Chief Scout is Tan Sri Dato' Seri Paduka Dr. Haji Shafie bin Haji Mohd Salleh and Ketua Pesuruhjaya Pengakap Negara or National Chief Scout Commissioner is Major General (R) Professor Dato' Dr. Haji Mohd Zin bin Bidin. In 1974, Datuk Syed Hashim bin Abdullah was awarded the ""Bronze Wolf"", the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. Other recipients include Tan Sri Kamarul Ariffin bin Mohd Yassin in 1983. The founding of Scouts movements"
"Kehoe and Pat O'Connor. Voting was by single transferable vote. McCann was elected unopposed for a second term in April 2018. The National Management Committee brought restructuring proposals to National Council in 2018. As part of these plans, each individual on the NMC agreed to resign as a director, effective 31 October, so as to allow for the election of a new 10 person Board of directors, to come into office on 1 November, and the Chief Scout would no longer be a director, pending approval from extraordinary National Councils in June and October. Among the responsibilities of the Chief"
"a crowd of over 3,000 Explorer Scouts. He is the tenth person to hold the position and the youngest Chief Scout since the role was created for Robert Baden-Powell in 1920. On 9 April 2015, The Scout Association announced that Grylls would continue as Chief Scout until 2018. Grylls wrote, ""I am so proud that the largest youth movement on the planet has asked me to continue in my role as UK Chief Scout."" On 5 June 2015, Grylls, in an interview with ""The Telegraph"", praised the challenge of being Britain's youngest Chief Scout, saying ""Scouting humbles me every day""."
"Highest organ in the Association is the National Scout Council. The Council is headed by the President of the Association. The current ""President"" is Commodore (Ret'd) Anthony Franklin, . The Executive Committee consists of the National Scout Commissioner, his deputies, Headquarters Commissioners, Executive Commissioner, the president and vice-presidents of the association and other persons elected by the National Scout Council. There are four Deputy National Scout Commissioners each responsible for a division of the Association-Adult Resources & Training, Development & Planning, Operations and Programme. There are also Headquarters Commissioners responsible for Communications; Expansion; Cub Scouts; Scouts; Venture Scouts; Sea Scouts."
"Commissioner for Adult Resources, as SI's second Chief Scout in September 2008. He was elected by National Council in March 2009, and again in 2012, for a term to end in 2015. Christy McCann was elected as SI's third Chief Scout in September 2015. McCann was elected unopposed for a second term in April 2018. A National Youth Forum is held each year with representatives from the Scout, Venture Scout and Rover Scout sections. Representatives debate motions relating to the running of the association and their own sections. Successful motions are carried forward to the relevant national bodies, including National"
"expresses his intention to resign from his position, effective from ""12.00 midnight on Sunday 28 September 2008"". Due to the resignation of Martin Burbridge the National Management Committee appointed Michael John Shinnick, the then Chief Commissioner for Adult Resources, as Scouting Ireland's second Chief Scout in September 2008. He was elected by National Council in March 2009 and re-elected in 2012 for a term to end in 2015. An election for Chief Scout was scheduled for National Council on 18 April. There were two candidates nominated, Seán Farrell, National Secretary and former Ordinary Member of the National Management Committee (NMC),"
"Member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists. Michael John Foster (Scouting) Michael John Foster (born 12 January 1952) is the current Grand Scoutmaster of the Order of World Scouts. He is an Anglican Parish Priest, and is currently the Rector of the Chase, a group of 10 Churches in Dorset, England. Began as a Wolf Cub in the Boy Scouts Association in 1960, and then a Boy Scout of the same Association in 1967, but left in 1971 owing to the sweeping changes ushering in the modern Scout Association. In 1977, whilst at Oxford reading Theology at St Stephen's House,"
"of related matters. Four senior figures in Scouting Ireland voluntarily stepped away temporarily from their roles in mid-April 2018, pending a barrister-led review of certain matters. Still standing aside as of November 2018, these are the Chief Scout, re-elected in early April 2018, two Chief Commissioners, and a member of National Management Committee. The Minister Children partially restored State funding in June 2018. Funding was again suspended when the Chief Scout was invited to chair an EGM called to reform governance structures, and again restored after the meeting voted in favour of proposed changes, and the entire Board stood down,"
"Michael John Foster (Scouting) Michael John Foster (born 12 January 1952) is the current Grand Scoutmaster of the Order of World Scouts. He is an Anglican Parish Priest, and is currently the Rector of the Chase, a group of 10 Churches in Dorset, England. Began as a Wolf Cub in the Boy Scouts Association in 1960, and then a Boy Scout of the same Association in 1967, but left in 1971 owing to the sweeping changes ushering in the modern Scout Association. In 1977, whilst at Oxford reading Theology at St Stephen's House, Oxford he re-founded the ""St Stephen's House"
"Scout role to become more focused on the promotion of scouting, leaving the managerial role to the UK Chief Commissioner. Bear Grylls was appointed Chief Scout at the same time Bulpitt was appointed UK Chief Commissioner. At the end of his term, Bulpitt was replaced in the role by Tim Kidd in August 2016. In March 2014, during Scouting Ireland's National Council in the Sliver Springs Hotel, Cork City, Ireland, Bulpitt was given the highest order given to a Scouter within Scouting Ireland, the Order of CúChulainn. Bulpitt was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in"
"Matt Hyde (CEO) Matt Hyde (born 22 February 1975) is a British charity worker, currently Chief Executive of The Scout Association, the UK’s largest coeducational youth movement. He was appointed in April 2013. Hyde oversaw the introduction of the Association’s Strategic Plan 2014-18, Scouting for All, which places emphasis on inclusion, growth, youth leadership and community impact. Hyde is a former Chief Executive of the National Union of Students (NUS). Prior to that he was General Manager of Goldsmiths College Students' Union, Deputy General Manager of King's College London Students' Union and President of the University of London Union. Hyde"
"Chief Scout A Chief Scout is the principal or head scout for an organization such as the military, colonial administration or expedition or a talent scout in performing, entertainment or creative arts, particularly sport. In sport, a Chief Scout can be the principal talent scout seeking new players or a tactical scout. A Chief Scout or Chief of Scouts was a person in charge of intelligence, reconnaissance, and scouting in the English Navy, armies or in expeditions, colonies or frontiers such as in the Americas and southern Africa. The title dates from at least the English Civil War.. Some organisations"
"Australia is Sir Peter Cosgrove, the Governor-General of Australia. The Chief Scout of each state branch had usually been the Governor of the state. In 2015, the actor Shane Jacobson was appointed as the Chief Scout of the Victorian branch. In 1942, Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, the Governor of Queensland, resigned as The Boy Scouts Association's Chief Scout of Queensland due to the failure of the Queensland Branch to respond to his call for reforms to its centralisation effort that led to the severance of the Mount Morgan Blue Boy Scouts. Youth training in Scouts Australia is divided into several"
"the satisfactory resolution will most likely be his abiding legacy as Chief. Difficulties with funding for camp sites, the neglect of camping as a whole, and a drop in adult membership have been cited by members as key issues during his first term. He was re-elected unopposed in June 2007 and was expected to serve a second and final term of 3 years until 2010. However, Mr. Burbridge announced his decision to resign from the position of Chief Scout in a letter to the National Management Committee of Scouting Ireland dated 12 August 2008. In the letter the Chief Scout"
"regardless of ethnic origin, religion or mother language. The President of the Republic of Singapore is the Chief Scout. The Chief Scout holds the highest authority in the SSA and grants warrants and awards to uniformed adult leaders and commissioners who are recommended by the Association Headquarters. The Chief Scout also awards deserving and outstanding youth members who have attained the Standards of the Highest Award — the President's Scout Award. The Association Headquarters is led by the Scout Council, which comprises both the uniformed and lay officials who assist the Chief Scout in his functions. The Scout Council is"
"Tim Kidd Tim Kidd is the UK Chief Commissioner for The Scout Association. As the Chief Commissioner he is the top administrative volunteer of The Scout Association. The UK Chief Commissioner acts as the association's Deputy Chief Scout and appoints a team of chief commissioners and UK Commissioners who are responsible for programmes in their respective fields. Tim Kidd works in information technology. He is an Executive Director in a not-for-profit company called JISC who’s vision is for the UK to be the most digitally-advanced higher education, further education and research nation in the world. Tim is responsible for bringing"
"of one or more states). Each region also has 2 or 3 associate regional directors and a small support staff. The National Council is staffed by professionals and support staff working under the direction of the Chief Scout Executive, the majority of whom have worked in local councils... The Chief Scout Executive is selected by a special committee of the National Executive Board, usually from candidates who have worked in multiple council Scout executive positions and one or more senior national leadership roles. The Chief Scout Executive is the BSA chief executive officer responsible for all day-to-day operations of the"
"1973. Community service is a major part of Jamaican Scouting. There are camps held for disadvantaged youngsters, literacy campaigns, cleanups, tree planting and relief work during natural disasters. The Governor General of Jamaica, Sir Patrick Allen is now the Chief Scout of Jamaica. Sir Patrick was invested by the Scout Association of Jamaica at a ceremony at King's House on September 4, 2009. Mr. Carlton Thompson is the International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica. The Boy Scout Association of Jamaica had three Island Commissioners: While Mr. Fitz-Ritson was in office the title ""Island Commissioner"" was changed to ""Chief"
"Wayne Bulpitt Wayne Bulpitt, CBE (born June 1961) was the UK Chief Commissioner for The Scout Association from 2009 until 2016. Wayne Bulpitt was born in June 1961 and has lived in Guernsey since 1983. In 1988 he married his wife Julie, with whom he has two children. Bulpitt founded a financial service consulting company, Active Group, in 2001. He is involved with a number of other companies that deal with financial services and investments. In 2009 Bulpitt became the first UK Chief Commissioner of The Scout Association. This was a new role in Scouting after altering the original Chief"
"Patrick G. Forrester Patrick Graham Forrester (born March 31, 1957) is a retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. At the time of his retirement from the U.S. Army, Forrester had achieved the rank of colonel. He is married and has two children. Forrester has flown on three Space Shuttle missions, STS-105, STS-117 and STS-128. He is the current Chief of the Astronaut Office, having assumed the role from Chris Cassidy in June 2017. Born March 31, 1957, in El Paso, Texas, he is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Forrester is married to the"
"Scout are the presentation of Chief Scout's Awards to Scouts and the investiture of Scouters into the Order of CúChulainn. Under ONE Programme, the Chief Scout will share presentation of the Chief Scout Award for Rover Scouts with the President of Ireland, as the award is linked to Gaisce – The President's Award. Chief Scout (Scouting Ireland) The Chief Scout is the leader of Scouting Ireland. As Chairperson of the National Council and National Management Committee the Chief Scout is responsible for co-ordinating the activities of the Association with the help of the National Team for Policy Implementation and Co-ordination."
"Scout units, but through the selling of each individual World Membership Badge. The Chief Scout of Hong Kong (香港童軍總領袖) is the head of the Scout Association of Hong Kong. From 1914 to 1997 the function was held by the Governor of Hong Kong, and from 1997 onward by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. The Chief Scout is responsible for appointing the Hong Kong Chief Commissioner. The chief commissioner (香港總監), usually abbreviated as CC, is the administrative head of the Scout Association of Hong Kong. The function was formerly known as Colony Commissioner. The first commissioner, Alexander Anderson McHardy, was"
"to young people through the Scout Movement. Tim Kidd Tim Kidd is the UK Chief Commissioner for The Scout Association. As the Chief Commissioner he is the top administrative volunteer of The Scout Association. The UK Chief Commissioner acts as the association's Deputy Chief Scout and appoints a team of chief commissioners and UK Commissioners who are responsible for programmes in their respective fields. Tim Kidd works in information technology. He is an Executive Director in a not-for-profit company called JISC who’s vision is for the UK to be the most digitally-advanced higher education, further education and research nation in"
"appointed 1 May 1914 when the Hong Kong Branch was formally registered with the Scout Association. The Chief Commissioner from 1997 to 2004 was Hui Chiu-yin, from 2004 to 2007 was Pau Shiu Hung, and from 2007 to 2011 was Chan Kit Chu. The current Chief Commissioner is Cheung Chi Sun. The president of the association is Geoffrey Ma. In 1951, the Hong Kong branch of the Scout Association was divided into Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories districts. Later the former two were each subdivided into two separate districts, resulting in a total of five districts. In 1958, these"