Contact Us Bay Area Council #574 3020 53rd Street Galveston, TX 77551 P: 409-744-5206 F: 409-744-7850 Council Service Center & Scout Shop hours: Monday thru Friday ~ 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. About Us One of the most important documents in the history of Brazoria and Galveston Counties is preserved not in a museum or a library but in the Galveston Island headquarters of the Bay Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. Dated March 28, 1919, the document is a report from the Galveston Rotary Club to its officers and members with a recommendation to form a Boy Scout movement in Galveston. The three-page document still survives to this day and is now commonly referred to as the Bay Area Council Charter. As early as 1920, the Daily News, the oldest newspaper in Texas, carried a regular column called "The Scout Roundup." On August 14, 1962, Mrs. Mary Moody Northen donated a check for $100,000 to the council to build a new headquarters (where we are still housed today.) She made the donation in honor of her late husband, Edwin C. Northen, a longtime Scouter who was active in the council. Today, the council serves more than 8,000 youth through the leadership of more than 2,000 adult volunteers. 2024 Executive Committee Cory Moss – President James Ware – VP Development & Immediate Past President Derick Meadows – Council Commissioner Myles Shelton – Treasurer Walt Wundrow – VP Administration Mike Henderson – VP Membership/Relationships Roger Boyer – VP Program Art Orscheln – VP Properties Charlie Tinsley – Scout Executive/CEO & Secretary 2024 Executive Board Kim Barker Terri Burchfield James “Chezo” Cesarini Brent Cockerham Joe Dervay Mark Fridye Jim Galbraith Charles Mouton Fred Raschke Scott Livingston Rene Julien 2023 Honorary Board Charles Doyle Ed Mabry William Otte Jr. Frank Resch Dr. Robert Schwebel | Scout Executive - TBD Scouting debut: BAC debut: Hometown: Coolest Desk Item: Favorite Movie: Favorite TV Show: Favorite Band: Favorite Scouting Moment: About Me: Email: Phone: Field Director - Kelly Meacham Scouting debut: August 15, 2006 BAC debut: 2018 Hometown: Marietta, GA Coolest Desk Item: Actual desktop that you can see. Favorite Movie: The Natural. Favorite TV Show: Sense 8 Favorite Band: The Stone Roses (currently). Favorite Scouting Moment: My son’s Eagle Court of Honor. About Me: Eagle Scout. Work hard, play hard. Email: kelly.meacham@scouting.org Phone: 706 766-4755 Accountant - Diandra "Dee" Ongso BAC debut: 2007 Hometown: Indonesia College: Bina Nusantara University Coolest Desk Item: My kid’s art work, radio and family pictures. Favorite Movie: Star Wars, Marvel Movies, and James Bond movies. Favorite TV Show: The Crown and Sherlock Homes. Favorite Band: U2, Imagine Dragon & The Chainsmokers. Favorite Scouting Moment: When I joined BAC and my son joined Scouting. About Me: Love my family, photography, traveling, yoga and biking. Email: diandra.ongso@scouting.org Phone: 409-744-5206 ext. 2803 Office Assistant - Amanda Ferrovecchio BAC debut: 2023 Hometown: Pasadena, TX College: San Jac Central Coolest Desk Item: Photos of my son and dad. Favorite Movie: Bringing Up Baby Favorite TV Show: "Fallout" Favorite Band: New Found Glory and Panic! At the Disco... but my favorite artist is Michael Jackson Favorite Scouting Moment: All of them! About Me: I love going camping with my family and sleeping. I don't get to do much of the latter anymore, but I still love it. Email: amanda.ferrovecchio@scouting.org Phone: 409-744-5206 ext. 2801 Registrar- Sonya Harvey BAC debut: 2013 Hometown: Galveston College: UTSA Coolest Desk Item: Order of the Arrow kazoo. Favorite Movie: Cool Hand Luke. Favorite TV Show: War Documentaries & anything with Bear Grylls. Favorite Band: Luke the Drifter. Favorite Scouting Moment: Earning Wood Badge. Getting postcards from Scouts. About Me: Love family, pen pals, finding lost graves, road trips, campfires, and playing guitar around campfires. Email: sonya.harvey@scouting.org Phone: office 409-744-5206 ext. 2804 Camp Ranger - DK Hopwood BAC debut: 2018 Hometown: Brazoria College: Brazosport College Coolest Desk Item: If I had a desk it would be something cool. Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump. Favorite TV Show: Chicago Fire. Favorite Band: 3 Doors Down. Favorite Scouting Moment: Philmont. About Me: I'm an Eagle Scout. I come from a Scouting family. I love making people laugh. Come out to camp to learn more. Email: donald.hopwood@scouting.org Phone: 979-248-4330 |