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Philmont Ambassador Organizational Structure PHILMONT AMBASSADOR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PTC CONFERENCES COMMITTEE Bob Sirhal, Chair NATIONAL AMBASSADOR COORDINATOR Jim Ellis AMBASSADOR NEWSLETTER EDITOR Tom Baltutis REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL REGIONAL AMBASSADOR AMBASSADOR AMBASSADOR AMBASSADOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR WESTERN REGION CENTRAL REGION NORTHEAST REGION SOUTHERN REGION Dennis Kampa Rob Welander Dave Lyons GW Bell See Page 2 See Page 3 See Page 4 See Page 5 REV: FINAL (12-11-17) PAGE 1 REGIONAL AMBASSADOR COORDINATOR WESTERN REGION Dennis Kampa Alameda Council Long Beach Area Council Trapper Trails Council Aloha Council Longs Peak Council Utah National Parks Council Black Hills Area Council Los Padres Council Ventura County Council Blue Mountain Council Marin Council Verdugo Hills Council California Inland Empire Council Maui County Council Western Colorado Council Cascade Pacific Council Midnight Sun Council Western Los Angeles County Council Catalina Council Montana Council Yucca Council Chief Seattle Council Mount Baker Council Conquistador Council Mount Diablo Silverado Council Crater Lake Council Nevada Area Council Denver Area Council Orange County Council Far East Council Ore-Ida Council Golden Empire Council Oregon Trail Council Grand Canyon Council Pacific Harbors Council Grand Columbia Council Pacific Skyline Council Grand Teton Council Piedmont (CA) Council Great Alaska Council Pikes Peak Council Great Salt Lake Council Redwood Empire Council Great Southwest Council Rocky Mountain Council Greater Los Angeles Area Council San Diego-Imperial Council Greater Wyoming Council San Francisco Bay Area Council Greater Yosemite Council Sequoia Council Inland Northwest Council Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council Las Vegas Area Council Snake River Council Southern Sierra Council PAGE 2 REGIONAL AMBASSADOR COORDINATOR CENTRAL REGION Rob Welander Abraham Lincoln Council Hoosier Trails Council Samoset Council Allohak Council Illowa Council Santa Fe Trail Council Anthony Wayne Area Council Jayhawk Area Council Simon Kenton Council Bay Lakes Council La Salle Council Sioux Council Black Swamp Area Council Lewis & Clark Council Southern Shores FSC Council Blackhawk Area Council Lincoln Trails Council Tecumseh Council Buckeye Council Miami Valley Council Three Fires Council Buckskin Council Mid-America Council Three Harbors Council Buffalo Trace Council Mid-Iowa Council Twin Valley Council Central Minnesota Council Mississippi Valley Council Voyageurs Area Council Chippewa Valley Council Mountaineer Area Council W.D. Boyce Council Cornhusker Council Muskingum Valley Council Water and Woods FSC Council Coronado Area Council Northeast Illinois Council Winnebago Council Crossroads of America Council Northeast Iowa Council Dan Beard Council Northern Lights Council Erie Shores Council Northern Star Council Gamehaven Council Ohio River Valley Council Gateway Area Council Overland Trails Council Glacier’s Edge Council Ozark Trails Council Great Lakes FSC Council Pathway to Adventure Council Great Rivers Council Pony Express Council Great Trail Council Potawatomi Area Council Greater Cleveland Council Prairielands Council Greater St. Louis Area Council President Gerald R. Ford FSC Council Hawkeye Area Council Quivira Council Heart of America Council Rainbow Council Heart of Ohio Council Sagamore Council PAGE 3 REGIONAL AMBASSADOR COORDINATOR NORTHEAST REGION Dave Lyons Allegheny Highlands Council Juniata Valley Council Susquehanna Council Annawon Council Katahdin Area Council Theodore Roosevelt Council Baden-Powell Council Laurel Highlands Council Twin Rivers Council Baltimore Area Council Leatherstocking Council Washington Crossing Council Bucktail Council Longhouse Council Westchester-Putnam Council Cape Cod and Islands Council Mayflower Council (Merger of Knox Western Massachusetts Council Chester County Council Trail and Old Colony Councils) Westmoreland-Fayette Council Chief Cornplanter Council Mason-Dixon Council Columbia-Montour Council Minsi Trails Council Connecticut Rivers Council Mohegan Council Connecticut Yankee Council Monmouth Council Cradle of Liberty Council Moraine Trails Council Daniel Webster Council Narragansett Council Del-Mar-Va Council Nashua Valley Council Five Rivers Council National Capital Area Council French Creek Council New Birth of Freedom Council Garden State Council Northeastern Pennsylvania Council Greater New York Council Northern New Jersey Council Greater Niagara Frontier Council Patriots’ Path Council Green Mountain Council Pennsylvania Dutch Council Greenwich Council Pine Tree Council Hawk Mountain Council Puerto Rico Council Housatonic Council Rip Van Winkle Council Hudson Valley Council Seneca Waterways Council Iroquois Trail Council Spirit of Adventure Council Jersey Shore Council Suffolk County Council PAGE 4 REGIONAL AMBASSADOR COORDINATOR SOUTHERN REGION GW Bell Alabama-Florida Council East Carolina Council Palmetto Council Alamo Area Council East Texas Area Council Pee Dee Area Council Andrew Jackson Council Evangeline Area Council Piedmont (NC) Council Arbuckle Area Council Flint River Council Pine Burr Area Council Atlanta Area Council Georgia-Carolina Council Pushmataha Area Council Bay Area Council Golden Spread Council Quapaw Council Black Warrior Council Great Smoky Mountain Council Rio Grande Council Blue Grass Council Greater Alabama Council Sam Houston Area Council Blue Ridge Council Gulf Coast Council Sequoyah Council Blue Ridge Mountains Council Gulf Ridge Council Shenandoah Area Council Buffalo Trail Council Gulf Stream Council South Florida Council Caddo Area Council Heart of Virginia Council South Georgia Council Calcasieu Area Council Indian Nations Council South Plains Council Cape Fear Council Indian Waters Council South Texas Council Capitol Area Council Istrouma Area Council Southeast Louisiana Council Central Florida Council Last Frontier Council Southwest Florida Council Central Georgia Council Lincoln Heritage Council Stonewall Jackson Area Council Central North Carolina Council Longhorn Council Suwannee River Area Council Chattahoochee Council Louisiana Purchase Council Texas Southwest Council Cherokee Area (OK) Council Mecklenburg County Council Texas Trails Council Cherokee Area (TN) Council Middle Tennessee Council Three Rivers Council Chickasaw Council Mobile Area Council Tidewater Council Choctaw Area Council North Florida Council Tukabatchee Area Council Cimarron Council Northeast Georgia Council Tuscarora Council Circle Ten Council Northwest Georgia Council West Central Florida Council Coastal Carolina Council Northwest Texas Council West Tennessee Area Council Coastal Georgia Council Norwela Council Westark Area Council Colonial Virginia Council Occoneechee Council Yocona Area Council Daniel Boone Council Old Hickory Council De Soto Area Council Old North State Council PAGE 5.
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