Wayne Brock Chosen as the BSA’s 12th Chief
Following an extensive selection process, the BSA has named Wayne Brock its next Chief Scout Executive.
Wayne has served as deputy Chief Scout Executive since Oct. 1, 2009, giving leadership and direction to all aspects of operations of the National Council.
Wayne began his career in 1972 as a district executive in New Bern, North Carolina, and then served on the staff in Knoxville, Tennessee. He also has served as Scout executive in Athens, Georgia; as an area director; as Scout executive in Orlando, Florida; as regional director of the Southern Region; and as assistant Chief Scout Executive.
Wayne is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award and the Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award. He received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from East Carolina University. Wayne and his wife, Ernestine, have a married son and one granddaughter.
Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca concludes an exceptional career with his retirement on Aug. 31. Wayne will then assume the office on Sept. 1. The selection committee will recommend to the Executive Board for approval an exception to the mandatory 65-year-old retirement age, which will allow Wayne to serve in this position until the age of 67.
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BSA Chief Scout Executives
- 1911–1943 James E. West
- 1943–1948 Elbert K. Fretwell
- 1948–1960 Arthur Schuck
- 1960–1967 Joseph A. Brunton Jr.
- 1967–1976 Alden G. Barber
- 1976–1979 Harvey L. Price
- 1979–1984 J.L. Tarr
- 1985–1993 Ben H. Love
- 1993–2000 Jere B. Ratcliffe
- 2000–2007 Roy Williams
- 2007–2012 Robert J. Mazzuca
- 2012– Wayne Brock
Congrats to Wayne!
Congrats to Wayne. I do find it funny that as a local council employee, I was made aware of this on Facebook prior to any announcement from the national office.
Stephen,
An announcement about Wayne’s appointment was sent to all employees via email at 1 p.m. Monday, and we didn’t post it onto the BSA Facebook site until 4:30 p.m. That’s not a whole lot of lead time (we’d prefer to give employees a heads-up at least a day in advance), but it was the best we could do in this particular situation.
Regards,
John Churchill
Internal Communications
Congratulations, Wayne
Chief Scout Executive
Congratulations Wayne. We will always remember your support after the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Godspeed.