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The Bay-Lakes Council

Welcome to Bay-Lakes Council’s website. We’re glad you are here! Bay-Lakes Council is one of the largest Scout Councils in the Midwest. We provide programs and services to over 13,000 youth in 36 counties from Eastern Wisconsin to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We have over 170 Cub Scout Packs, 200 Scouts BSA Troops, 20 Venture Crews, and 10 Explorer Posts.

Over 6,000 adult volunteers in our Council give their time and effort to prepare our youth to be the leaders of tomorrow helping them develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills and citizenship skills that will positively influence their decisions as adults. Please look around, make yourself at home and let us show you our passion for Scouting!

Our Mission

To instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them leadership skills and ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law.

Our Vision

Our vision is for the Bay-Lakes Council of the Boy Scouts of America to be the leading youth organization in our service area fostering character development and values-based leadership.

Board of Directors

Under the leadership of a dynamic and diverse volunteer board made up of the area’s top business and community leaders, Bay-Lakes Council is the leading youth organization fostering character development and values-based leadership.

Council Executive Committee

Name	Position
Alan Barr	Council President
Roy LaPean	Council Commissioner
Ned Storer	Council Treasurer
Tony Gahn, Jr.	Vice President of Fund Development
Tim Feldhausen	Vice President of District Operations
Terry Schacht	Vice President of Finance
Vacant	Vice President of Governance & Strategy
Tim Vertz	Vice President of Marketing
Paul Shrode	Vice President of Membership
Dave Benton	Vice President of Program
Craig Berndt	Vice President of Property
Vacant	Vice President of Risk Management
William P. McKinley	Legal Counsel
Ralph Voelker	Scout Executive & CEO

Council Representatives to the National Council

Alan Barr

Tim Feldhausen

Roy LaPean

Tim Vertz

Council Executive Board

Alan Barr	Jeffrey Hahn	Terry Schacht
Ken Bergschultz	Arthur “John” Heyer	Paul Shrode
Dave Benton	Paul Hunt	Mike Stelmaszek
Craig Berndt	Stephen P. Johnson	Ned Storer
Tim Feldhausen	Warren Kraft	Amanda Tuttle
Mark Fessenden	Roy LaPean	Mike Van Handel
Anthony Gahn, Jr.	William McKinley	Tim Vertz
Ed Gerczak III	Terri Pawer	Bruce Wisnefske
Rod Goldhahn	Dan Platkowski	Mydasia Zipperer
Rachael Cabral-Guevara	Chris Rogers