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Joel Alexander

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Riley Daniels

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Tom Rouse

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Tara Horton

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Daniel Gutirrez

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  • Adam Bolyard
  • Scott Cannon
  • David Cartner
  • Donald Chenevert
  • Michael Clarke
  • Chris Cochran
  • Daniel Good
  • Louis Griesemer
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Paul Scoggin

Nih-ka-ga-hah

Michael Ricks

Mokan

Clinton Knox

Frontier

Julie Hirtz

River Trails

Mike West

Ozark Howler

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Travis Rubelee

Scout Executive
  • (417) 883-1636
  • Travis.Rubelee@scouting.org

Michael Widman

Assistant Scout Executive
  • (417) 883-1636 Ext. 210
  • (417) 350-0804
  • Michael.Widman@scouting.org

OPEN

District Executive
Ozark Howler
  • (417) 883-1636 Ext.227

Kelsey Sylvara

DISTRICT EXECUTIVE
OZARK HOWLER
  • (417) 883-1636 Ext. 229
  • (417) 839-3805
  • Kelsey.Sylvara@scouting.org

Mike Weber

District Executive
frontier & River Trails
  • (208) 731-2654
  • Mike.Weber@scouting.org

Suzi Kidd

District executive
nkgh & Mo-KAN
  • (417) 825-6830
  • Suzi.Kidd@scouting.org

Martin Barbie

program specialist
  • (417) 883-1636 Ext. 231
  • Martin.Barbie@scouting.org

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Donna Herring

Office Manager
  • (417) 883-1636 Ext. 239
  • Donna.Herring@scouting.org

Michele Sheets

Executive Assistant
  • (417) 883-1636 Ext. 234
  • Michele.Sheets@scouting.org

Cheryl Balderson

reception / customer service
  • (417) 883-1636 Ext. 221
  • Cheryl.Balderson@scouting.org

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Camp Arrowhead Caretaker
  • (417) 434-4172
  • Chris.Legg@scouting.org

Sylvia Person

Finance Specialist
  • (417) 883-1636 Ext. 211
  • Sylvia.Person@scouting.org

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  • (417) 883-1636 Ext. 238
  • Christina.Neel@scouting.org

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