Council Staff

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Council Administration
Marvin Smith
CEO/Scout Executive		 713-756-3333 marvin.smith@scouting.org
The Chief Executive Officer/Scout Executive is responsible for the administration, financing, marketing, motivation, recruiting, and staffing required for successful council operations. The Chief Executive Officer/Scout Executive reports to the Council Board of Directors.
Thomas Franklin
Chief Operating Officer		 713-756-3365 thomas.franklin@scouting.org
The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for field operations, support services, and operations of the Cockrell Scout Center; and manages the implementation of the council's strategic plan and the construction of the new Camp Strake. The Chief Operating Officer reports to the CEO/Scout Executive.
Doug Davies
Controller		 713-756-3367 douglas.davies@scouting.org
The Controller oversees council accounts and financial activity and supports the council treasurer, audit committee, and investment committee and supervises the staff in the business services department. The controller reports to the CEO/Scout Executive.

Field Service
Dustin Dupuis
Director of Field Service		 713-756-3371 dustin.dupuis@scouting.org
The Director of Field Service is responsible for all district operations, unit service, membership growth, and supervision of the field service team of professional Scouters, paraprofessionals, and Sales and Onboarding. The Director of Field Service reports to the Chief Operating Officer.
Michael Moore
Assistant Director of Field Service		 713-865-9154 michael.moore@scouting.org
The Assistant Director of Field Service is over the South Division, Frontier Division and Scoutreach, and reports to the Director of Field Service.
Chris Hogue
Director of Membership Development / Assistant Director of Field Service		 713-756-3325 christopher.hogue@scouting.org
The Assistant Director of Field Service is over the Exploring Division and New Unit Sales Team, and reports to the Director of Field Service.
Sidney Castillo
ScoutReach Administrator		 713-756-3368 sidney.castillo@scouting.org
The ScoutReach Administrator oversees the implementation of our ScoutReach initiative as well as Exploring. Reports to the Assistant Director of Field Service.
Chris Reynolds
Field Director - North Division		 713-756-3373 chris.reynolds2@scouting.org
The North Division Field Director is responsible for all district operations, unit service, and membership growth in the North Division and supervises district executives in Arrowmoon, Iron Horse, George Strake, Orion, and Phoenix Districts. The North Division field director reports to the Director of Field Service.
Dustin Boatright
Field Director - East Division		 713-756-3369 dustin.boatright@scouting.org
The East Division Field Director is responsible for all district operations, unit service, and membership growth in the East Division and supervises district executives in Flaming Arrow, Lone Star, Raven, San Jacinto, and Twin Bayou Districts. The East Division Field Director reports to the Director of Field Service.
Marcus Jackson
Field Director - South Division		 832-545-0228 marcus.jackson@scouting.org
The South Division Field Director is responsible for all district operations, unit service, and membership growth in the South Division and supervises district executives in Apollo, Arrowhead, Brahman, Brazos, Mustang, and Thunder Wolf Districts. The South Division field director reports to the Director of Field Service.
Michael Collins
Field Director - West Division		 713-756-3357 michael.collins@scouting.org
The West Division Field Director is responsible for all district operations, unit service, and membership growth in the West Division and supervises district executives in Big Cypress, Copperhead, David Crockett, Soaring Eagle, and Texas Skies Districts. The West Division field director reports to the Director of Field Service.
Mary Welch
Field Development Director - Product Sales		 713-756-3374 mary.welch@scouting.org
The Field Development Director provides direct leadership for the council’s product sales campaigns (popcorn and Spring Fundraiser). The position also provides leadership to all grant and foundation support. The Field Development Director - Product Sales reports to the Director of Field Service.

Support Services
Brandon Lewis
Director of Support Service		 713-756-3319 brandon.lewis@scouting.org
The Director of Support Service is responsible for developing council camping, activities, and training programs, all council properties, supervises the program directors and Information Technologies, support staff, as well as the council registrar and the registration team. The Director of Support Service reports to the Chief Operating Officer.
Erick Simmons
Camping Director		 936-520-4001 erick.simmons@scouting.org
The Camping Director is responsible for supporting the camping program at Camp Strake, and serving as the staff advisor to the Camping, Shooting Sports, Climbing, and Aquatics Committees.  The Camping Director reports to the Director of Support Service.
Vincent Manning
Cub Scout Program Director		 713-756-3380 vincent.manning@scouting.org
The Cub Scout Program Director is responsible for supporting the Cub Scout program in all districts and managing all Cub Scout camping programs and the McNair Cub Adventure Camp at the Bovay Scout Ranch. The Cub Scout Program Director reports to the Director of Support Service. 
Brendan Cronin
Activities, Advancement and Training Program Director		 713-756-3308 brendan.cronin@scouting.org
The Activities, Advancement, and Training Program Director is responsible for developing the council's activities, training, and advancement committee committees. The Activities and Training Program Director reports to the Director of Support Service.
Margarita Bernal
Registrar		 713-756-3328 margarita.bernal@scouting.org
The council registrar is responsible for receiving applications for charters and membership, handling membership transfers, verifying that the appropriate fees are collected, issuing membership cards, maintaining membership files, and preparing recharter kits. The Registrar reports to the Director of Support Service. 

Membership
Chris Hogue
Director of Membership Development / Assistant Director of Field Service		 713-756-3325 christopher.hogue@scouting.org
The Director of Membership Development is responsible for leading new unit development and membership recruitment campaigns, including BeAScout. Supervises the New Unit Sales team, Onboarding team, and BeAScout.org coordinator. The Director of Membership Development reports to the Director of Field Service.
Hunter Thompson
New Unit Sales Director		 832-707-8302 hunter.thompson@scouting.org
The New Unit Sales Director is responsible for developing new units throughout the Council by engaging with faith-based, community, and civic organizations and identifying how they can utilize Scouting as an outreach of their ministry/programming. The New Unit Sales Director reports to the Assistant Director of Field Service / Director of Membership Development.
Juan Hernandez
Onboarding Director		 (713) 726-6109 juan.hernandez@scouting.org
The Onboarding Director is responsible for all operations, services, and outcomes of the Onboarding Division, including supervision and development of the Council’s Onboarding team. The Onboarding Director reports to the Assistant Director of Field Service / Director of Membership Development.
Elia Perez
BeAScout.org Coordinator		 713-659-8111  
The BeAScout Coordinator is responsible for providing support to new membership inquiries through the BeAScout.org online system and online registration systems. The BeAScout.org Coordinator reports to the Assistant Director of Field Service / Director of Membership Development.

Development
Travis Briner
Director of Development		 713-756-3370 travis.briner@scouting.org
The Director of Development is responsible for leading the development operations in Friends of Scouting, World of Scouting Reception and the New Eagle Scout Reception, United Way, foundations and trusts, special events, and marketing. The position provides direct leadership to the council board campaign. The Director of Development supervises the staff in the Development Department. The Director of Development reports to the Scout Executive.
Mike Blake
Assistant Director of Development		 713-865-9120 mike.blake@scouting.org
The Assistant Director of Development is responsible for leading the Community Friends of Scouting annual giving campaign and the Sporting Clays Tournament. The position provides coordination and oversight of supporting initiatives in the areas of development services and donor relations. The Assistant Director of Development reports to the Director of Development.

Marketing
Shane Burks
Marketing Director		 713-756-3301 shane.burks@scouting.org
The Marketing Director is responsible for creating and managing marketing programs, media relations, and both printed and electronic communications for the council, and reports to the Director of Development. 

Information Technology
William Perkins
Information Systems Director		 713-756-3326 william.perkins@scouting.org 
The Information Systems Director is responsible for the council network, technology infrastructure, websites, communications systems, audio-visual systems, security systems, environmental systems, and supervises the information systems staff. The Information Systems Director reports to the Director of Support Service.