Southern Region Area Leads - Fishing

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Area Leads for Fishing Programs can be contacted via e-mail by clicking on the links below.

Area #1: Robert Bourgeois

Serving Scouts in these Councils:

• Alabama Florida
• Andrew Jackson
• Cacasieu Area
• Choctaw Area
• Evangeline Area
• Gulf Coast
• Istrouma Area
• Louisiana Purchase
• Mobile Area
• Pine Burr Area
• Pushmataha
• Southeast Louisiana

Area #2: Bret Bolton 

Serving Scouts in these Councils:

• Caddo Area
• Circle Ten
• East Texas Area
• Golden Spread
• Longhorn
• Northwest Texas
• Norwela
• South Plains
• Texas Trails

Area #3: Thomas Fitzgerald

Serving Scouts in these Councils:

• Alamo Area
• Bay Area
• Buffalo Trail
• Capitol Area
• Rio Grande
• Sam Houston Area
• South Texas
• Texas SW
• Three Rivers

Area #4: Alvin Gregg

Serving Scouts in these Councils:

• Central Florida
• Greater Tampa Bay Area
• Gulf Stream
• North Florida
• South Florida
• Southwest Florida
• Suwannee River Area

Area #5: David Lund

Serving Scouts in these Councils:

• Blue Ridge
• Central North Carolina
• Coastal Carolina
• Daniel Boone
• Georgia-Carolina
• Indian Waters
• Mecklenburg County
• Palmetto
• Pee Dee Area
• Piedmont

Area #6: Frank McPhillips

Serving Scouts in these Councils:

• Blue Grass
• Cherokee Area
• Chickasaw
• Great Smoky Mountain
• Lincoln Heritage
• Middle Tennessee
• Sequoyah 
• Western Tennessee Area
• Yocona Area

Area #7: Pat Curley

Serving Scouts in these Councils:

• Blue Ridge Mountains
• Cape Fear
• Colonial Virginia
• East Carolina
• Heart of Virginia
• Occoneechee
• Old Hickory
• Old North State
• Shenandoah Area
• Stonewall Jackson Area
• Tidewater
• Tuscarora

Area #8: Dennis Ingram

Serving Scouts in these Councils:

• Arbuckle Area
• Cherokee Area
• Cimarron
• De Soto Area
• Indian Nations
• Last Frontier
• Quapaw Area
• Westark Area

Area #9: Doug Scales

Serving Scouts in these Councils:

• Atlanta Area
• Black Warrior
• Central Georgia
• Chattahoochee
• Coastal Georgia
• Flint River
• Greater Alabama
• Northeast Georgia
• Northwest Georgia
• South Georgia
• Tukabatchee Area 

General Duties:

• Provide active positive support to the mission of the Southern Region - Outdoor Programs Support Team and the Southern Region Fishing Chairman.
  
• Build awareness, within the Area, of the benefits of High quality fishing programs on Scout recruitment and retention
  
• Build awareness, within the Area, of the detriments of Low quality fishing programs on Scout recruitment and retention
  
• Provide guidance and support in the development of Scouters who have an interest in providing quality fishing programs
  
• Provide guidance and support to quality fishing programs addressing the needs of all Scouts in the Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Venturing program
  
• Provide guidance and support to quality fishing programs offered at the Unit, District, Council, and Area level
  
• Identify, recruit, and provide recommendation of high quality talented Scouters willing to commitment volunteer service as Council Leads – Fishing within the Area. These recommendations will be made to the Council Outdoor Program Chairman or Council Program Director.
  
• Provide support and provide guidance to the Council Leads – Fishing within the Area, providing Scouters with meaningful service opportunities and are of value.  Further, fostering a quality volunteer experience, improving Scouter retention