Chris Hersee is a long-time resident of Evanston and is well known within the scouting community, both in the area and with the larger Northwest Counsel of BSA Scouting.  Chris has been involved in Evanston Scouting for over 25 years, with two sons involved in scouting as youth and has a chance with his two grandsons to show them fun in the outdoors as well!

Chris spends time with the older scouts in Troop 916 as the Advancement Chair, and is able to see close up all the successes of Scouts in Troop 916 as the scouts advance in rank, earn merit badges, and learn to cook for not only themselves but others as well.

Working with younger Cub Scouts keeps us all young, and Chris helps many Scouting Families build Pinewood Derby Cars, and also helps many other Cub Scout Groups (Packs) with running Pinewood Derby Races from January through March with excellent help from Troop 916.

When the weather cooperates, Chris also sets up multiple air and water rocket launchers for scouts and schools combined with the youth building their own rocket and signing the rocket before launching into the sky.

Contact Chris at ChrisHersee@evanstonscouting.org.

Chris Arehart moved to Evanston ten years ago with his wife and young son and has never looked back. While they did not have previous experience with scouting, Chris and his wife Elizabeth were drawn into the community through their son Henry’s interest in the activity. Chris and Elizabeth quickly became parent leaders in the Cub Scout Pack, shepherding one of the largest packs of Webelos II in recent memory through the Arrow of Light. During the day, Chris is an executive with a large insurance company, splitting his time between Chicago and his home in Evanston. In his spare time, Chris enjoys woodworking, music (with anyone that will take him up on it!) and looking after his 110-year-old home, as there’s always something that needs repairing.

Reach out to Chris via email at Chris@evanstonscouting.org.

Neal Coleman holds his PhD in Mathematics from Indiana University and is a data scientist by trade. When he isn’t crunching numbers, he is working hard volunteering in the Evanston community, both in scouting as well as academic/competitive chess. Neal also shares his knowledge online, contributing to online message board math.stackexhange.com, where he has answered difficult math questions for those needing the advice of a true expert in the field for the last decade. Neal is also Scoutmaster for Troop 916 in Evanston, having previously served as Cubmaster for its feeder Pack.

Start a conversation with Neal by dropping a line to Neal@evanstonscouting.org.