Troop Leadership

Committee Members

Senior Ministry Leader: Fr. Matt Garrison (Senior Pastor, Rector of St. Francis)
Troop Ministry Liaison: Roger Buswell (Member of St. Francis)
Troopmaster: Tom Bottoms
Committee Chair: Evan Giddings
Treasurer: Joe Hanna

Chaplain: John McCaleb                                 

Program levels are based on your son’s age by Sep 30th.

Program Levels Leaders

Woodlands Trails Ranger, John McCaleb

Fox 5 - 6 Trail Guides, Matt Lynch and Ben Armstrong

Hawk 7 - 8 (Foxes and Hawks are together)

Mountain Lion 9 - 10 Trail Guides, Herb Armstrong, Jeff Blanton, and Evan Giddings III

Navigator 11 - 13 Trailmaster, Evan Giddings
Trail Guides, Nate Garcia, Jason Murphy, Dom Straub, and Isaac Owensby

Adventurer 14 - 17 Advisor, Joe Hanna
Trail Guides, Roger Buswell and Caleb Fleming

Child Safety and Youth Protection

Trail Life has extensive Child Safety policies in place. The following are the most notable takeaways for quick reference.

• • Every adult leader must initially and periodically pass a nationwide criminal background check and Trail Life's Child Safety and Youth Protection training.

  • Every adult leader must be approved of by the local Charter Organization or Trail Life Area/Regional leadership. 

  • The 1,2,3 Youth Protection Essentials are strictly upheld at all levels

    1. No one-on-one. A youth must never be alone one-on-one with any adult that is not their parent or legal guardian.

    2. Two-deep leadership. At all times, groups of Trailmen must be within eyeshot or earshot of no less than two registered adult Trail Life members. 

    3. Buddy System of three. Trailmen should camp and participate in activities in a buddy group of three Trailmen from the same age patrol. 

• Trail Life has an extensive Activities Risk Reference Guide that outlines the major and most common risks associated with common Trail Life-approved activities. 

• Qualified supervision for all Trail Life-approved activities is defined within the Activities Risk Reference Guide. 

• Trail Life has an easily accessible Health and Safety Guide available on the main dashboard of Trail Life Connect.