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We are Leaders of Young Leaders.

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Adult and Youth Leadership

Although Troop 28 is a boy-led troop, we do have several adult leaders, some are even parents of Eagle scouts who have been with the troop for several decades and still offer a wealth of knowledge on all things scouting to the young leaders.

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Overall, our adult leaders keep the boys safe, teach them new skills, and help them grow into leaders by getting out of the way and allowing them to lead. We have many adult leaders from various professional backgrounds who have been with the troop from 5 - 40 years. When scouts have questions, our adult leaders often practice The Socratic Method to help them develop critical thinking skills and enable them learn by asking good questions and applying what they know.

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ADULT LEADERS

Michael Fuson - Scoutmaster

Michael Fuson has been a Scoutmaster for Troop 28 and a leader in the Boy Scouts of America for over 25 years. During his tenure in BSA, Mr. Fuson has overseen many Eagle Scout projects and is very active in his community and serves on multiple boards and in various roles in many organizations. Professionally, Mr. Fuson is Vice President, Senior Solutions Architect, Consultant, Instructor, and Owner of Excalibur Data Systems, Inc. Mr. Fuson is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, and father of an Eagle Scout, and member of the Rotary Club and Freemasons.

 

Dr. Richard H. Daffner - Troop 28 Committee

Dr. Richard H. Daffner, MD, Affectionately known as "Doc" is the father of two Eagle Scouts and former Scoutmaster for Troop 28. Professionally, Dr. Daffner is a retired radiologist and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Allegheny General Hospital and Forbes Hospital. He received his medical degree from University at Buffalo School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. For 37 years, Doc has brought Scouts and adult leaders from Troop 28 to Raven Knob, a 3200-acre reservation in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina that offers a different program and experience from Heritage (including a dining hall). He has been attending Raven Knob and serving in the Boy Scouts of America for over 40 years.

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YOUTH LEADERS

The Boy Scouts of America has long recognized the senior patrol leader as the highest youth leadership position in a troop. They are the primary link between a troop’s Scouts and its adult leaders. They shoulder the responsibility for leading meetings of the troop and the patrol leaders’ council and provide valuable leadership in planning and carrying out the troop’s program of outdoor activities, service projects, and events.

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POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY 

  • The senior patrol leader presides over all meetings and activities, chairs patrol leaders’ council meetings and leads the troop’s annual program planning conference.

  • The assistant senior patrol leader helps the senior patrol leader run meetings and activities. • Patrol leaders plan and lead patrol meetings and activities.

  • A troop guide leads new Scouts through early Scouting activities.

  • A den chief serves as the activities assistant for a Cub Scout den.

  • The historian keeps files of pictures and facts about past activities of the troop.

  • An Order of the Arrow troop representative serves as a communication link between the local OA lodge or chapter and the troop.

  • Librarians maintain a troop library.

  • The quartermaster maintains patrol and troop equipment.

  • A bugler plays the bugle (or a similar instrument) to mark key moments during the day on troop outings, such as reveille and lights out. (Bugler is not an approved POR for the Eagle Scout rank.)

  • Scribes attend and keep logs of patrol leaders’ council meetings and other troop meetings.

  • An instructor teaches Scouting skills as needed within the troop or patrols.

  • The chaplain aide assists the troop chaplain or religious coordinator.

  • Outdoor ethics guides help the troop plan and conduct an outdoor program that emphasizes effectively practicing the principles of outdoor ethics.

  • The webmaster establishes and maintains a safe and secure troop website. • A junior assistant Scoutmaster works as part of the Scoutmaster corps and handles any duties assigned by the Scoutmaster.

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