Mario Perez is the new executive scout leader for the National Capital Area Council, which includes Montgomery County.
He replaces Craig Poland, who retired Dec. 31, 2022.
Perez has been the deputy scout executive and chief operating officer of the NCAC since 2019 and has served in scouting throughout the West Texas and Southern New Mexico area during his 21-year career.
“We are excited to have Mario Perez lead the National Capital Area Council,” said Jim Morgan, NCAC Council President. “As Deputy Scout Executive, he has demonstrated his leadership ability during the last few years through the pandemic and its related challenges. I’m confident his proven skills coupled with his vision for the future will keep our Council at the forefront of the Scouting movement in this region and the entire nation.”
Added Morgan H. Sullivan, NCAC Executive Vice President, “We have been fortunate to depend on his experienced management these last few years. Now, his leadership will take the NCAC forward and benefit even more of the youth in our region by providing the highest-quality Scouting program possible.”
In a news release, Perez said, “Over the next few years, my strategic goals are to purposefully connect with community partners to increase our service to the community, to establish new Scouting programs throughout our region with conviction, and to lead the implementation of a far-reaching Strategic Plan that will lay the foundation for the next 25 years of Scouting in National Capital Area Council.”
In 2022, 1,263 scouts became Eagles, which is the highest rank, and 5,372 young people attended scout camps in this region.
