Commissioner Staff

When the average person thinks of adults in Scouting, the typical image is that of an adult working with kids. The role of the unit commissioner is not as highly visible as that - but it's an essential and highly influential role, critical to the success of Scouting in the local community.

Youth experience Scouting in Packs, Troops, and Crews. The healthier the unit, the more wonderful things will happen for these youth involved in Scouting. To help make this occur, the Boys Scouts of America provides a program of unit service through adult Scouters specifically commissioned to help chartered organizations and unit leaders to achieve the aims of Scouting by using the methods of Scouting.

These commissioned Scouters wear a shoulder patch with a wreath surrounding the Scout symbol. Commissioner Service is the organization within Scouting that provides a program of unit service. Because of the importance of unit service to the successful delivery of the Scouting program, you will find Commissioners at every level of Scouting. And all of these Commissioners are there as a team to help assure that individual Scouts get the best possible program.

The following chart shows each Commissioner in Lehigh District and their assigned units. If you don't have a Commissioner for your unit or are interested in becoming a Unit Commissioner, please contact District Commissioner Mike Schmoyer or Rich Silvius with any questions.