Announcing Our New Scout Executive

Our immediate past Scout Executive, Don Olsen, retired on March 31st and we wish him well in his retirement fishing and continuing to enjoy the outdoors! In addition we are proud to announce the selection of Mark Francis as the new Scout executive of the Far East Council effective April 1, 2020.

Mark began his Scouting career as a district executive in the Utah National Parks Council in Orem, UT. He moved on to become a senior district executive, Scoutreach director and later field director for the Las Vegas Area Council in Las Vegas, NV. In 2008 he was selected to serve as Scout Executive of the Greater Wyoming Council in Casper, WY. In 2012 he was promoted to serve as the Director of the LDS-BSA Relationships Office in Salt Lake City, Utah. Since 2018 he has taken on an additional role serving as a membership growth coach in the Western Region.

Mark is an Eagle Scout, National Outstanding Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. He enjoys running, gardening, model trains, Japanese Origami and spending time with his family. Mark and his wife Nettie have ten children. All of their children are involved in Scouting, and their two oldest sons are Eagle Scouts. Please join us in congratulating Mark as he joins in partnership with the volunteers and staff of the Far East Council to deliver quality Scouting experiences to the young people that we serve.

Please feel free to reach out to Mark. His email is mark.francis@scouting.org or you can send him a message via Facebook messenger or LinkedIn.