The new president of the Boy Scouts of America plans to reverse the trend of declining membership and improve safety programs as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a sexual abuse scandal.
This undated photo provided by Leidos shows that company’s retired CEO Roger Krone, who was named Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, as the new president of the Boy Scouts of America. Krone, a former Eagle Scout, says he plans to reverse the trend of declining membership and improve safety programs as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a sexual abuse scandal.
“And under my leadership, we will continue to evolve and improve our program so that we have the safest youth program that we can possibly have,” he said. “I see my business experience, what I have done in corporate America, really complementing the strengths that scouting has today,” he said, adding they don’t need him to lead classes in crafts or building a fire. “They need me to align the organization post-bankruptcy and drive the roadmap to build the scouting of the future.”from 1.97 million in 2019 to about 762,000 in 2021. Last year, membership was up to just over 1 million, the organization said.
Scouting needs to be relevant for the children of today, but Krone said the opportunity to get outdoors — to have Scouts sail a boat or paddle a canoe, go hiking, mountain climbing, rappelling or spelunking — has universal appeal.
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