The District serves Scouts & Scouters in the counties of Boone, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Marshall, Story, and Tama.
District Committee
District Chair – Penny Soat penny.soat@kregtool.com (515) 231-8092
District Commissioner – Keith Bidne * kgbidne@iastate.edu * (515) 231-7080
Roundtable Commissioner – Jane Jones roundtable.commissioner@gmail.com
District Vice Chair of Communication – Vacant
Popcorn/Camp Cards Chair – Jeremy Wachel & Heather Hillman
Vice Chair Membership – Michael Cain michaelcainjr@gmail.com (504) 975-4250
Vice Chair of Program – Barry Romitti barry.romitti@yahoo.com (515) 795-5071
Co-Scouts BSA Activities Chair – Al Jergens ajergens@iastate.edu (515) 460-1205
Paul Podhajsky pkpod@mchsi.com (641) 691-1953
Cub Scout Activities Chair – Trish Slifer tas6989.ts@gmail.com (641) 691-1588
Camp Promotion Chair – Mike Orgler
Advancement & Recognition Chair – Erich Hites evhites@gmail.com (515) 291-0696
Training Chair – Linda Dedecker prairiewindsdistricttrain@gmail.com
Eagle Board Chair – Steve Pendry srpendry@yahoo.com
OA Chair – Nate Warwick & Scott Thompson
Professional Staff
District Director — Mark Haddinger* mark.haddinger@scouting.org * 515-587-8057
Membership Specialist — Serica Maiers * Serica.rowley@scouting.org * 515-954-6799
District Committee Meeting
6:30 pm, 1st Tuesday of every month via Zoom. Please contact Mark or Lisa for the link if you would like to attend.
District Commissioner Meeting
6:30 pm, Last Tuesday of every month via Zoom. Please contact Keith Bidne at kgbidne@iastate.edu for the Zoom link.
District Roundtable
7 pm, 2nd Tuesday of every month, at City Church in Ames (2400 Oakwood Road, Ames, IA 50014) or via Zoom. This provides unit leaders and Scout parents with “News, Knowledge, and Networking”. Get to know other leaders and swap ideas and best practices for an easier, more fun Scouting program – open to all. If you would like to attend via Zoom please contact Mark or Lisa.