Hunt of Hunt Corporate Services elected president of Suffolk County Council, Boy Scouts of America

Plainview, NY According to Hunt Corporate Services, Inc., David Hunt was elected president of Suffolk County Council, Boy Scouts of America, along with a slate of 16 other officers during the Council Annual Business Meeting on February 24^th. He takes office immediately and will serve a two-year term.

Hunt has served on the executive board of the council for the past six years and both as an officer and member of the executive committee for most of that time. While he served as vice president of properties for a four-year term, he oversaw the significant renovation and new construction at the council-owned Baiting Hollow Scout Camp. This included the construction of McMorris Lodge, named after Andrew McMorris, the young scout who was killed in a drunk-driving accident.

In 2020, Hunt served as executive vice president and president-elect. In his first speech as president, Hunt addressed the challenges facing Scouting and the Council to the assembled board members, officers, other stakeholders, and volunteers, stating, “This is what I know deep in my heart - we will find a way. Adversity engenders growth, change and creativity. And nothing stops a Scout... or a Scouter! For 111 years, Scouts have stepped up during local and national crises, including world wars, pandemics, and economic downturns. We will not only survive, we will thrive!”

Suffolk County Council serves over 10,000 youth in 361 different Scout units throughout Suffolk County.

The scouting program in Suffolk County is delivered with the help of over 3,000 trained volunteer leaders, and serves boys and girls from kindergarten through college. These units include Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Exploring, FDR Special Needs and Learning for Life.

The Council President is the highest officer and top volunteer leader of the organization, promoting and extending a program for boys, girls, young men and women over the geographical territory of the council. The president serves as chair at meetings of the council body, council executive board, and council executive committee, and serves as a council representative to the National Council.

Hunt, who earned Eagle Scout in 1967, is the recipient of numerous Scouting awards and recognitions including the Council Distinguished Citizen Award in 2013, the District Award of Merit in 2014, the James E. West Fellowship Award in 2015, and Silver Beaver Award in 2017. David is the founder and publisher of www.Eaglecoach.org, which has been providing blogs, resources, downloads, and motivational material to Scouts and their parents for a decade. The website has subscribers, and fields questions from all over the United States. Hunt, in his capacity of a District Advancement Chair has personally coached over 200 Scouts to Eagle Scout rank.