Welcome to the Bay Area Council
About Us
One of the most important documents in the history of Galveston and Brazoria Counties is preserved not in a museum or a library but in the Galveston Island headquarters of the Bay Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. Dated March 28, 1919, the document is a report from the Galveston Rotary Club to its officers and members with a recommendation to form a Boy Scout movement in Galveston. The three-page document still survives to this day and is now commonly referred to as the Bay Area Council Charter. As early as 1920, the Daily News, the oldest newspaper in Texas, carried a regular column called "The Scout Roundup."
On August 14, 1962, Mrs. Mary Moody Northen donated a check for $100,000 to the council to build a new headquarters (where we are still housed today.) She made the donation in honor of her late husband, Edwin C. Northen, a longtime Scouter who was active in the council. Today, the council serves more than 8,000 youth through the leadership of more than 2,000 adult volunteers.
Contact
Bay Area Council, Boy Scouts of America - Council #574
3020 53rd Street, Galveston, TX 77551
Phone: 409-744-5206
Free: 877-659-3879
Fax: 409-744-7850
Scout Office & Shop hours: Monday thru Friday ~ 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
National: 972-580-2000
Staff
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Charlie Tinsley - Scout Executive
Scouting debut: October 17, 1985
BAC debut: February 16, 2017
Hometown:Hermanville, MS
Coolest Desk Item: Big green potted plant
Favorite Movie: Tears of the Sun
Favorite TV Show: Scorpion
Favorite Band: Earth, Wind & Fire
Favorite Scouting Moment: Wood Badge beading
About Me: Enjoy working to build successful staff and volunteer teams.
Email: charlie.tinsley@scouting.org
Phone: 409-744-5206 ext. 2802
TBD - Field Director
TBD - Director of Programs
TBD - Coastal District Executive
Aaron Christopher - Cradle of Texas District Executive
BAC debut: 20143
Hometown: Multiple places in Southern CA
Coolest Desk Item: 7” Fallout 4 bobble-head
Favorite Movie: Caddy Shack, Stripes, Deadpool, The Fifth Element, Idiocracy, Children of Men, Lawrence of Arabia
Favorite TV Show: Empire, Office Space, Frisky Dingo, Venture Bros., American Dad, Walking Dead, Inbetweeners, Squidbillies, Futurama
Favorite Band: Sugar Cult, Tennis, Thelonious Monk, Merle Haggard, Best Coast, Camera Obscura, Sophie Ellis Baxter, Hot Rod Circuit, Louis Armstrong, Metric, Prince Buster, Skatalites, Madness
Favorite Scouting Moment: Canoeing the Colorado River, Camping at Vasquez Rocks
About Me: California was no place for a Libertarian that likes to shoot guns
Email: aaron.christopher@scouting.org
Phone: 409-750-3657
Lester Tarver - Northern Star District Executive
BAC debut: 2016
Hometown: Beaumont
Coolest Desk Item: Picture of my children
Favorite Movie: Twilight Series (Movies), Avatar, Star Wars, Grease
Favorite TV Show: Dr. Who, Game of Thrones, Walking Dead
Favorite Band: New Edition, Boys 2 Men
Favorite Scouting Moment: Cub O’ Ree Movie night at Camp K “Lego Theme”
About Me: Fun going, adventure seeking guy who loves his family with all his heart. Southern Miss Graduate: Go Eagles
Email: lester.tarver@scouting.org
Phone: 832-413-2578
Warren Reed - Thunderbird District Executive
BAC debut: 2016
Hometown: Texas City
Coolest Desk Item: Fan I "borrowed" from the copier room
Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump
Favorite TV Show: Hogan's Heroes
Favorite Band: Triumph, Rush, April Wine
Favorite Scouting Moment: Philmont 1981
About Me: Teacher 23 years, 15 years in a Boys Prison. Married 25 years, 2 teenage girls.
Email: warren.reed@scouting.org
Phone: 956-607-6295
SUPPORT STAFF
Tina Brendle - Office manager / Executive Administrative Assistant
BAC debut: 2007
Hometown: Reading, Pa
College: College? I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up!
Coolest Desk Item: My fan...get it? Haha
Favorite Movie: Silence of the Lambs, Shawshank Redemption
Favorite TV Show: Castle, Suits, Criminal Minds, Scandal
Favorite Band: Pretty much anything but Rap
Favorite Scouting Moment: When I get to hear Scouts tell us why they received a Heroism Award
About Me: I'm an open book and I'd rather have you ask me a question, then volunteer information you don’t care to know...so ask away!
Email: tina.brendle@scouting.org
Phone: 409-744-5206 ext. 2800
Pam Frisbee - Registrar
BAC debut: 2007
Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
College: University of Iowa (Go Hawks!)
Coolest Desk Item: Fan
Favorite Movie: Hellfighters, Sound of Music
Favorite TV Show: Grays Anatomy, Body of Proof
Favorite Band: All country bands
Favorite Scouting Moment: When both of my sons made Eagle Scout
About Me: I love to read and spend time with my children and grandchildren. In the summer, on weekends, you will find me on our boat with my husband and whoever else shows up.
Email: pam.frisbee@scouting.org
Phone: 409-744-5206 ext. 2804
Diandra Ongso - Accountant
BAC debut: 2007
Hometown: Indonesia
College: Bina Nusantara University (Indonesia)
Coolest Desk Item: Kids art work, radio & family pictures
Favorite Movie: Star Wars, Marvel Movies, James Bond Movies
Favorite TV Show: The Night Manager, Sherlock Homes
Favorite Band: Maroon 5, U2, Ed Sheeran, Adele
Favorite Scouting Moment: When I joined BAC
About Me: Love my family, photography, like to learn and try new things and traveling.
Email: diandra.ongso@scouting.org
Phone: 409-744-5206 ext. 2803
Sonya Harvey - Webmaster
BAC debut: 2013
Hometown: Redding, CA
College: UTSA
Coolest Desk Item: Sunglasses
Favorite Movie: Cool Hand Luke
Favorite TV Show: The Walking Dead, anything with Bear Grylls
Favorite Band: The Clash, Dr. Feelgood
Favorite Scouting Moment: Tiger Cubs in their uniforms...so cute.
About Me: Love road trips, campfires, playing guitar around campfires
Email: sonya.harvey@scouting.org
Phone: 409-744-5206
CAMP KARANKAWA
TBD - Program Specialist
TBD - Camp Ranger
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