Bill Chin –Section Adviser

Owaneco Lodge, Connecticut Yankee Council

Bill Chin was appointed Section NE-2A Adviser in 2011. Bill is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member, and Founder’s Award recipient of Owaneco Lodge, Connecticut Yankee Council. He is on the Area 2 Committee, is Council Vice President for Membership, and serves on the National OA Subcommittee (Unit, Chapter, and Lodge Support) in the Inductions and Ceremonial Events area. Bill received the Distinguished Service Award in 2012. Bill is a past Lodge Adviser and served as a Lodge Chief and Section officer as a youth. He is a graduate of Fairfield University and resides in Trumbull, CT. Outside of scouting, he is involved in local politics and serves on the board of the Strike 3 Foundation, an organization that heightens awareness, mobilizes support, and raises funding for childhood cancer research. Professionally, he is the Director of Information Technology for the Town of Trumbull.

You can contact Bill at adviser@ne2a.org.

Bob Walz –Associate Section Adviser

Pocumtuc Lodge, Western Massachusetts Council

Bob is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member and Lodge Adviser for the Pocumtuc Lodge in the Western Massachusetts Council.  He’s received the District Award of Merit and Silver Beaver, and is currently the Scoutmaster for Troop 57, Metacomet District Chairman, Unit Commissioner and Council VP of District Operations.  Bob’s served as Scoutmaster for the Council’s last two Jamboree contingents, and just returned from a Philmont trek with his Troop.  Bob is a graduate of Clarkson College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Carnegie Mellon University.  He is a faculty member in the School of Continuing Education at Springfield Technical Community College.

You can reach Bob at walz@ne2a.org.

Henry Frick –Associate Section Adviser

Half Moon Lodge, Rip Van Winkle Council

Henry Frick currently serves the Rip Van Winkle Council, BSA as Council Commissioner. He has previously served scouting as a merit badge counselor, Assistant Scoutmaster, Unit Commissioner and District Commissioner (Mohican District). He has received both the BSA District Award of Merit and BSA Silver Beaver award. He returned to scouting, having been in the program as a youth, when he was asked to be an interim Health Officer for “one week” during  Camp Tri-Mount’s summer camp season.  At Camp Tri-Mount he has served as summer camp Health Officer (2008 & 2009) and Camp Commissioner (2010 & 2011). He is a Vigil Honor Brother of Half Moon Lodge #28, serving as an Associate Lodge Adviser. With all of the training he has participated in scouting, the National Lodge Adviser Training Seminar (NLATS) is recommended as one of the best trainings to equip scouting leaders to work with the youth in the program. He further encourages all youth Arrowmen to take advantage of the programs and training only available through the OA (High Adventure, National Leadership Seminars [NLS], Section Conclaves) See you all at NOAC 2015! WWW

You can reach Henry at frick@ne2a.org.

Elsie Hemmings –Section Staff Adviser

Owaneco Lodge, Connecticut Yankee Council

Elsie is a Development Director for Connecticut Yankee Council in Milford, CT where she is Staff Adviser for Owaneco Lodge 313. She is a Vigil Honor Member of Woapalanne Lodge 43 in Florham Park, NJ where she previously served as lodge staff adviser. Elsie has attended and staffed National Adviser Training Seminar and attended and staffed Both NOAC and National Jamboree. In her spare time she continues to volunteer with her home council in New Jersey as Advisor to the Patriots’ Path Council Youth Executive Committee. She is a graduate of Shippensburg University holding a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and has two sons, Daniel and Douglas who is a Star Scout.

You can reach Elsie at hemmings@ne2a.org.