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Council Information

The Rio Grande Council covers five counties which include: Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr and Zapata counties. The council is made up of four districts which include: Tip-o-Tex, Arroyo, Arrowhead and Llano Grande Districts. The Rio Grande Council operates and maintains a service centers in the area. The main office in Harlingen which provides a Service Center, a Scout Shop, Training Center and Resource rooms.

President
Dr. Uvaldo Cantu, Jr.

Council Commissioner
William Hubbard

Treasurer
Steve Shimotsu

Vice President-Properties
Col. R.G. Hill

Endowment-Chairman
Christopher H. Boswell

Assistant Treasurer
Rayburn MacNelly

Vice President-Administration
Pat Pace

Vice President- Program
Cesar Briseno Jr.

NationalCouncil Rep.
Chris H. Boswell

Vice President-Membership
Linda Wade, PhD.

Vice President-Finance
Pat Liston

Vice President-Marketing
Dyan Warrenburg

Legal Counsel
William Hubbard

Scout Executive
Ernesto Carballo Jr.

Immediate Past President
Doug Bready

Listed below are the districts, the cities they cover and the key people involved with the district. For details of the activities conducted in each district, check out the events page for the calendar.

Tip-o-Tex District
The Tip-o-Tex district covers the southern part of Cameron County which includes: Brownsville, Los Fresnos, Olmito, Rancho Viejo, Port Isabel, and South Padre Island.

Tip-o-Tex District
Key Three


District Chairman
Andy Hagen

District Commissioner
Marion Zendejas
veca_915800@yahoo.com

District Director
Ernie Gonzalez Jr.
egonzale@bsamail.org

Arroyo District
The Arroyo District covers the northern part of Cameron County and Willacy County which includes: Harlingen, San Benito, Raymondville, La Feria, Lyford, Rio Hondo and Sebastian.

Arroyo District
Key Three


District Chairman
Sam Boswell Jr.
e.wise@txstbk.com

District Commissioner
Mike McCulley
mike.mcculley@sbcglobal.net

District Executive - Vacant

Arrowhead District
The Arrowhead District covers Zapata County, Starr County, and the western part of Hidalgo County which includes: Zapata, McAllen Delmita, Edinburg Garciasville, Mission, Rio Grande City, Roma, and Sullivan City.

Arrowhead District
Key Three


District Chairman
J.W.Dryer
jwdyer.scouting@gmail.com

District Commissioner
Harsha Puttagunta
harshaputtagunta@hotmail.com

District Executive
Richard Calzada
rcalzada@bsamail.org

Llano Grande District

The Llano Grande District Covers the eastern part of Hidalgo County which includes: Alamo, Donna, Edcouch, Mercedes, Pharr, Progresso, La Villa, Monte Alto, Else, Hargill, Linn, Hidalgo, Edinburg, San Juan and Weslaco.

Llano Grande District
Key Three

District Chairman
Erin Wise
e.wise@txstbk.com

District Commissioner
Greg Townsend

District Executive - Vacant

Support Services Team
A.P / Payroll Specialist

Esther Brown
ebrown@bsamail.org

Friend of Scouting Specialist
Juana Arratia
jarratia@bsamail.org

Registration Specialist
Amanda Valdez
avaldez@bsamail.org

Council Scout Shop Manager
Greg Townsend
gtownsend@bsamail.org

Laguna Station Director
Jim Welton
jimwelton@bsamail.org

Camp Perry – Ranger
Pete Langan
telopiga@yahoo.com