Board of Directors
- Brian ClaytonPresident
- Jim HonanChief Executive Officer
- Michael BenzBoard Member
- David LentzBoard Member
100% of our Board members are active donors and volunteers, ensuring they are personally invested in our scouts' success. Board members do not receive any compensation.
Brian Clayton
President & Board Member
Professional Career
Senior technology executive in financial services and health care. Pioneered online trading on Wall Street. Led transformative, agile software development and coached senior executives with a servant-leadership approach.
Scouting
Lifelong Scout and Scouter committed to living the Scout Oath and Law. Past board member of the Des Plaines Valley Area Council. Currently serves as District Commissioner for the PTAC Portage Creek District. Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow, served on numerous camp staffs, and Wood Badge trained.
Jim Honan
Chief Executive Officer, Board Member
Professional Career
Highly experienced senior executive. Currently serves on the Protectoseal Company Board of Directors. Retired President of the Protectoseal Company and former Vice President and General Manager with ITW.
Scouting
Long-time Scouting volunteer. Currently serves on the PTAC Conservation Committee, Duke of Edinburgh Award Committee, and the Portage Creek District Nominating Committee. Silver Beaver recipient; Wood Badge trained; District Award of Merit. Past President of the Des Plaines Valley Council; past Central Region Area 7 Vice President of Membership; past Voyageur Trace District Chairman.
David Lentz
Board Member
Professional Career
I was a “professional starving student” for as long as I could get away with it—and I did for quite a while. After that, I spent 19 years at a Chicago-based firm focused on infrastructure engineering design for international projects. I then served for 17 years as Chief Systems Development Officer at a Madison, Wisconsin-based company that guaranteed and serviced student loans.
Scouting
Active member of Scouting for more than 70 years and still energized by what the program offers to youth. Eagle Scout with palms and Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. Currently serves as a Unit Commissioner in the Portage Creek District of the Pathway to Adventure Council and as a member of the Portage Creek District Committee. Past board member of multiple councils. Wood Badge trained and currently on staff for a Wood Badge course.