The voting Youth Members of the Lodge Executive Committee, or LEC for short, are comprised of the Lodge Chief, along with 5 Lodge Vice Chiefs each overseeing their own departments, Programs, Induction, Administration, Finance, and Communications, as well as a total of 7 Chapter Chiefs. Excluding the Chapter Chiefs, all voting Youth Members of the LEC are elected to their positions by the Lodge. Chapter Chiefs are elected to their positions by their respective Chapters. Click here for more details on elections.
LEC meetings are usually held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7pm in-person at the SVMBC Council Service Center (1900 The Alameda, San Jose) with a hybrid option.
View or Download Lodge Rules and Policies
View or Download March 2025 LEC Meeting Minutes
Saklan Lodge Officers and Advisers
| Position | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge Chief * | Shreya Rao | chief@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Lodge Adviser | Dave Gregory | 818-746-5888 | dave@casagregory.com |
| Staff Adviser | Aaron Rhoads | 408-638-8321 | Aaron.Rhoads@scouting.org |
| Program Vice-Chief * | Melody Zhang | program@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Program Adviser | Dave Adamski | 408-595-0493 | Dave_Adamski@amat.com |
| Administrative Vice-Chief * | OPEN | admin@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Administrative Adviser | Anna-Marie Kirkham | 408-921-4356 | amp@kirkham.org |
| Communications Vice-Chief * | Ben Lengauer | communications@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Communications Adviser | Stephen Gomez | 408-410-5925 | OAScoutsBSA@gmail.com |
| Inductions Vice-Chief * | Tanmayi Manduva | inductions@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Inductions Adviser | Betty Chou | 510-676-6820 | bettychoutw@gmail.com |
| Unit Visitations Adviser | Daniel Lee | dlee_usa@yahoo.com | |
| Finance Vice-Chief * | Alexander von-Benedikt Fowler | finance@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Finance Adviser | Rick Dexter | 408-268-9001 | rick@dexterfamily.com |
| Immediate Past Chief * | Bailey Palmaffy | brodey.palmaffy@gmail.com | |
| Associate Lodge Adviser | Dan Krent | 408-373-5825 | dan@krent.com |
Chapter Chiefs and Advisers
| Position | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hattape Chief * | Haadiyah Noori Noor Aldimassi | hattape@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Hattape Adviser | George West Seth Barberee | sidwellwest@gmail.com seth.barberee@gmail.com | |
| Lowaneu Allanque Chief * | Tanmayi Manduva | lowaneu_allanque@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Lowaneu Allanque Adviser | David Low | 408-242-9852 | dave.low@lamresearch.com |
| Quetzacotal Chief * | Brayden Sargenti | quetzacotal@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Quetzacotal Adviser | Craig Leighty | 925-548-9966 | craig.leighty@gmail.com |
| Sit Caw Yu Chief * | Luke Day | sit_caw_yu@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Sit Caw Yu Adviser | Jon Day | 408-655-5270 | jonrday@hotmail.com |
| Tindeuchen Chief * | Nathan Lilly | tindeuchen@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Tindeuchen Adviser | Jim Willey | 408-203-8528 | j2willey@gmail.com |
| Woakus Chief * | William Felchlin | woakus@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Woakus Adviser | Stephen Gomez | 408-410-5925 | OAScoutsBSA@gmail.com |
| Yakiski Shanax Chief * | OPEN | yakiski_shanax@saklanlodge.org ** | |
| Yakiski Shanax Adviser | Ken Fowler Scott Fortner | 510-509-4990 559-816-8055 | ken.fowler@gmail.com dscottfortner@sbcglobal.net |
* Voting members of Lodge Executive Committee and count for voting quorum.
** For YPT compliance, these email addresses include both the youth leader and at least one adult adviser.