Lodge Executive Committee

The voting Youth Members of the Lodge Executive Committee, or LEC for short, are comprised of the Lodge Chief, along with his 5 Lodge Vice Chiefs each overseeing their own departments, Programs, Induction, Administration, Finance, and Communications, as well 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.

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View or Download March 2024 LEC Meeting Minutes

Saklan Lodge Officers and Advisors

Position Name Phone Email
Lodge Chief * Bailey Palmaffy chief@saklanlodge.org
Lodge Adviser David Hertzberg 408-972-5968 dhertzberg67@gmail.com
Staff Adviser Dylan Hendrickson 408-638-8312 Dylan.hendrickson@scouting.org
Program Vice-Chief * OPEN program@saklanlodge.org
Program Adviser Dave Adamski 408-595-0493 Dave_Adamski@amat.com
Administrative Vice-Chief * Matthew Chen admin@saklanlodge.org
Administrative Adviser Anna-Marie Kirkham 408-921-4356 amp@kirkham.org
Communications Vice-Chief * Vincent Guzman communications@saklanlodge.org
Communications Adviser Stephen Gomez 408-410-5925 GoScoutsBSA@gmail.com
Inductions Vice-Chief * Eric Nordmo inductions@saklanlodge.org
Inductions Adviser David Gregory 818-746-5888 dave@casagregory.com
Finance Vice-Chief * Tanmayi Manduva finance@saklanlodge.org
Finance Adviser Rick Dexter 408-268-9001 rick@dexterfamily.com
Immediate Past Chief James Rahn geytso@icloud.com
Associate Lodge Adviser Dan Krent 408-373-5825 dan@krent.com


Chapter Chiefs and Advisors

Position Name Phone Email
Hattape Chief * Bilaal Syed hattape@saklanlodge.org
Hattape Adviser Garry Allen 408-429-3553 gman01195@gmail.com
Lowaneu Allanque Chief * Neil Tsai/Shreya Rao lowaneu_allanque@saklanlodge.org
Lowaneu Allanque Adviser David Low 408-242-9852 dave.low@lamresearch.com
Quetzacotal Chief * OPEN quetzacotal@saklanlodge.org
Quetzacotal Advisor Casey Long 831-801-4819 diveusn@gmail.com
Sit Caw Yu Chief * Sadie Maher sit_caw_yu@saklanlodge.org
Sit Caw Yu Advisor Geoff Hamilton 831-706-0849 cathyandg@gmail.com
Tindeuchen Chief * OPEN tindeuchen@saklanlodge.org
Tindeuchen Adviser Jim Willey 408-203-8528 j2willey@gmail.com
Woakus Chief * James Peal woakus@saklanlodge.org
Woakus Adviser Nathan Mandrell 408-391-2484 nathanmandrell@yahoo.com
Yakiski Shanax Chief * Alexander von Benedikt Fowler yakiski_shanax@saklanlodge.org
Yakiski Shanax Advisor Scott Fortner 559-816-8055 dscottfortner@sbcglobal.net

* Voting members of Lodge Executive Committee and count for voting quorum.

Direct email contact with youth is not advised. Please contact them through their Adult Adviser.