Lodge Executive Committee

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.

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 Suite 100, San Jose) with a hybrid option.

View or Download Lodge Rules and Policies
View or Download June 2025 LEC Meeting Minutes

Saklan Lodge Officers and Advisers

PositionNamePhoneEmail
Lodge Chief *James Peal chief@saklanlodge.org **
Lodge AdviserDave Gregory818-746-5888dave@casagregory.com
Staff AdviserAaron Rhoads408-638-8321Aaron.Rhoads@scouting.org
Program Vice-Chief *Melody Zhang program@saklanlodge.org **
Program AdviserDave Adamski408-595-0493Dave_Adamski@amat.com
Administrative Vice-Chief *Hamsini Koganti admin@saklanlodge.org **
Administrative AdviserAnna-Marie Kirkham408-921-4356amp@kirkham.org
Communications Vice-Chief *Ben Lengauer communications@saklanlodge.org **
Communications AdviserStephen Gomez408-410-5925OAScoutsBSA@gmail.com
Inductions Vice-Chief *Tanmayi Manduva inductions@saklanlodge.org **
Inductions AdviserBetty Chou510-676-6820bettychoutw@gmail.com
Unit Visitations AdviserDaniel Leedlee_usa@yahoo.com
Finance Vice-Chief *Alexander von-Benedikt Fowler finance@saklanlodge.org **
Finance AdviserRick Dexter408-268-9001rick@dexterfamily.com
Immediate Past Chief *Shreya Rao 
Associate Lodge AdviserDan Krent408-373-5825dan@krent.com

Chapter Chiefs and Advisers

PositionNamePhoneEmail
Hattape Chief *Hudhayfa Syed hattape@saklanlodge.org **
Hattape AdviserGeorge West
Seth Barberee
sidwellwest@gmail.com
seth.barberee@gmail.com
Lowaneu Allanque Chief *David Zhou lowaneu_allanque@saklanlodge.org **
Lowaneu Allanque AdviserDavid Low408-242-9852dave.low@lamresearch.com
Quetzacotal Chief *Alex Sugiura quetzacotal@saklanlodge.org **
Quetzacotal AdviserCraig Leighty925-548-9966craig.leighty@gmail.com
Sit Caw Yu Chief *Luke Day sit_caw_yu@saklanlodge.org **
Sit Caw Yu AdviserJon Day408-655-5270jonrday@hotmail.com
Tindeuchen Chief *Puneet Nalluru tindeuchen@saklanlodge.org **
Tindeuchen AdviserJim Willey408-203-8528j2willey@gmail.com
Woakus Chief *William Felchlin woakus@saklanlodge.org **
Woakus AdviserStephen Gomez408-410-5925OAScoutsBSA@gmail.com
Yakiski Shanax Chief *Amelia Forstell yakiski_shanax@saklanlodge.org **
Yakiski Shanax AdviserKen 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.