Aaron Parks Young - Venturing Southern Region
Channel: BSA Webmaster
Date: 2015-01-23

Aaron Parks-Young is an Eagle Scout, Arrowmen, Silver Award Recipient, and Sea Scout from Circle Ten Council, based in Dallas, Texas. Aaron has been involved in Scouting since he was a Webelos, joined a crew at the age of 14, and went on to help found his own crew. Since joining Venturing, Aaron has served on the staff of the 2013 Jamboree at the Bechtel Summit as a guide for the Big Zip, served as staff for National Youth Leadership Training (various positions), and has served as staff for the National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (various positions) at Philmont. Aaron also has served as the Southern Region's Area 2 Venturing President, an interim Venturing President for Circle Ten Council, as a National Venturing Vice President, and as his crew's president.

Aaron's picture of success for Southern Region Venturing for the 2014-2015 term includes improving communication for Venturing throughout the region, working to create an environment conducive to cooperation amongst councils and areas within the region, ensuring that Southern Region Venturing publications and media outlets are up to date and accurate, and meeting program needs for Venturing at a region level.