Lodge 66 Committee Chairmen Responsibilities

The Chairman Listed under each lodge officer report to that officer:  

Vice Chief of Administration

Awards (Chairman: Brian Montoya, Adviser: Jan Hickey)

The Awards Committee is responsible for getting the awards that are presented at the Lodge Banquet.  They are responsible for promoting and reminding the lodge at events and the listserve that deadlines for award nominations are approaching.  This is usually done at the Fall Conclave.  They are then responsible for collecting the names of approved (given by Lodge Chief and Adviser) award recipients for the Founders Award, Old Arrows Award, Young Arrows Award, Arrowmen of the Year, Lodge Officers, Chapter Officers, and all Committee Chairmen.  This list is then taken with a description of the Award to the designated engraver, with the purchase order number given by the Scout Office

The committee is responsible for applying the criteria and recommending award recipients to the lodge chief and adviser for a final selection.  

Camp Trails (Apply for Chair

The Camp Trails Committee is responsible for maintaining the trails at camp.  This person also serves as the point of contact for Camping Promotions.  They work closely with the Camp Rangers and the Chapters.  They are also responsible for the Camp Trails Booklet on hiking in northern New Mexico  

Leadership Development (Chair: Matthew Hunter, Adviser: Brian Mileshosky)

The Leadership Development Committee is responsible for getting the Lodge Leadership Development Conference (LLDC) together.  They find and train the trainers needed for the conference that is held each November.  They are also responsible for training to general lodge members at the Banquet and Conclaves.  The Banquet training usually includes but is not limited to: Trail to Brotherhood, Elangomat Training, Ceremony Team Training, Indian Regalia Construction, OA Rep, Unit Elections.  At the conclaves they are responsible for ensuring an elangomat training session is held on Saturday morning.

OA Troop Representative (Apply for Chair)

The OA Rep is responsible for keeping track of the OA Representatives on the Chapter level.  This person is often the person who trains the OA Rep portion at the Annual Banquet.

Vice Chief of Operations

Conclave Coordination  

The Conclave Coordinator works very closely to the VC of Ops.   He runs the conclave and coordinates all activities to make sure that the ordeal is successful for all participants.  Specifically, this person makes sure that each ordeal group has an elangomat and assigns elangomats to the groups.  They also help with distribution of the food to the candidates. 

  • Elangomat Coordinator Vaughn Carty
    Reports to the Conclave Coordinator.  Works before a conclave to recruit and train new elangomats.  At the conclave he is in charge of assigning elangomats to groups and ensuring that the elangomat has a list of their candidates with contact information to ensure the success of the extended elangomat program.
Indian Lore Jimmy Dickson

The Dance and Drum person is in charge of getting a Grand Entry together for the candidates at the Conclaves and the December Banquet  They are also in charge of the Drum groups and organize times for them to perform with the dance teams at all lodge events.  This person is in charge of getting people to train dance, drum, and Native American crafts at the December Banquet. 

OA Honors   

The OA Honors Committee Chairmen oversees three Subcommittees:

  • Ordeal
    The Ordeal Subcommittee works closely with the VC of Ops and the Conclave Coordinator.  They ensure that there are sashes and Ceremony Teams for the Pre Ordeal and Ordeal Ceremonies.  
  • Brotherhood (Apply for Chair) (Adviser: Gene Dorneman)
    The Brotherhood Subcommittee ensures that eligible members of the lodge attain their brotherhood.  This person works closely with the chapters to ensure that the extended elangomat program is carried out.  He ensures that at least one Brotherhood Ceremony is held at each lodge event (assuming that there is at least one candidate) and that the team is tested.  Finally, he makes sure that each candidate is tested (see the Brotherhood Questionnaire).
  • Vigil (Chair: Jake Wellman, Adviser: Kris McNeil)
    The Vigil Subcommittee ensures that there is a Vigil Honor ceremony if there are candidates for the Vigil.  Working with the staff adviser, he is responsible for getting information to and from the National Office concerning Vigils.  They are also responsible for reminders at conclaves and on the listserve of nomination form deadlines.  Lastly this person ensures that each chapter is represented at the Vigil Selection Meeting.  The subcommittee chair should also ensure safe transportation for the new Vigil members. 
Service Projects (Apply for Chair, Adviser: Doug Staley)

The Service Project Chairmen works closely with the VC of Ops and the Camp Rangers to gather conclave projects.  They also distribute the projects to the elangomat groups and arrowmen at the conclaves.  He also plans and coordinate lodge service projects as defined in the quality lodge criteria.

 Lodge Secretary

History (Adviser: Mac McNamee)

The History Committee is responsible for keeping the lodge history up to date.  They publish a history book for NOAC and ensure that the lodge has a display at both NOAC and the Section Conclave.  They work closely with the Web Site Chairmen to keep the History page on the web up to date.  They also keep track of all awards the lodge gives and receives.

Membership Information (Adviser: Richard Royman)

The Membership information committee works closely with the Secretary and the Lodge Recorder (Adviser of this position).  They ensure that the lodge records are kept up to date and organize them as needed.  They are responsible for getting each chapter a phone number and address list of all new ordeal members for each conclave.

Publications (Chair: Jeff Jackson, Adviser: Rick Meyerhein) EMAIL: publications@lodge66.org

The Publications Committee is responsible for publishing a quarterly lodge newsletter called The Thunderbird.  They are responsible for reminding all members of the lodge of upcoming publication deadlines.  They take the finished product to the Council Office for approval and then to Xerox for publication.  They are also responsible for revising and printing the Lodge Planbook in November for distribution at the banquet and the following lodge events.  They must bring the planbooks to all following lodge events so that they may be distributed to members that don’t have one as well as new ordeal members.  They work closely with the History committee when the time comes to publish the lodge history.  They also ensure that the Thunderbird and planbook is sent electronically to the Web Site Chair for publication on the Internet.

Web Site (Chair: David Saucier, Adviser: Chris Fullam)

The Web Site committee is responsible for designing and maintaining the lodge web site at www.lodge66.org.  They work with the History committee to gather information for the lodge history page.  They also work closely with the Chapter Chiefs and Lodge Officers to ensure that their pages are kept up to date as well.  They are also responsible for getting an electronic copy of the planbook and each edition of the Thunderbird from the publications chair.

Lodge Treasurer

Beads (Chair: Sam Elson, Adviser: Relf Price)

The beads committee is responsible for distributing beads to the chapters for distribution according to the Lodge 66 Coup Bead Chart.  They are also responsible for having the lodge beads at the lodge events including coup necklaces for the new ordeal members at conclaves.

Camperships (Chair: Jake Poston, Adviser: Relf Price)

This committee is responsible for promoting campership applications from Scouts in need who desire to attend camp.  With the help of the campership adviser, they conduct the review and selection of campership award recipients.  The Campership Committee is responsible for running the Auction at the annual banquet. 

Fundraising

The fundraising chairmen is in charge of designing patches and getting them approved at the LEC.  This person, upon gaining approval, works with the fundraising adviser to get  the patch to the Council for production.

Trading Post (Adviser: Ray Berry)

The trading post chairmen is responsible for the trading post.  He works in the trading post during lodge events.  They work closely with the adviser to order supplies and come up with a post event report of sales that should be sent to the Lodge Treasurer.