Nick Dannemiller, elected 2014 National Chief for Order of the Arrow

Post date: Dec 29, 2013 4:7:41 PM

Nick Dannemiller, Eagle Scout, Tualatin High School's 2012 graduate was elected to be the National Chief of the Order of the Arrow, friday night in Dallas, Texas at the National Planning Meeting for the OA.   Nick was Cascade Pacific Council's Wauna La-Mon'tay's Lodge Chief for 2011-12, and is serving a second term (2012-13, 2013-14) as Section W1S Chief for three lodges in Oregon, SW Washington and Northern California.  He was elected by the many Section Chiefs from across the nation at the National Order of the Arrow's National Planning meeting in Dallas Texas on Dec 27.  Nick is a member of Tualatin's Troop 530, member of Tualatin Presbyterian Church, and previously was on the Oregon Zoo Teens Leadership Corps for 5 years, member of the Tualatin High's Wrestling team and Wind Ensemble for 4 years.  Since the beginning of his scouting career as a Tiger Cub Scout at Byrom Elementary School, Nick has provided many hours of community service with the scouts, school activities, and for the City of Tualatin.  

As the 2014 National Chief, Nick will manage the planning of the 2015 OA caravan that will be traveling across the United States, provide the BSA's report to the nation to our US President, as well as lead Regional and Section Chiefs across the nation in the preparation of the activities for the 100th anniversary of the National Order of the Arrow's Conference held at Michigan State in August of 2015.  

The Order of the Arrow is Scouting’s national honor society. Its membership fulfills the Order’s purpose of recognizing those who exemplify Scouting’s values, promoting responsible outdoor adventure, developing young leaders, and crystallizing the Scout habit of helpfulness into a life purpose of leadership in cheerful service to others. Established in 1915, the OA emphasizes service to the unit. In this way, Arrowmen give back to their troops with the leadership skills and values of service learned through the Order. The Order’s program complements the troop’s, providing valuable leadership training programs, world-class high adventure opportunities, and exciting national conferences. Members of the Order of the Arrow are chosen through an election process at a troop meeting.  

The organization that Nick now leads has 178,000 members not just in the US but Europe and 6 Far East countries. A servant leader organization, it works to provide service to scouting and the nation as well as develop leadership skills in youth. Nick will spend this entire year leading and representing the top scouts in the Nation, traveling over 175 days.  Nick is the first from the Cascade Pacific Council to obtain this role of leadership.    for additional information about the Order of the Arrow, go to http://www.oa-bsa.org