Our Scoutmasters

Over the last century, Troop 128 has been guided by more than 40 dedicated Scoutmasters, each leaving a lasting impact on our Scouts and community. Their leadership and commitment have shaped generations of young men and women, helping to build a strong foundation of character, service, and adventure.

Honoring A Legacy of Leadership

Boys’ Troop Scoutmasters

  1. John M. Hart Feb. – Sept. 1924

    First Troop Committee – F.H. Bogarus, T.M.  Corner, C.A.Grubb.

  2. Harrison S. Krider 1924–1928

    First Assistant Scoutmaster - Ralph Thompson 6/14/26.

    1926: Troop meets in second story of a barn next to the W.C. Haines residence. 1928:  Troop moves to St. John’s Episcopal Church.

  3. Harold Cowperthwaite 1928–1929

  4. Theodore M. Corner 1929–1937

    1929: Troop is sponsored by School & Civic League, Inc. and meets in the Community Hall.

    1935: JDK Smoot is Committee Chairman.

  5. W.S. Lawson 1937–1938

  6. Orrin Jefferson Brown 1938–1941

  7. Rudolph L. Zimpel, Jr. 1940–1942 and 1946

    1942-1944: Troop inactive due to World War II.

    January 5, 1944: Troop rechartered with School & Civic League, Inc. as sponsor.

  8. Thomas H. Wigglesworth 1944–1946

  9. Jack Smoot 1946

  10. Stephen H. Bedwell, Jr. 1947

  11. William S. Smoot, III 1948–1950 and 1958–1959

  12. Clinton V. Young 1950–1951 and 1954–1957

  13. William Fenton 1952

  14. Thomas E. Mutchler, Jr. 1960–1961

  15. Reed Eagle 1962–1963

  16. Charles Thomas Sawyer 1964–1966

  17. Harold Dye 1967

  18. John J. Hicks 1968

  19. Lewis Dodge1969–1970

  20. Dick Bowen 1971–1974 (?)

    Note: Council records for 1971-79 were lost in a fire.

  21. Dudley J. Clapp, Jr. Unknown Tenure

  22. A. Brickman Brown Unknown Tenure

  23. Frank W. Naylor, Jr. Unknown Tenure

  24. William Purdom Unknown Tenure

  25. Omer Ostensoe Unknown Tenure

  26. Ed Gerry 1981–1982

  27. Thomas J. Lyons 1983–1984

  28. Jack Hannon 1985–1989

  29. Stuart A. White 1989–1992

  30. James Sylvester 1993–1995

  31. Ken Wrona 1995–1996

  32. Len Wales 1996–2002

  33. David Smith 2002–2003

  34. David Polski 2003–2005

  35. Matt Bowen 2005–2008

  36. Bill Newman 2008–2010

  37. Steve Gillis 2011–2013

  38. Joel Timmins 2014–2015

  39. John Dietrich 2015–2018

  40. Michael Turk 2018–2020

  41. Tom Brooke 2020–Present

Girls’ Troop Scoutmasters

  1. Scoutmaster Massaro 2019

  2. Nicholas Guertin 2019-2021

  3. Seema Singh 2021-2023

  4. Bárbara Zamora-Appel 2023-Present