Our Fearless Leader

Arthur (Art) G. Harris Jr. was born on March 5 1956 in Charleston, South Carolina. He Joined the Boy Scouts of America in 1963 and earned Eagle Scout in 1974. He graduated from Garrett High School in 1976 and Newberry College in 1981 majoring in sociology. He Married Karen in 1983 and resumed Scouting in 2000 with his son Matthew. On January 2nd, 2008 he was appointed as the District Executive for the Lancaster and Chester District. As District Executive he is responsible for training and assisting unit leaders of Cub and Boy Scouts, Venture Crew, and Explorer Posts. He is currently in charge of about 1000 youths and adults. The breakdown is 3 Venture Crews, 16 Cub Packs, 18 Scouts Troops and 8 Explorer Posts. His Goals and Mission includes but is not limited to introducing the scouting life to as many people as possible and to make the phase Scouting a house hold word. He currently resides in Fort Mill, South Carolina with Karen, Matthew, and daughter Allison.