BANGOR, Maine – Boy Scouts
of America, Katahdin Area Council announce that
as of March 1, 2008, Gary Savignano will serve
as Scout Executive for the Katahdin Area
Council. Gary Savignano, an Eagle Scout has
served professionally with the Boy Scouts of
America for over seventeen years. He replaces
Richard Avery who is now serving as Scout
Executive in Syracuse New York. Savignano has
served Scouts and Scouters in councils in
Danvers Massachusetts, Haverhill Ma., Boston
Ma., Providence RI., and Morganville NJ. As
Scout Executive, Savignano will support the
Executive Board of the Katahdin Area Council and
the professional staff in their efforts to
support the 4,600 plus youth members, 2,000
adult Scouters, two camp properties and over 200
Scouting units in the six counties in eastern
and northern Maine.
“This is an exciting and
excellent opportunity for me and my family. I
look forward to working along side a dedicated
and committed group of Scouters and staff,
working to provide the youth of Maine with a
world class Scouting program. The Katahdin Area
Council has a long and proud tradition and I am
excited to have the opportunity to be associated
with it. I was born in Maine and this is a
wonderful opportunity to come back home”.
