The Commissioner Concept The commissioner is the liaison between the local council and Scouting units. The commissioner is successful when units effectively deliver the ideals of Scouting to their members. Specifically, a commissioner: - Builds relationships as a "friend to the unit", getting to know the people and character of the leadership team.
- Provides connections to other units, District, Council and national resources.
- Informs with up-to-date news from the District, Council and National organization.
- Ensures all leaders are trained.
- Offers friendly and timely assitance when challenges arise.
- Is a resource for you!
Journey to Excellence “Journey to Excellence” is the new performance recognition program designed to encourage and reward success and measure the performance of our units. It replaces the Centennial Quality Awards Program and the Unit Success Award as a means of encouraging excellence in providing a quality program at all levels of the BSA. The program runs on a calendar year (January 1st – December 31st) and units will turn in their scorecards with their charter renewal paperwork. There are different scorecards for each unit type and units score points in numerous categories. Units can complete either hard-copy forms or download an Excel spreadsheet. Your unit commissioner can provide you with more information about the “Journey to Excellence” award, or you can download forms and spreadsheets from the Denver Area Council's Scouting Forms page. Any units that earn at least the Bronze level will earn free badges of rank in the Denver Area Council. Denver Area Council Forms If it is a piece of paper you can get from our office, you can download it here. Commissioner Leadership Team Council Commissioner Jim Blair
Work #: 303.795.9754
Cell #: 303.886.8450 District Commissioners Mark Zoller, Arapahoe District
Work #: 303.912.9106 Jack Beckman, Centennial District
Cell #: 303.364.5896 Dennis Rasmussen, Frontier District
Cell #: 303.726.5229 Tim Wilson, Gateway District
Cell #: 303.947.6645 Elden Hodson, Pioneer Trails District
Cell #: 303.810.9534 Scott Johnson, Timberline District
Home #: 303.989.5572 Toby Williams, Valley District
Cell #: 303.229.9909 Assistant Council Commissioners Kurt Ballantyne, Administration and Training
Home #: 303.838.1240 Joyce Saitta, After School Program
Home #: 720.940.5050 Royd Despain, LDS Relationships
Phone #: 303.932.1972 Lou Schornack, LEEP Team
Home #: 303.956.4826 Randy Bishop, Multi-Cultural
Home #: 303.469.7486 Alex Lagerborg, Relationships
Phone # 303.570.8012 Dori Hammer, Special Needs
Home #: 303.904.8058 Kent Knight, Venturing
Home #: 303.755.8032 Michael Cottrell, Youth Protection
Phone #: 303.423.9418 | 
