About Us
The Chain Bridge District is part of the Virginia Central Service Area in the National Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. It is the home to over 60 traditional Scouting units, serving over 3,000 youth in the areas of Arlington and McLean Virginia.
Interested in joining a Scouting unit in Chain Bridge?
- Go to BeAScout.org
- Enter your zip code and select the Scouting program(s) for you and/or your child.
- Click “Find and Apply”.
– A list of Scouting units will appear in order from distance to your zip code.
– Contact the unit’s point-of-contact via their listed phone and/or email.
Annual Report of the District
District Leadership
District Key 3: The district’s Key-3 purpose is to support units to ensure that our youth members get the best possible Scouting experience in the safest possible environment.
District Committee: A group of individuals recognized in the community as outstanding because of achievements as leaders, with recruiting and organizing ability that will inspire confidence and win support and cooperation for Scouting.
Members at Large: Individuals of character and standing in the community who, because of interest, organization experience, ability, or general knowledge, may be available for service as a chair or member of one of the committees in the district or for service in some special capacity to the district. The incoming district chair appoints the chairs of the various operating committees and other special or ad hoc committees with the approval of the voting members of the district.
District Key-3
District Chairman
Rafay Hassan
mdrafayhassan@gmail.com
District Commissioner
Karl Gerdes
kermitkeg@gmail.com
District Director
Keenan M. Pallone
Keenan.Pallone@scouting.org
District Committee
Vice Chairman: Membership
Ann MacPhail
annlyles@yahoo.com
Vice Chairman: Finance
Dave Carlson
carlsonbsa@gmail.com
Vice Chairman: Program
Joe Mazel
Scoutmastertroop164@gmail.com
Vice Chairman: Training
Rob Ganim
rlganim@gmail.com
Vice Chairman: Communication
Michael Turk
michael@opinionmovers.com
Vice Chairman: Advancement & Recognition
Dave Christensen
dychrist4@yahoo.com
Vice Chairman: Administration
Dr. Bob Klein
drbob@troop111.org
Nominating Committee Chairman
Rob Faris
robfaris26@gmail.com
Order of the Arrow Chapter Advisor
Scott Miller
millers@si.edu
Scouting for Food Coordinator
Paul Maloney
paul.maloney.v2@gmail.com
Merit Badge Dean
Sue Neilson
sneilsn@american.edu
Members-at-Large
David Alexander
William Ballew
Dana Bell
Paul Berghout
Michael Brock
Carl Collat
John Dietrich
Douglas Flamm
Steven Gallagher
Steven Gillis
David Green
Muhammad Hassan
Brian Horn
Michael Ingles
Thomas Bender
Johnanna Kehoe
Richard Meyers
David Navarre
John Person
Michael Podrastsky
Robin Stefan
Carl Stout
A Du Truong
James Waddick
Leonard Wales
David Wrausmann
Phillip Zabriskie
Anthony Baker
Michael Forrer
James Thomas Sr.
Chain Bridge District's Scouting at a Glance in 2022
Scouting continued across Arlington and McLean, Virginia in 2022 and the impact and achievements are easy to see as the 3rd largest traditional District in the nation!
- 3,075+ Scouts serviced across 68 traditional Scouting Units Overall Membership Growth achieved across the District
- 1,100+ Trained adult leaders guiding and empowering our Scouts
- 60,000+ pounds of food collected and donated to the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) and Share of McLean
- $112,000+ raised to support local Scouting through our Friends of Scouting campaign
- Thousands of community service hours conducted in support of our local communities in Arlington and McLean, VA
- 3,400+ Merit Badges earned throughout our District
- 5,750+ Cub Scout Adventures earned throughout our District
- 2,100+ Rank Advancements earned throughout our District
- 130+ Scouts awarded the rank of Eagle Scout