Merit Badge Counselors

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We have a number of Merit Badge Counselors available.

How to get a merit badge in Troop 282 & 8282 in 5 easy steps.

  1. Decide on the merit badge you want or need.
  2. Ask one of the Troop Leaders for a “Blue Card.”
  3. Choose a merit badge counselor from the list below.
  4. Contact that merit badge counselor and set up a time to meet.
  5. Complete all the requirements and turn in your “Blue Card” to the Advancement Chair.

Don Bazemore

  • Camping
  • Citizenship in Society
  • Cooking
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Music
  • Pioneering
  • Rowing
  • Snow Sports
  • Water Sports

Michelle Benoit

  • Chemistry
    Citizenship in Society
    Cit. in Comm.
    Cit. in Nation
    Cit. in World
    Disabilities Awar.
    Dog Care
    Emergency Prep.
    Family Life
    Gardening
    Health Care Professions
    Lifesaving
    Personal Mgmt.
    Pets
    Plant Science
    Public Health

Jay Brock

  • Camping
    Cooking
    Family Life
    First Aid
    Game Design
    Lifesaving
    Moviemaking
    Pers. Fitness
    Scuba Diving
    Sustainability
    Swimming

David Burdett

  • Camping
    Cit. in Comm.
    Cit. in Nation
    Cit. in World
    Law
    Public Speaking
    Scholarship

Chad Caron

  • Citizenship in Society
  • Drafting
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Personal Fitness
  • Scholarship

Mike Grueter

  • Camping
    Canoeing
    Communication
    Cooking
    Digital Tech
    Gardening
    Leatherwork
    Music
    Pioneering

Mark Jordan

  • Amer. Business
    Cit. in Comm.
    Cit. in Nation
    Emergency Prep.
    Entrepreneurship
    Lifesaving
    Snow Sports
    Swimming

Ken Manning

  • Crime Prevention
    Dog Care
    Enviro. Science
    Fire Safety
    Geocaching
    Scout Heritage
    Traffic Safety

Justin Kinch

  • Camping
    Communication
    Cooking
    Entrepreneurship
    Family Life
    First Aid
    Pers. Fitness
    Personal Mgmt.
    Salesmanship

Alex Orland

  • Camping
  • Citizenship in Nation
  • Communication
  • Dog Care
  • Personal Management
  • Public Speaking
  • Safety

Nick Krum

  • Astronomy
    Forestry
    Nature
    Orienteering
    Pioneering
    Space Exploration
    Welding

Michele Starkey

  • Communication
  • Disabilities Awareness
  • Reading
  • Scholarship

Kelvin Mar

  • Backpacking
    Camping
    Cycling
    Emergency Prep.
    First Aid
    Fishing
    Geocaching
    Health Care Professions
    Hiking
    Home Repairs
    Photography
    Public Health
    Public Speaking
    Safety
    Scuba Diving

Matt Williams

  • Chemistry
    Composite Mat.
    Digital Tech
    Drafting
    Electricity
    Electronics
    Engineering
    Enviro. Science
    Game Design
    Nuclear Science
    Programming
    Radio
    Robotics
    Signs Signals Codes

Margaret Mead Gill

Aviation
Bird Study
Engineering
Family Life
Gardening
Genealogy
Home Repairs
Motorboating
Nature
Photography
Robotics
Signs Signals Codes
Textile

Christopher O’Claire

  • Citizenship in Society

Rise Psycher

  • First Aid

Richard Riter

Amer. Business
Cooking
Cycling
Gardening
Reading

Teresa Sherwood

  • Citizenship in Society
    Cit. in Comm.
    Cit. in Nation
    Cit. in World
    Disabilities Awar.

Nathan Thomas

  • Fishing
    Fly Fishing

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Troops continually need adults to be Merit Badge Counselors. You could be a part of the troops group of awesome adults that help serve our scouts. Please use the contact form below to let us know if you are interested.

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