Rurik Fencl currently serves as the Reservation Director for the Boy Scouts of America - Northeast Illinois Council, leading efforts to provide positive outdoor experiences within the Scouting Program since October 2019. Prior experience includes roles as Program Director at Wildlands Conservancy and Ranger at the Bureau of Land Management, where Rurik contributed to the review of a restoration program and compiled GIS data for arid land restoration. Rurik has held various positions in outdoor recreation and environmental education, including Wilderness Inventory Intern with the Student Conservation Association and Backcountry Ranger Intern with American Conservation Experience. Rurik holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and a Graduate Certificate in Wilderness Management from the University of Montana.