Boy Scouts of America
Tyrel R. Jernigan currently serves as the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager at Scouting America, a role held since December 2024. Prior to this position, Tyrel R. Jernigan worked as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant at Southwest Airlines from June 2023 to December 2024. Tyrel R. Jernigan’s earlier experience includes various roles at Mississippi State University from February 2018 to May 2023, culminating in the position of Director, with significant contributions as Interim Director and Associate Director for Diversity Recruitment and Retention Initiatives, focusing on enhancing diversity within faculty and staff. Additionally, Tyrel R. Jernigan served as the Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives at Jacksonville State University and held roles in residence life at Mississippi State University. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science from Mississippi State University, a Master of Public Administration from Jacksonville State University, and a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration from The University of Southern Mississippi.
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Boy Scouts of America
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The Boy Scouts of America (the BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. The BSA’s goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities, educational programs, and, at older age levels, career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations. For younger members, the Scout method is part of the program to instill typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking. In order to further these outdoor activities, the BSA has four high-adventure bases: Northern Tier (Minnesota, Manitoba, and Ontario), Philmont Scout Ranch (New Mexico), Sea Base (Florida), and Summit Bechtel Reserve (West Virginia). The traditional Scouting divisions are Cub Scouting for children in grades K-5, Scouts BSA for youth ages 11 to 17 and Venturing and Sea Scouting for young men and women ages 14 (or 13 and having completed the 8th grade) to 20.