Dan Beard Council, BSA
Gus Volan is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in sales, marketing, and operations, currently serving as a Senior District Executive at the Dan Beard Council, Boy Scouts of America since June 2019. Previous roles include a Retail Sales Associate at Cincinnati Bell and Matchday Ticket Sales at FC Cincinnati, where responsibilities included selling tickets and managing will-call operations. Volan also gained valuable experience as a Sales, Marketing, and Game Operations Intern with the Cincinnati Cyclones, and supported student athletes as an intern in the University of Cincinnati's Student Athlete Support Services. Early career development included an Equipment Intern role with the University of Cincinnati Athletic Department. Gus Volan holds a degree from the University of Cincinnati, earned between 2014 and 2018.
Dan Beard Council, BSA
The mission of the Dan Beard Council is to prepare the over 30,000 young people in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. The Dan Beard Council is the administrative body of the the Boy Scouts of America in the Greater Cincinnati area. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the council operations are completed funded by the Friends of Scouting annual giving campaign, corporate sponsorships, the popcorn sale, activity revenue, and the United Way. Funding is used for program delivery in the form of camp operations, the Scout Achievement Center, professional and support staff, and the many Scouting events held throughout the council each year.