Heart of America Council, BSA
Matt Gettys has extensive experience in leadership and community engagement within the Boy Scouts of America, serving in various capacities such as Assistant Director of Field Service and District Director at Heart of America Council since April 2018, as well as positions in the Miami Valley Council. Previous roles include Human Resources Manager at Lowe's and Development Coordinator at CHARACTERplus, where Matt Gettys played a key role in establishing a new office for local school cooperatives and securing funding for character programs. With a career spanning over two decades in Scouting organizations and retail management, Matt Gettys holds a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Heart of America Council, BSA
Boy Scout Council for Kansas City and the surrounding 19 counties in Western MO. and Eastern KS. Serving over 16,000 youth and over 8,000 adult volunteers. The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), was incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered by congress in 1916. Its purpose is to provide young adults an effective educational program designed to build desirable qualities of character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship and to develop in them personal fitness. Community groups such as religious, educational, civic, fraternal, business, labor, governmental bodies, corporations, professional associations, and groups of citizens who have compatible goals and utilize the program provided accomplish the purpose by the Boy Scouts of America on the local level.