Meeting for May 2, 2024
Charlie Howard-Gibbon is Council Scout Executive for the Redwood Empire Council, Boy Scouts of America, having started in Sonoma County in December 2016 after almost 7 years in a similar role in the Alameda Council. Redwood Empire Council BSA serves over 1,100 youth through approximately 450 adult volunteers and 44 community partner organizations in various communities of Mendocino and Sonoma Counties.
He began his Scouting professional career in 1983 with the San Francisco Bay Area Council, and then served the Mount Diablo Silverado Council, Monterey Bay Area Council and Alameda Council, totaling over 40 years of career service with the Boy Scouts of America.
Charlie is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Order of the Arrow Vigil Honor and the Saint George Award. Prior to his career start, he was in Scouting as a Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and adult volunteer during college, now in Scouting for 57 years. Charlie first became Scouting friends with our past member Del Raby in 1980 when they were together in the Order of the Arrow. Charlie served as a pack and troop leader with his three children in Concord and Salinas from 1995 to 2010.
He has been a president and board member of three different organizations – a co-ed college service fraternity, a homeowners association, and a nonprofit for helping women during unplanned pregnancies. He has also been a participating member of both the Knights of Columbus and the Alameda Elks Lodge.
Charlie has been in Rotary for all but 3 of the last 40 years, beginning as a 24 year-old in 1984 in the Rotary Club of Daly City. During his 10 years in Rotary East Oakland, he served as a club director for 9 years, including 1 year each as club president and club foundation president. He has also been an officer or director in 3 other previous Rotary clubs, and is currently member and director of the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa. Charlie, his wife Bernadette and their three children are all Paul Harris Fellows.
Charlie enjoys outdoor activities, spectator sports, board games, and history. He is especially interested in family history and genealogy, and he helps others with their family tree searches.
