Council Information

The Rio Grande Council serves five counties which include: Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr and Zapata counties. The council is made up of four districts which include: Tip-o-Tex, Arroyo, Arrowhead and Llano Grande Districts.  The main office is in Harlingen, Texas, which provides a Service Center, a Scout Shop, Training Center and meeting rooms.

Council Officers
President
Dr. Uvaldo Cantu, Jr.

Council Commissioner
Steve Vasberg

Treasurer
Rayburn MacNelly

Assistant Treasurer
Steve Shimotsu

Vice President-Properties
Col. R.G. Hill

Vice President-Endowment
Christopher H. Boswell

Vice President-Administration
Pat Pace

Vice President- Program
Joe Martinez

Vice President-Finance
Pat Liston

Vice President-Relationships
Simon Mata

National Council Representative
Chris H. Boswell

Legal Counsel
William Hubbard

Immediate Past President
Doug Bready

Scout Executive
Ernesto Carballo Jr.

ecarball@bsamail.org

Listed below are the districts, the cities they serve. For details of the activities conducted in each district, you can click on each section for specific district events and the district calendar.

Tip-o-Tex District
The Tip-o-Tex district covers the southern part of Cameron County which includes: Brownsville, Los Fresnos, Olmito, Rancho Viejo, Port Isabel, and South Padre Island.

District Director Latest Breaking News
Ernie Gonzalez Jr.
egonzale@bsamail.org

Arroyo District
The Arroyo District covers the northern part of Cameron County and Willacy County which includes: Harlingen, San Benito, Raymondville, La Feria, Lyford, Rio Hondo and Sebastian.

District Para-Professional
Vacant

District Executive - Ernest Castro

Arrowhead District
The Arrowhead District covers Zapata County, Starr County, and the western part of Hidalgo County which includes: Zapata, McAllen Delmita, Edinburg Garciasville, Mission, Rio Grande City, Roma, and Sullivan City.

District Executive Latest Breaking News
Richard Calzada
rcalzada@bsamail.org

Llano Grande District
The Llano Grande District Covers the eastern part of Hidalgo County which includes: Alamo, Donna, Edcouch, Mercedes, Pharr, Progresso, La Villa, Monte Alto, Else, Hargill, Linn, San Juan and Weslaco.

Para Professional - Jim Welton

Soccer and Scouting
The Soccer and Scouting service area covers several locations that have the program in place. Leagues are in located in Brownsville, Los Fresnos, San Benito, Weslaco and Donna.

Program Para-Professional
Rene Hernandez
Soccer & Scouting 2008-09 calendar
rehernan@bsamail.org

The following support staff members are available to support volunteers with some specialized training:

Support Services Team
A.P / Payroll Specialist
Esther Brown
ebrown@bsamail.org

Friend of Scouting Specialist
Juana Arratia
jarratia@bsamail.org

Registration Specialist
Amanda Valdez
avaldez@bsamail.org

Council Scout Shop Specialist
Temporary employees

Laguna Station Director
Jim Welton
jimwelton@bsamail.org

Camp Perry - Ranger
Pete Langan
telopiga@yahoo.com