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John M. Carman
5 Platte Dr. Maumelle, AR. 72113
501-831-3509 John.carman@scouting.org
Website: johncarman.weebly.com
Employment
History:

Scout Executive, Quapaw Area Council, Little Rock, AR

(May 1997 to Present)

Raised 7.5 million dollars in a 7 million dollar Capital

Campaign with 2 million earmarked for endowment.

Secured foundation grants of; 3.2 million dollars and one million dollars
for construction projects, 414,000 dollars for salary, equipment and
supplies related to camp promotion and 620,000 dollars of endowment
for annual camp program equipment purchases.

Increased Endowment Fund from 1.4 million dollars in 1997 to over 9

million dollars in 2016.

Supervised 8.9 million dollars of construction at council camp

including Wastewater Treatment Plant and 21,000 square foot training
center.

Orchestrated two successful mergers with neighboring Councils

expanding council territory from 16 counties to 39 counties.

One of only 22 councils (out of 94) in the Southern Region to achieve a

growth in traditional membership from 2003 to 2011. Ranked 3rd in that
region in number of traditional youth increase during that period.

Increased summer camp attendance by 92% over a 4 year period (858 in

2008 to 1,525 in 2012,) with innovative promotion plan, new web site
and social media presence.
Director of Field Service, Dallas, Texas - (April 1992 to April 1997)

Management of thirty-seven member field staff serving 25 districts.

Staff Advisor to; Council Commissioner, Vice President-Operations,

Vice President-Membership, Vice President Urban Scouting Alphonso
Jackson (later U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,)
Religious Relationships Committee, LDS Relationships Committee,
Catholic Relationships Committee and Hispanic Relationships
Committee.

Increased District Friends of Scouting Revenue total 43% ($168,510)

over 6 years from $391,883 in 1991 to $560,392 in 1997.

Increased number of Quality Districts from three in 1991 to 15 in 1996.

Increased net Popcorn Sale revenue 190% over 5 years from $225,000
in 1991 to $651,901 in 1996, becoming the largest council Popcorn
Sale in the nation.

Increased enrollment in one-night School Night for Scouting program in

each of five consecutive years. From 7,641 in 1992 to 10,208 in 1996.

Created Partners In Youth Crime Prevention program in

Dallas, Texas where Police officers served as Leaders for 25 new Cub
Scout Packs and 8 new Boy Scout Troops serving over 800 at-risk youth
in high crime neighborhoods. Secured a multi-year $175,000 foundation
grant for this program. Reported in BSA 1997 Annual Report, Scouting
Magazine and Boys Life.

Field Director, Dallas, Texas - (May 1990 to April 1992)

Increased FOS revenue in service area by 75% in my two years as Field

Director achieving 111% of goal.

Supervised 11 executives serving 7 districts with 465 units

and 15,064 youth members.

Served as Summer Camp Director 1990 and 1991.

Senior District Executive Multiple Person, Dallas, Texas
(November 1987 to May 1990)

Served the cities of Irving and Coppell.

Tripled average attendance at each of monthly Commissioners

Staff and District Committee Meetings to 25 and 30 respectively.
District Executive, Louisville, Kentucky
(December 1983 to November 1987)

Served six rural counties covering 3,500 square miles.

Achieved 108% of $95,000 Capital Campaign Goal - 1986.

Served as Business Manager at Camp Covered Bridge - 1985

Served as Business Manager and Camp Director 1986.

State YMCA of Kentucky - District Director, Harrodsburg and Bowling
Green, (January 1979 to March 1980) and Louisville, Kentucky (1982)

Served 48 counties in Western Kentucky.

Organized co-ed youth groups in Jr. High and High Schools.

Conducted annual Model State Legislature and United Nations Programs

with approximately 500 student members attending each of four events.

Organized fundraising campaigns in various communities throughout

assigned territory.
Education:

BS Degree in Recreation with Area of Concentration in Outdoor Education

Western Kentucky University
Graduate of Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Honors:

Kentucky Colonel, Arkansas Traveler, Vigil Honor Order of the Arrow

Rotary Paul Harris Fellow, Member Arkansas Scottish Rite Foundation Board,
Golden Key International Honor Society Member