Wallace grew up on the Missouri River in North and South Dakota, on and off two Sioux Reservations. He was an active Cub Scout thru Lion, before leaving Scouting and the reservation. He returned to Scouting as a Tiger den leader in 2001 and has been active in Scouting ever since in numerous roles at the unit (troop and crew) and OA chapter level. He has two degrees in Architecture that have taken him through Nebraska (UNL, BSArch), London (AA), and Oregon (UofO,MArch). He is married to a patient wife with 2 older children. The oldest daughter just completed the Venturing Silver award and her younger brother is in his last year of Boy Scouts, finishing his Eagle. Wallace's hobbies include photography, design, steel fabrication, and Scouting. He currently is Scoutmaster for Troop 3, Associate Crew Advisor for Crew 762, OA Chapter Adviser for the Cheyenne Chapter, Yah-Tah-Hey-Si-Kess Lodge, and a new adviser to the National Order of the Arrow Committee on American Indian Cultural Issues. He currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Brock currently serves the Ostrander Scholar Society as Executive Director and is also a teacher and financial coach. He graduated from Eastern New Mexico University with a degree in Public Relations and is an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor Member of the Order of the Arrow. Brock served as a chapter chief, lodge vice chief and section chief during his tenure as a youth. He has served on staff for National Order of the Arrow Conferences, National Leadership Seminars and National Jamborees. Brock currently serves as an officer for his local fraternity alumni chapter (Sigma Chi) and he also serves as an officer for the Burleson Masonic Lodge. He currently resides in Burleson, Texas.
Brock may be contacted via email at: OstranderScholarSociety@gmail.com
Cole is a licensed real estate broker and owner of Phoenix-Redstone Management and Raider Locators in Lubbock, Texas. An alumnus of Texas Tech University, he majored in recreation & leisure services and minored in business. Since 2006 he has served on the National Board of Directors of Alpha Phi Omega – National Service Fraternity as its Region VII Director, including being a member of the Executive Committee since 2011. As a youth he was involved in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. As an adult volunteer in Scouting, his roles have ranged from Assistant Scoutmaster to District Committee Member. He is a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow. Cole spent six summers on the staff of Philmont Scout Ranch and is a Life Member of the Philmont Staff Association. He resides in Lubbock, Texas.
Steve Silbiger has been with Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. (now Toyota Motor North America) for more than 32 years. His career has been spent in the people end of the business in either customer relations or public relations. Steve started as a customer relations representative and then served as a member of the Executive Office staff before joining the public affairs division. In public affairs, Steve served as a Community Relations Administrator which included partnering with the National Science Teacher Association to administer the nation’s largest K-12 Science Teacher grant program, Southern California Special Olympics and multiple nonprofit organizations.
He returned to the Customer Service division and held positions including product technical administrator, projects liaison and dispute resolution analyst. Steve currently works as a brand engagement center learning development and training analyst.
Steve has earned both a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Master of Business Administration Degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills. He has been an active member of the CSUDH Alumni Association including serving as the Alumni Association President. Outside of Toyota, Steve volunteers with the Boy Scouts, Sigma Pi fraternity, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Circle X Ranch Foundation, the Ostrander Scholar Society, and for ten years has chaired the Double Vigil Golf Classic to support the Maury Clancy Indian Campership Fund.
Steve has been recognized as one of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Top Volunteers of the Year and currently resides in Frisco, Texas.
Bill currently works as a National Representative for Focus on the Family. He earned a B.A. in Ministry and Administration in 1979 from Lincoln Christian College in Lincoln, Illinois and in 1988 he completed his Masters in Divinity degree from the same college. Bill is an Eagle Scout and Brotherhood Member of the Order of the Arrow and has done numerous projects for the betterment of Scouting. In addition to his Scouting activities, Bill has served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserve and in 1997 won a special election to the U.S. Congress, serving New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District. Now retired from Congress, Bill presently spends countless hours working for the American Chinese Civic Exchange and when not working, enjoys spending time with family. He currently resides in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
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