Mark Kraus Selected as Scout Executive of Connecticut Yankee Council

Congratulations to Mark Kraus, who will serve as Scout executive of the Connecticut Yankee Council in Milford, Connecticut, effective August 16, 2020.

Mark began his Scouting career in 1990 as a district executive at the Central Ohio Council in Columbus, Ohio. He moved on to become the senior district executive and then finance director at the Miami Valley Council in Dayton, Ohio. Mark left the profession in 1997 and then re-entered in 2007 as the director of development of the Lincoln Heritage Council in Louisville, Kentucky. Since 2015, Mark has been successfully serving as Scout executive of the Verdugo Hills Council in Glendale, California.

Mark enjoys golf and spending time with his family.

Mark and his wife, Joanne, have two grown children, Abbi and Alex, and one grandchild.

Please join us in the comments below as we send our well wishes to Mark as he joins in partnership with the volunteers and staff of the Connecticut Yankee Council to deliver quality Scouting experiences to the young people of the communities they serve.