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PORTLAND, Ore., May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Cascade Pacific Council (CPC) of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced today that a veteran non-profit leader will become its first female board chair in its 105-year history. Kaleen Deatherage is well-known in the non-profit community as someone with strong roots in and a passion for outdoor education.
Headshot of Kaleen Deatherage-Board Chair, Cascade Pacific Council, Boy Scouts of America I wasn t involved with the Boy Scouts when I was a youth, but my husband, a Life Scout, encouraged me to see what it was all about, Kaleen says. I immediately connected with its mission of giving kids life-long leadership skills and an appreciation of the outdoors. I dove in head-first 12 years ago and haven t looked back since.