Staff Updates

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Andrew Gast as the Atlanta Area Council's new Program Director. Andrew is a native of Athens, Georgia, where he first joined Scouting in the 3rd grade as a Bear. He is an Eagle Scout, recipient of the Vigil Honor in the Order of the Arrow, and 12 year alumnus of the Camp Rainey Mountain staff. He began his professional service to Scouting in 2005 as a District Executive in Orlando, Florida, and was promoted to Senior District Executive in Daytona Beach, Florida.  Andrew was selected as Director of Camping and Properties for the Flint River Council headquartered in Griffin, Georgia in 2009.  Andrew holds a BSEd in Administration of Recreation & Leisure Services from the University of Georgia and a MBA in Hospitality and Tourism from Columbia Southern University.