BYLAWS
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ORGANIZATION & GOVERNANCE
1. Executive Council 2. National Board 3. Finance Committee 4. Other Officers and Staff
1. Executive Council
The Executive Council shall consist of the National President, the National President-elect, the Immediate Past National President, The National Treasurer, and The Corporate Secretary.
2025 National President — Val Parrish
2025 National President-elect - Wally Breitenstein
2025 Immediate Past National President - Nate Pierce
National Treasurer — John E. Elggren, Jr.
National Secretary — Paul Wright
2. National Board
The affairs ... of the National Society shall be managed ... by the National Board
The voting members are the National President, the National President-elect, the Immediate Past National President, the National Treasurer, the National Secretary, and all the Area Vice-Presidents.
2024 National President — Nate Pierce
2024 National President-elect — Val Parrish
2024 Immediate Past National President - John Clayton
National Treasurer — John E. Elggren, Jr.
National Secretary — Paul Wright
NORTHERN AREA & EAST | ATLANTIC AREAS
Nate Pierce
Executive Council liaison
1. Idaho North — Martell Grover – 208.356.6085
chapters: Eagle Rock, Upper Snake River
2. Idaho South — Norm Rademacher – 208.251.9762
chapters: Portneuf Pioneers, Grove City, Pocatello
3. Utah North — Darrell Sanders – 435.994.0737
chapters: Bear River, Box Elder, Temple Fork
4. Utah Ogden — Alan Turner – 801.876.3066
chapters: Morgan Pioneer, Ogden Pioneer, Ogden Valley
5. Utah Davis — Bob Wall – 801.540.2702
chapters: Bountiful, Centerville, Snow Horse
15. East/Atlantic — Steve Kruman – 215.369.1554
chapters: Harmony (Pennsylvania), Washington, D.C.
CENTRAL AREA & WORLDWIDE
Val Parrish
Executive Council liaison
6. Salt Lake East — Laird Dummer – 801.944.0072
chapters: Holladay, Mills, Salt Lake Pioneer, Murray, Temple Quarry,
7. Salt Lake South — Dil Strasser – 801.581.1544
chapters: Jordan River Temple, Pioneer Heritage/Canyon Rim, Porter Rockwell, Salt Lake City, Sugarhouse
8. Salt Lake West — Kyle Anderson – 435.840.0611
chapters: Modesto, New Hope, Settlement Canyon, Taylorsville/Bennion, Twenty Wells
14. Arizona — Matt Wharton – 480.650.8499
chapter: Mesa
16. World Wide Pioneers — Mike Poulos – 801.473.4245
SOUTHERN AREA
Wally Breitenstein
Executive Council liaison
9. Utah County North — Dan Adams - 801.792.8066
chapters: The Mountain Valley, Lehi, Squaw Peak, Timpanogos
10. Utah County South — LaRon Taylor – 801.616.2714
chapters: Brigham Young, Maple Mountain, Mount Nebo, Springville
11. Utah Central — Robert Oliver – 435.813.2022
chapters: Hole in the Rock, Sevier Valley, Sanpete County
12. Cedar City — Harold Shirley – 435.586.8442
chapters: Cedar City, Little Salt Lake
13. Utah South — Robert Gurr – 435.689.2289
chapters: Boulder Dam, Cotton Mission, Hurricane, Red Rocks
Program Directors
Antiquities Director – Brad Clayton
Library Director — Bruce Stewart
Marketing Director - Trevor Magleby
Membership Director — Mike Poulos
Monuments Director — Stewart Radmall
Monuments Director — Mark Walker
National Treks Director — Mary Ellen Elggren
SUP | BSA Liaison & Trails Director — Wally Breitensein
Pioneer Stories Editor — TBD
Pioneer Magazine Publisher — Bob Folkman
SUP1847.com & Trail Marker Newsletter Director — Chad Stowell
Trail Marker Chapter News Editor — Roland Lee
3. Finance Committee
The finance Committee shall consist of the Treasurer (as Chairman), the Executive Council, the Publisher of the Pioneer Magazine, and a member-at-large as determined by the Executive Council. Other members and advisors may be invited as non-voting members and advisors to the committee.
2025 National President — Val Parrish
2025 National President-elect - Wally Breitenstein
2025 Immediate Past National President - Nate Pierce
National Treasurer— John E Elggren, Jr
Publisher of the Pioneer Magazine — Bob Folkman
Finance committee Member — Quin J Gardner
Finance committee Member — Steve Kruman
Advisor (non-voting committee position) — Richard Benton
4. Other Officers & Staff
National Office
Financial Director — John E. Elggren, Jr.
Office Manager — Pat Cook
Building Manager — Linda Sorensen
National Treasurer— John E. Elggren, Jr.
National Secretary— Paul Wright
Pioneer Magazine Editorial Board
Publisher — Bob Folkman
Publisher Emeritus — William Tanner
Editor and Graphic Designer — Susan Lofgren
Assistant Editor and Graphic Designer – Nicole Walkenhorst
Editorial Staff – Nathan Garlick
Editorial Staff — Thomas Alexander
Editorial Staff — Wayne Hinton
National President — Nate Pierce
National President Elect — Val Parrish
Past National President — John Clayton
National Treasurer – John E. Elggren, Jr.