Section Officers are elected annually at our April Conclave by voters of all 9 of our lodges. To be a section officer is prestigious and they will all be given the chance to lead the section, visit various lodge events, participate in national OA leadership gatherings, and may visit other sections. We have a rich officer history, and in many cases you may see an officer elected not at a conclave, those officers elections are just as competitive and are considered a special election based on the resigning of an officer in their term. On this page you will be able to see our officers elected to run our 9 lodges, and section over the past years and a history since the start of our section in 2008.
Section Advisers in our section have a long history of impacting youth and creating amazing leaders. We have 3 types of adviser roles, Section Adviser who runs various section background operations and serves as the key adult leader for the section and as they key representative to the region chair. The Section Associate Adviser works under their designated area or as assigned by the Section Adviser. The Staff Adviser works for the section in a professional BSA manner and assures we meet all needed safety needs.
We have a strong history of our leaders serving as National OA Leadership. There are many opportunities for Section Chiefs to serve nationally as either a National Officer, National Event Vice Chief, National Committee Chairmen, or a National Coordinator. There are many more additional positions in the national structure, but those 4 are the highest leadership positions avaliable in the Order of the Arrow for youth.

Section Officer History
Section Officers are elected annually by the nine lodges and run the operations of the section for the year they are elected.
Section | Year | Section Chief | Section Vice Chief | Section Secretary |
G3 | 2023 – 2024 | Christian Kilburn |
Rachel A. | Ian Y. |
G3 | 2022 – 2023 | Braiden Eccleston | Ben H. | Christian Kilburn |
SR-2 | 2021 – 2022 | Zack Mistrot | Tairan Lockett | Olivia Needham / Braiden Eccleston* |
SR-2 | 2020 – 2021 | Zack Mistrot | Daniel Morrison | Zachary Haythorn |
SR-2 | 2019 – 2020 | Brody Humphries** | Nate Simmons | Zack Mistrot |
SR-2 | 2018 – 2019 | Connor Schee | Brody Humphries | Nate Simmons |
SR-2 | 2017 – 2018 | Slade Young | Brody Humphries | Connor Schee |
SR-2 | 2016 – 2017 | Oliver Davidson | Slade Young | Levi Mortill |
SR-2/3N | 2015 – 2016 | Oliver Davidson | Logan Young | Thomas Ghiringhelli |
SR-2/3N | 2014 – 2015 | Jake Torpey | Taylor Potter | Oliver Davidson |
SR-2/3N | 2013 – 2014 | Hunter Brown | Ricky Watson, Jr. | Evan Thompson |
SR-2/3N | 2012 – 2013 | Brad Torpey / Saul Rodriguez*** |
Hunter Brown | Ben Myers |
SR-2/3N | 2011 – 2012 | Graham Rapier | Tyler Thorne | Taos Anderson |
SR-2/3N | 2010 – 2011 | Kevin Lovett, Jr. | Austin Moore | Graham Rapier |
SR-2/3N | 2009 – 2010 | Drate Berry | Austin Moore | Tyler Thorne |
SR-2/3N | 2008 – 2009 | Michael Failor | Drate Berry | Austin Moore |
*Elected Section Secretary after the resignation of Olivia Needham
**Because his conclave was cancelled due to COVID-19, Brody resigned, making Nate Simmons the acting chief until the online conclave that September.
***Elected Section Chief after the resignation of Brad Torpey due to his election as Southern Region Chief
Section Adviser History
Section Advisers chose their terms with the discretion of the Region Chair, the Section Adviser will select their associate(s), and with the Section Adviser and the Order of the Arrow National Director they select Staff Advisers when needed.
Year | Section Position | Name |
2008 – 2011 | Section Staff Adviser | Travis Rubelee |
2008 – 2013 | Section Adviser | Chuck Haseman |
2008 – 2013 | Section Associate Adviser – Finance | Aivars Jurkis |
2008 – 2013 | Section Associate Adviser – Native American | Monika Kriechbaum |
2008 – 2013 | Section Associate Adviser – Trading Post | Tim Beecher |
2008 – 2013 | Section Associate Adviser – Registration | Jeff W. Justice |
2013 | Section Associate Adviser – Program | Brian Bennett |
2010 – 2014 | Section Associate Adviser – Administration | Alan Sill |
2011 – 2015 | Section Staff Adviser | David Dean |
2014 – 2017 | Section Associate Adviser | Tim Conrad |
2014 – 2017 | Section Associate Adviser | Bob Berry |
2014 – 2017 | Section Adviser | Brian Bennett |
2017 | Section Associate Adviser | Dr. Matt Lindsey |
2015 – 2023 | Section Staff Adviser | Scott Arrington |
2016 – 2019 | Section Associate Adviser | Micheal Failor |
2017 – Present | Section Adviser | Dr. Matt Lindsey |
2019 – Present | Section Associate Adviser | Wayne Haythorn |
2023 – Present | Section Staff Adviser | Chase Roach |
Section Chief National Leadership History
Year | Position Title | Type of Role | Name |
2012 | Conference Vice Chief of Shows | NOAC Vice Chief | Graham Rapier |
2013 | Southern Region Chief | National Officer | Brad Torpey |
2015 | Conference Vice Chief of Training | NOAC Vice Chief | Jake Torpey |
2019 | Focus Vice Chief of Inductions | National Program Vice Chief | Connor Schee |
2021 | Momentum Vice Chief of Content | National Program Vice Chief | Zack Mistrot |