Welcome to the NEW Section NE-3A Website
The new Section NE-3A was created as a result of the 2008 Northeast Region Realignment. It contains a total of ten lodges, with a service area encompassing most of Western New York, as well as three counties in Pennsylvania. Click on the About link above to view the lodges and councils that make up the new NE-3A.
January Retreat
At this year's Section Retreat, Nate Wadsworth, formerly Section Vice Chief, was elected to fill the vacant Section Chief position left by Dan Higham. Mitch Jagodzinski was elected to fill the Section Vice Chief position.
NE-3A’s Own Elected National Vice Chief
Early on the first day of the OA's National Planning Meeting in Dallas, Texas, Section Chief Dan Higham was elected the 2009 National Vice Chief of the Order of the Arrow.
Dan is an Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 221 out of Vestal, NY. He is an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor member of Otahnagon Lodge in Baden-Powell Council. He has held many different leadership positions before being elected section chief including Committee Chairman, Lodge Vice-Chief, Lodge Chief, and Section Training Director. He has worked with his council's training program multiple times, and has served in such capacities as the senior patrol leader and as a staff member for the NYLT course. Dan served on the national program committee to develop the program for ArrowCorps5 as well as being the Youth Program Director at the Shasta-Trinity AC5 project. He has also been a staff member on many National Leadership Seminars. Dan is a member of the Society of Human Resources and he is currently a sophomore at Oswego State University where he is majoring in Human Resource Management.
After being elected, Dan reflected on his new role in the Order:
"It is truly an amazing experience to have the support to allow me to serve our Order. It will take a little while to sink in, but I am looking forward to it. I have been granted the chance to inspire the Arrowmen all across this nation, and that in itself is a high honor. I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to serve."
You can follow the story of the 2009 National Vice Chief on the official Order of the Arrow website at www.oa-bsa.org. We wish Dan the best of luck in the coming year!