Aquila Key 3

Ed Johnson

District Chairman

• Born and raised in the Aquila District
• Graduated – Chief Sealth High School, 1970
• BA – Business Administration, University of Washington
• Happily married for 30 years to wife Marsha
• Proud parent of  two Troop 360 Eagle Scouts – Aaron and Ian
• Active 12 years in Troop 360 – 11 as Scoutmaster
• Received National President’s Scoutmaster Award of Merit
• Cub Scout and Webelos leader for 3 years
• Past Treasurer, Committee Chair - Pack 363
• Woodbadge Trained  
• Silver Beaver Recipient – 2001
• Successfully completed 2 treks - Philmont Scout Ranch
• Participated in at least eight 50-milers and spent 17+ nights in igloos
• Past Elder and Deacon, Lake Burien Presbyterian Church
• Past involvement – Highline Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force
• Heartily supports the greatest youth organization in the world – the Boy Scouts of America
• Over 20 years of management experience
• Strategic Planner for The Boeing Company
• Enjoys RVing, cooking, and spending time at home

Steve Meerdink

District Commissioner

• Raised in Burien, WA graduating from Highline in 1973
• Member of Troop 360 from 1966 to 1972
• Attended 1969 National Jamboree, Farragut State Park, ID
• Received Eagle rank in 1970
• Washington State University, 1979
  (Business Marketing)
• Married to my wife Linda since 1980
• Raised three sons, all Eagle Scouts
• Elder at Hillcrest Presbyterian Church
• Scoutmaster Troop 392 from 1996 to 2004
• Philmont Scout Ranch, August 2004
• District Chairman, September 2004
• Credit Manager for 17 years in the steel industry
• Marketing Manager for The Commercial Agency since 2000
  (Commercial Debt Collections)
• Silver Beaver Recipient – 2008

• Grew up in Kingston , Graduated from North Kitsap High School in 2001
• Joined Scouting as a Tiger Cub, Pack 111 in 1989
• Was a member of Troop 1555, served as Senior Patrol Leader two years
• Earned Eagle Scout in 2000
• Staffed at Camp Parsons for 10 summers, served as Ecology Director, CIT Director, and three years as Program Director
• Elected Camp Staff Member of the Year, 2001
• B.A. Political Science, Tulane University
• Recently moved to West Seattle