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2014 National Planning Meeting

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Each December, all the section chiefs are invited to attend a National Planning Meeting, held near Dallas, Texas. During this event, they elect the national officers for the coming year, and plan for the upcoming program of emphasis. The National Order of the Arrow Committee also meets during this time.

National Officer Elections

Congratulations to 2015 National Chief Alex Call. Alex is a Vigil Honor member from Karankawa Lodge, South Texas Council #577.

Congratulations to 2015 National Vice Chief Donald Stephens. Donald is from Lowwapaneu Lodge, Northeastern Pennsylvania Council #501.

Congratulations to the new region chiefs:

Joseph Dierdorf elected as the Central Region chief
Matt Bell elected as the Northeast Region chief
Alexander Leach elected as the Southern Region chief
Nathan Lee elected as the Western Region chief

NOAC 2015 Conference Vice Chiefs

Conference vice chiefs were elected by the section chiefs to lead each program committee at the 2015 National Order of the Arrow Conference. Learn more about these Arrowmen as they enter into their new leadership roles.

2015 National Officer Request Form

The 2015 National OA Youth Officer Event Attendance Request Form is now available to invite a national officer to your event.

2015 National Officer Biographies

The section chiefs have elected the new officers for 2015. Learn more about our six new officers!

2015 OA Service Grant Recipients

For 2015, 16 lodges in councils across the Nation were chosen to receive a combined total of $50,000 dollars in matching grants via the 2015 OA Service Grant program.

NOAC 2015 Theme

The announcement of the NOAC 2015 theme, It Starts with Us was live broadcasted to Arrowmen around the world. Watch the recorded video to learn how the section chiefs selected the theme.