Troop 51 Leaders

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Dan Collins
Current Position: Assistant Scoutmaster.
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pack Experience: Currently serve as the Charter Representative between Pack 51 and First Baptist Church.
Troop Experience: I have been involved with scouting in Monroe County for many years beginning in 1997 with my oldest son. My youngest son joined scouting in Monroe County in 2003 as a Tiger Cub.
Youth Scouting Experience: Was not involved with scouts as a youth.
Hobbies: Anything outdoors (hiking, camping, backpacking), reading (especially history) anything related to math and science.
Family: Wife (Michelle), 2 kids (Keith and Daniel). Live in Forsyth, work in McDonough as a Land Surveyor.
Outside Scouting Interests: Being a husband and father, working with the children’s ministry programs at First Baptist Church.

Jim Eyler
Current Position: Committee Member
Richmond, Virginia
Committee Member
Pack: Den/Webelos Leader Pack 1533, Fairfax, VA 1991-1994
Den/Webelos Leader Pack 247, Norcross, GA 2002-2005
Troop:
Committee Member Annandale, VA 1994-1995
Scoutmaster Troop 247, Norcross 2005-2006
Youth Scouting Experience: Star Scout, Order of the Arrow
Hobbies: Scouting, Golf, Civil Air Patrol
Married to Kel-Ann for 31 years. Children: Jeanne Eyler Martin (30), Rusty (24), John

David Fite
Current Position: Assistant Scoutmaster
Birth Place: Spokane, Washington
Pack: Committee Chairman - 2003-2006
Cub master - 2006-2007
Troop - Assistant Scoutmaster - 2007 to present
Youth Scouting experience - Stopped at Webelos
Hobbies: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Backpacking, Computers, Reading, Woodcarving
Family Info: Married (Wife- Denise), 2 Children (Alex and Charlotte)
Outside of Scouting: Working on Second Masters, Antique shopping with Wife, Watching my children grow up and getting ready for Retirement

Vicky Grigsby
Current Position: Troop Advancement Chairman
Birthplace: Macon, Ga.
Secretary 2006-7, Cub Scout experiences: Pack 591 Jackson: Tiger Scout Parent 2000
Pack 51:Den Leader 2001-04
Wood Badge: SR 815 "Soaring Eagle" Patrol, Beaded Feb. 2, 2008
Goals for Troop 51 this year: Help every boy in Troop 51 Advance at their own rate to meet their individual goals and help them find the resources they need to do so with as much fun as they can have.
Church: Forsyth UMC, but I have LOTS of friends at Forsyth First Baptist where my daughter sings so I enjoy going to both very much.
Family: happily married for 16 years to Fred, live in Jackson with 15 year old son, now Eagle Scout, and 13 year old daughter.
Career: We have homeschooled since January 2005 so that takes up any other time I have but I also have a Bachelor's Science Nursing 2001 from Georgia College.
Hobbies outside of Scouting: learning Japanese with my daughter, I am working on learning to play the Mandolin but right now learning Japanese is easier! I love listening to good music of all varieties. I love being outdoors in nature and don't mind "roughing it".

Phil Ham

Current Position: Troop Scout Master
Birthplace: Macon, Ga.
Adult Scouting Experience: Cub and Webelos Den Leader, Cub Master, Troop Committee Chairman, Charter Representative, Scout Master, Wood Badge SR-Y2K-X2 Bear.
Youth Scouting Experience: Pack- Ms Murphee's Den, Troop 51 2nd Class Scout, Philmont Bicentennial Expedition
Family: Wife- Dana, Sons Ben (Wife- Hope), Wesley and Cody (all Eagle Scouts)
Favorite thing to do outside of scouting: Fishing, Cattle Farming and good dove shoot

Lora K. McAllister
Current Position: Troop Comm.
Birth Place: Ellaville, GA
Adult scouting experience: Tiger Cub den leader, Cub Scout den leader, Webelos Leader, Pack Comm Chair, District Comm, Director University of Scouting, Director Ocmulgee District Fall Family Festival, Program Director Ocmulgee Day Camp, Eagle Patrol SR 542, Troop Guide Wood Badge SR 815, Assistant Scout Master for Troop Guides Wood Badge SR 959
Hobbies: I love camping and spending time with my family.
Family:I've been married to my husband Randy for 19 years and we have two sons, Matthew age 13 (Life Scout) and Joshua age 7 (Pack 51, Wolf).

Norris McLaughlin
Current Position Troop Committee , Photographer
Birth Place Hickory, NC
Adult scouting experience
Troop 51 about one year observation, camping .
Pack 51 three years of camping and support with Cubs
Hobbies: Photography, gardening , woodworking
Family Info: Wife Nancy, grown daughters Christine and Colleen, step-son
Kevin Williams, nine grandchildren
Favorite thing to do outside of scouting
Spending time and traveling with my wife

Donna Sandusky
Current Position: Committee Member and Merit Badge Counselor
Birth Place: Huntsville, Alabama
Scouting experience: I have been scouting since December 2005 when my oldest son joined Troop 51. I vaguely remember being a Girl Scout for short while as a child. I grew up in 4-H club and earned my gold 4-H All-Star Pin in Tennessee. I attended Wood Badge SR-815 in 2007 and will be a Scouter forevermore. Oh yes, I also pulled a 13-month stint as a Webelo's Den Leader in Pack 51 in 2007-08 and loved it. Go Dynamite Patrol!
Church: First Baptist Church, Forsyth, Ga.
Hobbies: I love photography, drawing, gardening, sewing quilt tops,and playing outdoors with my family! I also love horseback riding, but no longer have a horse of my own.
Family Info: Happily married 18 years to John with 4 energetic sons Schuyler, Christopher, Browning and Benjamin
Favorite thing to do outside of scouting: Visiting my family in Tennessee and my Granny in Alabama.
Career: I currently home school as a career, but I worked as an editor and agriculture journalist for 14 years. I have a B.A. in Journalism from Memphis State University (now called the University of Memphis).

Mike Steed
Current Position: – Assistant Scoutmaster
Born (hatched) 4/29/1959 in Monticello Georgia
Started scouting with son Bladen in Troop 485 in Gray Georgia, Oct 2003 position on committee. Left 485 and joined Troop 51 Nov 29, 2004. I did not have the opportunity as a youth to be involved in scouting.
Hobbies: Woodworking, gardening, hunting, fishing, camping, hiking.
Family info: Live in Round Oak, Ga with Wife, and Son on our family farm. Have 2 children, one son and one stepdaughter. One grandchild. Lived in Jones County on the farm most of my life except for a 10 year stint in North Georgia near Dalton .
Favorite thing outside scouting: Traveling and seeing new places with my family.

Thomas Vanhuss
Current Position: Committee Member and Merit Badge Counselor.
Born: Atlanta
Adult Scouting Experience:
Former Troop51 Committee Chair, Bear from Wood badge SR-815,
Youth Scouting Experience:
Arrow of light in 1971.
Troop 573 Atlanta area council. Earned rank of Eagle in 1976.
Served as Patrol Leader and several turns as Senior Patrol Leader.
Elected to OA, Lodge 129 in 1975.
Hobbies: Camping (RV), Tropical Fish (Reef Tank).
Family: Married to Deb and we have a daughter and son.
Favorite thing outside scouting:  Reading

Our charter organization is Forsyth United Methodist Church