Chris Ambra
I started Scouting in
1985 as a Tiger Cub and after earning my Arrow of Light, I joined Troop 202 in
1991. I held the positions of Patrol
Leader, Scribe, Instructor, and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader. In 1994, my Troop elected me into the Order
of the Arrow. A year later I earned the
Brotherhood Honor of the Order of the Arrow.
I have been to Fort AP Hill Virginia for two National Jamboree Trips
with Troop 202, Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, and Assateague Island. I have canoed down the Delaware River and
spent a week at Camp Rodney in Delaware.
In 1996 I began to get active with the Order of the Arrow and have held
Activities and Membership Committee Chairman positions. I was elected Vice-Chief of Program in 1998
and received the Vigil Honor of the
Order of the Arrow. My Vigil Honor
Indian Name is Chan Gischihan which means “Elder Brother who Creates with
Hands.” In 1999 Otahnagon Lodge elected
me Lodge Chief and in the summer of 2000 I went to the National Order of the
Arrow Conference in Knoxville Tennessee.
Also in 2000 I was awarded the Founder’s Award of the Order of the
Arrow. I have served on Camp Staff in
the Handicraft Lodge at Camp Tuscarora since 1996, and have been Handicraft
Director since 1999. In the spring of
2004, I went to National Camp School at Hawk Mountain where I was certified as
a Program Director for the Boy Scouts of America.
Outside of Scouting, I have an associate’s degree in Business Administration from Broome Community College, a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies from Binghamton University, and I am currently attending the University of Montana for a Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Biology. I hope to go into the field of Wildlife Law Enforcement upon graduation in Spring of 2005.
(Ed. - I don't have a picture of Chris, but he looks just like his twin Kevin. One's a little taller.)