The Office of the Chief Scout Executive announced that the executive board of the Verdugo Hills Council effective Feb. 1 selected Andrew Sisolak to serve as scout executive of the Verdugo Hills Council.

Sisolak began his Scouting career in 2008 as a district executive in the Crescent Bay District of the Western Los Angeles County Council (WLACC), and subsequently became a senior district executive of that same district. Sisolak went on to serve as a district director, asst. director of Field Service and in 2015 director of Field Service, all at WLACC. In January 2021, Sisolak began serving as the interim scout executive of the Verdugo Hills Council while concurrently holding his director of Field Service role for WLACC.

Sisolak grew up in a Scouting family where both parents volunteered at the unit and district levels and both of his siblings participated in Scouting. Sisolak is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow, and Wood Badge trained. Before his adult professional career, Sisolak served on the staff of BSA Camp Whitsett for nine summers, eventually serving as its camp director for an additional three. He is a graduate with honors of UC-Davis with a degree in history and Native American studies. Sisolak is a Rotarian, son of the American Legion, and serves on the executive committee of the Valley Industry & Commerce Association. In his free time Sisolak enjoys cooking, gardening and working with his hands.

Sisolak enjoys spending time on wild adventures and remodeling his home with his family including Jackie (wife) and Verity (daughter age 5). Jackie serves as an Emergency Department nurse at Cedars Sinai and participated as a youth in Scouting earning her bronze, gold, silver, and ranger awards in the Venturing program.

Sisolak can be reached at andrew.sisolak@scouting.org.