Scout Executive Wayne Pancoast pleased to announce the addition of Joseph Blasko to the Jayhawk Area Council Staff.
Joseph Blasko has accepted the position of Council Program Director effective May 16, 2022. His responsibilities include serving as staff advisor for the various operating committees responsible for council programming including summer camps, NYLT, Wood Badge, Cub Adventure Day, Council Recognition Dinner. He will have responsibilities in securing program-related project sales and grant funding.
Joe graduated in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Quincy University in Quincy, IL. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts from Springfield College in Illinois.
Joe professional career has afforded him the opportunity to work for two Chambers of Commerce, two Governors in Minnesota as well as the Commissioner’s Assistant for the MN Department of Public Safety for 3 years. Prior to joining the BSA, Joe served as the Senior Manager of Hospital Systems for the American Cancer Society where he worked with 75 Commission on Cancer accredited hospitals in Kansas, Nebraska, Hawaii and Western, MO.
On the Scouting front, Joe has served the Greater St. Louis Area Council for the last 4 plus years in two different roles. He began as District Executive in the Black Gold District serving 25 plus units in six rural counties in Southern Illinois. His second assignment was District Director in the River Trails District where he currently serves approximately 1,100 youth in 58 units in Jefferson County, MO. Joe is a member of the Council’s Religious Relations Committee as the staff advisor to the Catholic Committee on Scouting.
Joe is currently a member of the Festus Crystal City Rotary Club and has had a 20 plus year involvement with Kiwanis serving in a variety of Leadership roles at the local, state and international levels. Joe has been married to his lovely wife Barb for 10 years. They enjoy visiting new locations and trying out new restaurants.
Please join me in congratulating Joe on this promotion and wishing him well in this new role.
