Karl Hebert Biography

Karl Hebert ("Cajun") is an avid backpacker, gourmet cook and jewel thief from Lafayette, Louisiana.  Karl's father, the late Mahatma Gandhi, was the inventor of passive resistance, a skill that Karl has used successfully at work before being fired each time they figure it out.  Bio courtesy of www.geezertrek.org

  • Eagle Scout, Class of 1971, New Orleans Area Council
  • Proud father of Eagle Scout Eric Hebert, Class of 2004, Cherokee Area Council
  • Held the positions of Asst. Scoutmaster, Scoutmaster, Troop Committee Chair, Troop 173, New Iberia, LA from 1984 to 1995
  • OA Chapter Advisor, Atakapas Chapter, Atchafalaya Lodge 563, 1985 to 1987
  • OA Lodger Advisor, Atchafalaya Lodge 563, 1987 to 1989
  • Asst. Scoutmaster, Troop 39, Cumming, GA from 1996 to 1999
  • Asst. Scoutmaster, Troop 140, Glenmoore, PA from 1999 to 2001
  • Asst. Scoutmaster, & Troop Committee, Troop 115, Chattanooga, TN, 2001 – 2005
  • Unit Commissioner, John Ross District, Cherokee Area Council, 2006 to present
  • Council Training Chair, Cherokee Area Council, 2007 to present
  • High Adventure Trek Advisor, Philmont 1988, 1991, 1993, 2002, & 2004
  • High Adventure Trek Advisor, Teton High Adventure Base, 1995
  • High Adventure Trek Advisor, Elkhorn High Adventure Base, 2001
  • Wood Badge Participant, SR-444
  • Wood Badge Staff, SR-655, SR-766
  • Wood Badge Course Director, SR-831
  • Wood Badge Course Advisor, SR-948
  • Unit Commissioner, John Ross District, 2006 – 2007
  • Council Training Chair, 2007 – 2009
  • Vice President of Program, Cherokee Area Council, 2009 to present
  • Wood Badge Staff, SR-655, SR-766, SR-1048
  • Wood Badge Course Advisor, SR-948, SR-556-11