Section Officers
Section Chief - Laila L.
Brotherhood
Laila Labib is an Eagle Scout and Brotherhood member from Witauchsoman Lodge #44. Prior to being elected, Laila served as Section Secretary, she has also served at a number of different positions within her lodge. Laila currently serves as the National Social Media lead for the OA, she has at Akelaland Cub Scout Resident Camp as Pioneer Camp Staff, and serves as an ASPL on NYLT for Patriots’ Path Council!
Outside of Scouting, she is a marketing and international studies major, with hopes of pursuing a law degree after, at The College Of New Jersey.
Section Vice Chief - Brittain B.
Vigil Honor
Brittain Banull is an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor member of Lowwapaneu Lodge 191. Prior to being elected Section Vice Chief of E17, Britt served as Lodge Chief, Lodge Secretary and Treasurer, and other positions throughout his lodge. Britt has served in a variety of training roles within his home council, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, including Senior Patrol Leader of the 2023 National Youth Leadership Training Course.
Outside of Scouting, Britt is a graduate of West Scranton High School in Scranton, PA and is a Volunteer Firefighter in the Borough of Moosic. Britt attends The Pennsylvania State University’s Bellisario College of Communications for a degree in Public Relations and Advertising, and additionally is a student in the Schreyer Honors College.
Section Secretary - Brianna B.
Vigil Honor
Brianna is an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor member of Woapalanne Lodge #43. Prior to being elected, Brianna served last year and will continue to serve as the Lodge Chief of Woapalanne Lodge. She has worked on her council’s NYLT courses for the last three years.
Outside of Scouting, Brianna is on her high school’s track and cross-country teams and participates in the green team, Spanish, and multicultural clubs.
Section Advisers
Section Adviser - Wayne Hampton
Wayne is an Eagle Scout and a long time Scouter in Patriots’ Path Council. Preceding his current assignment as Section Adviser, Wayne completed a 3-year term as lodge adviser for Woapalanne Lodge 43. Wayne is a Vigil Honor member and a Founder’s Award recipient. In his younger years, Wayne served the Order of the Arrow as a lodge chief and section trainer, staffed 2 NOACs (1979, 1983), and attended 4 other NOACs as a participant (1975, 1981, 2015, 2018). In Patriots’ Path Council, he is a member of the executive board and has served as council commissioner and council vice-president. An avid trainer, Wayne has served multiple times as a Wood Badge course director, TLT/NYLT scoutmaster, NAYLE course director, and on the training center staff at Philmont. He has also staffed at 3 National Jamborees (2010, 2013, 2017) as well as the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. Wayne also previously held the positions of Program Vice-President and Membership Vice-President at during Area 5’s tenure.
Associate Section Adviser - Donald Stephens
Donnie is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member, and Founder’s Award recipient from Lowwapaneu Lodge 191. Donnie serves as an associate section adviser of Section E17, and also serves as the Lowwapaneu 2021 Conclave Adviser. Donnie has also served as a lodge officer, a section officer, and served the Order of the Arrow as the 2015 National Vice Chief. Donnie received the National Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award in 2018, and is also a James E. West fellow. Professionally, Donnie is a financial analyst at Bank of America.
Associate Section Adviser - Todd Columbia
Todd is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member, Founders Award honoree, Silver Beaver recipient, James E. West fellow , NOESA recipient and a past Lodge Adviser for Na Tsi Hi Lodge for just over 5 years. A very active Scouter, Todd has attended multiple OA Conclaves, NOACs, NEXT, PRISM, NLS, DYLC, and NLATS. Todd continues to serve as the Na Tsi Hi Vigil Co-Adviser and LLDC Adviser.
Outside of our Order, thanks to Wayne, Todd has been part of multiple NCAP Assessment teams including as his first time as a team lead in 2024. In 2025, Todd will be serving as a Wood Badge Course director as part of a cluster course between Monmouth Council and Patriots Path Council (CST13-347-25). When not supporting the Scouting program, professionally, Todd is the Chief Operating Officer for Delta Millennium, a technology customer service company, where he has worked for the last 23+ years.
Associate Section Adviser - Matthew McGovern
Matthew is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member, and Founder’s Award recipient of Unami Lodge, One and the Cradle of Liberty Council. He currently serves as the associate section adviser for Section E17 and as a member of the Northeast Region Area 5 Committee, as well as the Vigil Honor adviser for Unami, One. Matthew also serves on the Cradle of Liberty Council’s camping committee and Family Scouting task force. Nationally, he serves as the lead adviser for the #ChooseOA initiative under the Strategic Performance subcommittee and as a Key Volunteer on the Strategic Performance and Training national subcommittees. Matthew has previously served as the associate section adviser, 2015 conclave adviser, and training adviser for Section NE-5B. He has attended and staffed a number of National Jamborees, NOACs, and other national programs of emphasis, including as deputy lead adviser for the Operation Arrow program committee at the 2017 National Jamboree. As a youth, Matthew served as chairman of various lodge committees, as a lodge officer, a section officer, and an area Venturing president. Professionally, Matthew is an educator.
Section Staff Adviser - Dave Srebro
Dave is a Vigil Honor member and Founder’s Award recipient from Lowwapaneu Lodge 191 of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council where he currently serves NEPA as their Program, Camping & Activities Director.
Section Communications Adviser - Carson Lee
Carson Lee is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member, and Founder’s Award recipient from Japeechen Lodge. He is also a Distinguished Service Award recipient at the upcoming 2024 National Order of the Arrow Conference. Besides serving as the Communications Adviser, Carson is an Assistant Course Director for NYLT, STEM Committee member, and website designer for the Jersey Shore Council.
Carson also has a passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion and currently serves on the Admonition Team and served on the inaugural Admonition Team staff for NOAC 2022 and DEI staff for the 2023 National Jamboree. He also serves on the OA Alliance as the Brand & Identity Lead.
Outside of Scouting, Carson is pursuing his masters in software engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. He enjoys spending time outdoors with friends, walking his dog, and going to Broadway shows.
Section Training Adviser - Michael Shostek
Michael is an Eagle Scout, Vigil Honor member, and Founder’s Award recipient from Lowwapaneu Lodge and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council. He serves as the section training adviser for Section E17 and the LLD adviser for Lowwapaneu Lodge. Nationally, he serves as a co-chair for the OA’s Sustaunability Task Force and as coordinator for the OA Alliance Messaging Team. He is a member of the Interamerica Scout Region’s Environmental Sustainability Working Group. Michael has also served as a lodge officer, a section officer, and served the Order of the Arrow as its youth communications coordinator from 2014-16. As both a youth and an adult, he has attended and staffed a number of National Jamborees, NLSs, NOACs, and other national programs of emphasis. Michael received the OA’s Distinguished Service Award at the 2015 NOAC. Professionally, Michael is a paralegal as well as a teaching assistant for a graduate-level course on environmental sustainability.