Section Leadership

Section Chief

Keegan Herzmann

Brotherhood

Keegan is from Cedar Falls, Iowa, a freshman at Iowa State University studying Agriculture Business, and a member of Sac-N-Fox Lodge. In his free time, he enjoys gaming, watching football, and spending time with his friends. Keegan chose to serve as Section Chief to give back to what has become his second family and to make the OA stronger.

Section Vice Chief

David Stevenart

Brotherhood

David is a Brotherhood member of Wenasa Quenhotan Lodge currently serves as the Lodge Chief. After high school, David plans to study Sports Medicine and Communications in college. David chose to serve as the Vice Chief to help us in our reconstruction year of Section G8 and hopes to make our committees and training more effective.

Section Secretary

Ethan Smith

Brotherhood

Ethan is a homeschool senior at Scholé Quad Cities and a member of Konepaka Ketiwa Lodge. After high school, he plans on pursuing a major in Speech & Language Pathology and a minor in Linguistics at Augustana College. Beyond Scouting, Ethan enjoys learning languages and cooking. He chose to serve as Section Secretary because of how the OA changed his life, and he wants to boost Section engagement while helping others live out the Admonition.

Section Mascot

Waddles

Brotherhood

Waddles is a Brotherhood member of the Section. He is the official mascot of Section G8, Order of the Arrow, and is loved by all at each event. 

Adult Leadership

Section Adviser

Mike Hartman

Vigil Honor

Mike is a Vigil Honor member of Konepaka Ketiwa Lodge and is proud to serve Section G8, Order of the Arrow, as the Section Adviser. Mike began his role in fall of 2024. 

Section Associate Adviser

Scott Fishel

Vigil Honor

Scott is a Vigil Honor member of Wenasa Quenhotan Lodge and is proud to serve Section G8, Order of the Arrow, as a Section Associate Adviser.

Section Associate Adviser

Trina Weiland

Vigil Honor

Trina is a Vigil Honor member of Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock Lodge and is proud to serve Section G8, Order of the Arrow, as a Section Associate Adviser.