Jon Fulkerson

Jon Fulkerson was the last National Exploring President elected by youth, and became, after just two weeks in office, the first National Venturing President for the Boy Scouts of America on August 1 1998. When the Boy Scouts of America created the Venturing program for young men and women ages fourteen to twenty, the tradition of having a national president went as well.

Fulkerson was elected by the youth of the Exploring program in 1998 at the National Exploring Leadership Conference. Since the year 2000 at the end of his term, all national presidents have been selected by a sub-committee of the National Venturing Committee and only serve a one year term.

Term of Office

One of the major accomplishments of his term was the creation of the Violence Prevention Forum as part of the outlined programs available to Venturers. The Violence Prevention Forum acts as a think tank for young people with regard to combating the violent behavior so common among people of their age. Fulkerson presented his thoughts on violent behavior among youth at the 1999 World Scout Youth Forum in South Africa.

Fulkerson and the other members of the National Venturing Cabinet spent the two years of their term promoting the Venturing program and explaining its place in the world of scouting. Fulkerson was a delegate to the 1999 Report to the Nation. As required by the congressional charter for the Boy Scouts of America, the program must present an annual report to the United States Congress.

Career and Professional Interests

Having received a degree in Music Education from Arkansas State University, Fulkerson worked as a public school band director and went on to become one of the founders of Jon Ross Music, LLC [Pdfband.com] . Jon Ross Music, LLC is a music publishing company specializing in music for young concert band, choir and keyboard students. The company is most notable for its use of pdf files as the sole means for selling published music. He is currently working as a representative in the financial services industry.

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