Our annual recognition of members of our community who freely give of their time and talents in service to youth.
2022 Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner
Join us in celebration of character, service, and family.
Thursday, May 12, 2022
In May 2022 we will return to an in-person Distinguished Citizen Award dinner, honoring Justin Knowles, Cubmaster and VP for Product Management & Strategy at Oracle. We will also be presenting the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award to James Pooley, President of Pacific Skyline Council and nationally-recognized intellectual property attorney.
Event includes a small silent auction and a few live auction items.
Proceeds from this event will help support ScoutReach and other council programs.
2022 Honoree:
Justin Knowles, Cubmaster and VP for Product Management & Strategy at Oracle
We will also be presenting the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award to James Pooley, President of Pacific Skyline Council and nationally-recognized intellectual property attorney.
Justin's Bio:
The Pacific Skyline Council, Boy Scouts of America, is pleased to announce that it has named Justin Knowles as its 2022 Distinguished Citizen.
Justin Knowles is the Vice President of Product Management & Strategy at Oracle’s Advanced Customer Services. He drives the strategic direction and produces services for innovative SaaS & Cloud technologies. He has worked at Oracle since 2006. Prior to Oracle, he worked at Hewlett Packard, and Deloitte Consulting.
Justin has a lifelong commitment to the Scouts and getting youth outdoors. Scouting is a family activity. Justin serves as the Cubmaster of Pack 58 in Hillsborough, CA and is a 3-Palm Eagle Scout. His wife, Jessica, is a Pack 58 Den Leader. His boys are Arrow of Light and Wolf Cub Scouts. He supports Pacific Skyline Council camping programs and manages the PacSky Instagram account.
Justin is active in the community and connects outdoor organizations with the Scouts. He is a long-time board member for the San Mateo County Parks Foundation, Trail Center, and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association.
Justin earned his BA and MA in Economics from Duke University. He earned his MBA from the Wharton School of Business.
Justin’s Bio:
The Pacific Skyline Council, Boy Scouts of America, is pleased to announce that it has named Justin Knowles as its 2022 Distinguished Citizen.
Justin Knowles is the Vice President of Product Management & Strategy at Oracle’s Advanced Customer Services. He drives the strategic direction and produces services for innovative SaaS & Cloud technologies. He has worked at Oracle since 2006. Prior to Oracle, he worked at Hewlett Packard, and Deloitte Consulting
Justin has a lifelong commitment to the Scouts and getting youth outdoors. Scouting is a family activity. Justin serves as the Cubmaster of Pack 58 in Hillsborough, CA and is a 3-Palm Eagle Scout. His wife, Jessica, is a Pack 58 Den Leader. His boys are Arrow of Light and Wolf Cub Scouts. He supports Pacific Skyline Council camping programs and manages the PacSky Instagram account.
Justin is active in the community and connects outdoor organizations with the Scouts. He is a long-time board member for the San Mateo County Parks Foundation, Trail Center, and the Tahoe Rim Trail Association.
Justin earned his BA and MA in Economics from Duke University. He earned his MBA from the Wharton School of Business.
Our Emcee for the evening: Fred LaCosse
Fred LaCosse is well known to Bay Area television viewers as a veteran news anchor, reporter and talk show host. Since the beginning of his broadcasting career in 1956, he has worked at six television stations: WTTW, Chicago; WLWC, Columbus, Ohio; KNTV, San Jose; KRON and KGO-TV, San Francisco; and KICU, San Jose and held positions in almost every phase of the industry.
He co-hosted the daily morning talk show A.M. San Francisco on KGO-TV (ABC) 1982-1987 with his wife, Terry Lowry. LaCosse also hosted the weekly syndicated program “Silicon Valley Business This Week” from 1995-2001.
LaCosse has generously given of his time to community and charitable organizations such as: The Janet Pomeroy Center; The Salvation Army; Laguna Honda Volunteers, Inc.; The Community Music Center of San Francisco; St. Luke’s Hospital; Red Cross; He is also active in NATAS and the Broadcast Legends.
Fred adds, "I was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana where being a Cub Scout and Boy Scout made you distinguished. What fun!"
Our Emcee for the evening: Fred LaCosse
Fred LaCosse is well-known to Bay Area television viewers as a veteran news anchor, reporter and talk show host. Since the beginning of his broadcasting career in 1956, he has worked at six television stations: WTTW, Chicago; WLWC, Columbus, Ohio; KNTV, San Jose; KRON and KGO-TV, San Francisco; and KICU, San Jose and held positions in almost every phase of the industry.
He co-hosted the daily morning talk show A.M. San Francisco on KGO-TV (ABC) 1982-1987 with his wife, Terry Lowry. LaCosse also hosted the weekly syndicated program “Silicon Valley Business This Week” from 1995-2001.
LaCosse has generously given of his time to community and charitable organizations such as: The Janet Pomeroy Center; The Salvation Army; Laguna Honda Volunteers, Inc.; The Community Music Center of San Francisco; St. Luke’s Hospital; Red Cross; He is also active in NATAS and the Broadcast Legends.
Fred adds, “I was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana where being a Cub Scout and Boy Scout made you distinguished. What fun!”
Charter Fishing Trip
Peninsula and Monterey Bay Air Tours
Kendra Scott Necklace
2 Nights at Luxury Cabin
2 Nights at Luxury Cabin
Zulu Nyala Photo Safari
Dinner Location:
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
1333 Old Bayshore Hwy
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 347-1234
For more information please contact:
Wendy Chien at (650) 341-5633 x103, or wendy.chien@scouting.org
Past Distinguished Citizen Award recipients include:
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