Virginia Beach, Va. – John Scheib was recently elected as president of the Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America. As president, he is the lead volunteer for more than 1,700 adult leaders who serve more than 4,000 youth and their families.

Tidewater Council’s Executive Board is comprised of community-minded volunteers whose mission is to provide a Scouting program to youth in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina. Scheib has served in several leadership roles on Tidewater Council’s Executive Board since 2010, most recently as the Executive Vice President.

As a youth, John was the first Eagle Scout in Troop 25 (Waynesboro, VA) in 1986. Today, he is an Eagle Scout Mentor in Troop 419 in Virginia Beach, mentoring more than twenty youths. He also is the proud father of two Eagle Scouts. In 2023, he was honored as a recipient of the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award by the Tidewater Council, Boy Scouts of America.

Today, John is an Assistant Scoutmaster in Troops 587 and 5587. He is a Wood Badge Eagle, a two-time graduate of National Camp School, and served as the Summer Resident Camp Director at Pipsico Scout Reservation for three years.

John is a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. He has served as Chapter Advisor and Associate Lodge Advisor in Blue Heron Lodge, as well as Host Lodge Advisor and Shows Advisor for several Section SR-7A Conclaves. He was on the training staff at the 2018 and 2020 National OA Conferences. Blue Heron Lodge awarded him the Silver Heron Award in 2017, when his son, Will, also received the same honor.

John is a partner at Gentry Locke Attorneys after serving as a senior leader at Norfolk Southern Corporation. He has been recognized multiple times as a Virginia Legal Elite. John holds a B.A. in American Government from the University of Virginia and received his J.D., magna cum laude, and Order of the Coif from Villanova University School of Law, where he served on the Villanova Law Review.