Dave Wisniewski became involved with the Cub Scouts as a child growing up in Bridgeton, NJ, and Toledo, Ohio, and later as a Boy Scout in Conn. Dave became active with the Boy Scouts in Clear Lake when his older son joined Pack 957 as a Tiger Cub . Dave became a Den Leader and later Webelos Patrol leader for the next 4 years, "graduating" with his oldest son to Boy Scouts and Troop 957. He also served as Den Leader/Webelos Patrol leader for his younger son; who is also now part of Troop 957.

Dave is one of the charter Committee members of the Troop, which started in early 2002, originally serving as Merit Badge Coordinator. He is still a Merit Badge Counselor for several merit badges. Dave currently is the Committee Chairman, in that post since March 2004. Since the beginning, he has seen the growth of the troop, both in size and stature, through the maturity of the boys and the volunteer parents.

Dave is an engineer and works for BP in the area of Project Management. His wife, Zully, is a Senior Docent at the Museum of Fine Arts-Houston. Dave and Zully enjoy family activities and are very proud of their two Boy Scouts. D. A., their oldest son is a Charter member of the Troop and one of the Troop's Eagle Scouts. He is in College at Notre Dame. Their younger son Brian is active in the Troop. They live in the Pinebrook Subdivision in Clear Lake.

David grew up on a 300-acre working ranch, three miles from the Mexico-United States border in Rio Grande City, Texas and was a Boy Scout in Troop 93. As a member of Troop 93, David earned his Eagle Scout Award in 1985, served as Den Chief, Patrol Leader, Asst. Senior Patrol Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, and completed two 50-Miler Awards both “a foot” and “a float”. He served on junior staff of the Rio Grande Council’s, Camp Perry and was trained in the Troop Leader Training program. He was elected into the Wewanoma Lodge #272, of the Order of the Arrow and sealed his membership as a "Brotherhood” a year later while serving on the Lodge Ceremony Team. During his time in Boy Scouts as a youth, David’s fondest memories are of attending the 1985 National Scout Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia and Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico.

David became active as an adult leader when his son Phillip joined Pack 956 in Clear Lake and became the Tiger Den leader. As his son grew through scouting, David continued his leadership with the pack as Webelos Den Leader, Assistant Cubmaster for two years, and Cubmaster. David was recognized in 2004 by receiving the Outstanding Assistant Cubmaster Award from Bayshore District.

David served on Roundtable staff for two years and as a member of the District Training team. He attended Wood Badge SR-577 ("Eagle Patrol") and completed his ticket one year later. In March 2009, David stepped up to assume the role of Scoutmaster in Troop 957 and held that position for three years. His work during that time was recognized when he was named the 2011 Bayshore District Scoutmaster of the Year. David now is the Assistant Scoutmaster for the high adventure program. David loves to see scouts give the ‘ole Dutch Oven a try and was honored as the 2012 Bayshore District Scoutmaster of the Year

David and Frances met at Texas A&M University (Whoop!) and have two children, Phillip (a Troop 957 Eagle Scout) and Rachel (Sax player). David works for the YMCA and Fran is a Psychology and History teacher at Clear Brook High School.

Amr grew up in the Pittsburgh area after his family had immigrated from Egypt (which explains his unique walk) and was not involved in Boy Scouts as a child. As parents of three boys, Amr and his wife were attracted to scouting as a way to reinforce their family values in God, Country, Family and Self. Amr has been a Tiger partner and Cub Scout Den Leader and is still involved with Pack 957 with his youngest son and is an Assistant Scoutmaster (First Year Scouts) with the Troop.

Professionally, Amr is a pediatric anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

Amr and his wife Lamia have three sons, two of which are in the Troop (the third is on way soon!)

Chris grew up in Dallas, Texas and was a Cub Scout in Pack 105 sponsored by Preston Hollow PTA where he earned his Arrow of Light Award and can still remember the original meaning of "WEBELOS" (ask him some day). As a member of Troop 575, sponsored by Preston Hollow United Methodist Church, Chris earned his Eagle Scout Award, served three years on the Circle Ten Council Golden Acorn Junior Leader Training Staff, and completed two 50-miler awards as a "Sourdough" in the Troop. He was elected into the Mikanakawa Lodge, Yanush Clan of the Order of the Arrow and sealed his membership in the "Brotherhood of Cheerful Service" a year later. During his time in Boy Scouts as a youth, Chris actually camped in the Explorer tents shown on the Camping Merit Badge patch. Chris credits a great deal of his interest in Scouting to his Scoutmaster, Pete Lutken.

Joining BSA as an adult leader, Chris became an assistant Cubmaster in Pack 957 in September of 1999 when his son Fletcher was in 3rd grade. Transferring to the job of Committee Chairman a year later, Chris served three years in that capacity and received the 2002 Outstanding Pack Committee Chairman Award from Bayshore District. It was during this tenure that Scouts and adults from the Pack 957 Shark Patrol decided that they wanted to form a new Troop that would be smaller than those in the Clear Lake area.

Chris volunteereed to be the Scoutmaster for the Troop and has completed all portions of Scoutmaster and Venturing Leader training. He is a certified NRA Instructor for Rifle, Shotgun, and Blackpowder Rifle, is an NRA certified Range Safety Officer, and has completed Red Cross Flatwater and Whitewater Canoe Training. Chris attended Wood Badge SR-446 ("a good 'ole Owl") and completed his ticket one year later.

After four years, Chris retired as Scoutmaster and continues today as an Assistant Scoutmaster and manages the Troop's electronic records and website. Chris has two children and works at NASA as the Lead for Test Safety and Analysis and is a Biomedical Engineer. Additionally, he is a Licensed Paramedic and served at the 2005 National Jamboree on the Medical Staff.

Chris' son Fletcher was one of the Troop's Charter Members and earned his Eagle Scout in 2009. Fletcher attends the University of Colorado where he is in the pre-med program majoring in Neurosciences. Catherine was a Girl Scout in Troop 1619, a former member of Crew 442, and graduated from Tulane University in 2011 with a degree in Neurosciences. She received her Girl Scout Gold Award in September 2007. Catherine is also an Assistant Scoutmaster in the Troop working with the First Year program.

John MacLean was a Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and later a Venturer as he grew up in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The highlight of his scouting career was attending the Canadian National Jamboree in 1977. He was also active with the Canadian Red Cross as a water safety instructor, an instructor trainer for small craft and flat-water canoeing, a low-impact canoeing and camping guide, and a waterfront director for Red Cross water safety day-camps.

John’s first experience with Boy Scouts of America was as a Tiger Cub Coordinator in Pack 956 for his oldest boy James who is now a Troop 957 Eagle Scout. John's middle son, Raymond is in the Troop and his youngest is still in Pack 957, where he continues to be involved with the Cub Scout Program. In addition to Tiger Cub Coordinator, John served in Pack 956 as an Assistant Den Leader and a Campout Coordinator. His only disappointment with Cub Scouts was not discovering how to build a fast pinewood derby car. He will have another chance with his youngest son David in a few more years.

In addition to scouting, John enjoys playing the piano, reading, and spending time with his four children. John is a Professional Engineer specializing in robotics and computer simulations. He runs a small engineering business called METECS that provides engineering services to NASA.

John and his wife Laura, live in the Brookwood subdivision in Clear Lake with their four children James, Raymond, Rosemary, and David.

Kevin grew up in Stillwater, OK, and enjoys camping, flying and shooting. He became involved in scouting when his older son, Tristan, joined Cub Scout Pack 957 in 2004. The next year when his younger son, Ethan, joined Cub Scouts, Kevin volunteered to be the Den Leader for Ethan's Den. In addition to being a Den Leader, Kevin was highly involved with the Pack's Annual Pinewood Derby, creating all of the wooden trophies for each scout in the pack, and volunteered as a Den Leader at Bayshore District's Twilight Camp for four years. Kevin was recognized in 2010 by receiving the Outstanding Den Leader Award from Bayshore District. Both Tristan and Ethan earned the Arrow of Light as Cub Scouts.

Upon Tristan joining Boy Scout Troop 957 in 2008, Kevin became an Assistant Scoutmaster with the troop, albeit with limited involvement until 2010, when Ethan joined the troop. Kevin is an NRA certified instructor in rifle and shotgun, and is an NRA certified Range Safety Officer. He enjoys teaching others how to shoot and volunteers his time to help scouts with their shooting merit badges.

Kevin attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning a BS in Aerospace Engineering, and earned a MS in Mathematics from the University of Houston Clear Lake. He is the Vice President and co-founder of Applied Structural Dynamics, Inc.

Catherine joins the Troop when she can get away from her studies at Tulane. She has been a leader in the Troop since 2008. A former Girl Scout in Troop 1619 and a former member of Venture Crew 442, Catherine received her Girl Scout Gold Award in September 2007. she graduated from Tulane University in May 2011 with a degree in Neuroscience and is continuing her educational pursuits at Tulane University, where she is working towards a Masters in Health Administration. Catherine returns each summer to assist with Summer Camp and can frequently be seen working with the first year Scouts.

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Araceli Casso was initially involved in scouting as a Brownie while in elementary school and continued her interest in scouting as a Girl Scout through high school. She enjoyed the many relationships and activities that were part of the scouting experience.

As a mother she encouraged her sons, Andrew and Matthew, to become engaged in Cub Scouts as Tigers. She served as the assistant leader for each of hers son’s dens for several years. While Andrew and Matthew progressed to receive the Arrow of Light award, Matthew chose to continue into Boy Scouts and is a Troop 957 Eagle Scout.

Araceli continues to support Matthew’s efforts and serves as the Troop’s Eagle Advancement Coordinator. This involvement in the Troop’s activities has become a meaningful part of the family’s life.

Professionally, Araceli is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who consults to the Krist Samaritan Center for Counseling and Education. She is married to Dan Casso, a plastic surgeon.

Byron Fike has been the preaching minister of Clear Lake Church of Christ since December 1999. The passionate motivation for his life is to help people know God, by helping non-believers come to Christ and helping believers to grow to maturity in Him. Byron has a master’s degree in theology from Harding Graduate School and has been in full-time ministry for over twenty-five years. His ministry has included preaching God’s Word, teaching classes on various subjects such as parenting, writing for various publications, counseling individuals and families, and leading Bible studies. Byron and his wife, Liz, have two grown sons and a daughter in college.

Danny became involved with Scouts as a youngster in Oklahoma and went through Cub Scouts, Webelos, and Boy Scouts. Due to a lack of adult leadership, Danny's troop was disbanded when he was almost Life rank and his Boy Scout activity ended until his son James decided to join cub scouts. James joined Troop 957 when he was an 8th grader, earned Eagle Scout in the troop, and is now in college.

Danny followed James into the troop and became an Assistant Scoutmaster. He saw this as a great opportunity to re-join scouting and to spend quality time with his sons. In 2011 Danny became the Troop's Charter Organizational Representative, the primary intereface between our Chartering Organization, Clear Lake Church of Christ and the Troop.

Danny's favorite hobbies all involve the outdoors. Fishing, hunting, SCUBA diving, and of course, camping.

Outside of Scouting, he is an Internal Audit manager for Chevron. He and his wife Susan have 5 children; James, Evan, Taya, Bryan, and Alaina. They live in Clear Lake in the Brookforest Subdivision.