About

In Cub Scout packs, Akela is a symbol of wisdom, authority, and leadership. Akela is anyone who acts as a leader to the Scout. Akela can be a Cubmaster, Den Leader, Teacher or Parent depending on where the guidance takes place. In Den meetings, it is the Den Leader who is Akela. During Pack meetings it is the Cubmaster. At home, the parents fill this role.

Pack 501 was established in 1958 and is chartered with the Pacific Skyline Council. Our leadership team for the 2025-26 school year includes:

• Kindergarten / Lion / Den 1: Peng Zang peng.zang@gmail.com

• 1st grade / Tiger / Den 6: Ken Herman ken_herman@mac.com

• 2nd grade / Wolf / Den 5: Christa-Lynn Vampola clvampola@gmail.com

• 3rd grade / Bear / Den 4: Guru Ramanathan avramguru@gmail.com

• 4th grade / Webelos / Den 3: Ken Vampola kvampola@gmail.com

• 5th grade / AoL / Den 7: Gen Gaines genevievemgaines@gmail.com and 

• 5th grade / AoL / Den 7: Ruta Vaidya rutavaidya@gmail.com

• Cubmaster: Kat Carpenter cubmaster@pack501scouts.com

• Committee Chair: Ana Jackson committeechair@pack501scouts.com

Please contact any of us or info@pack501scouts.com if you have questions or comments.

When you're ready to join, you can start with the online application. The yearly fee is collected in two parts, $170 for National and Council (as of Aug 2025) is  paid as part of the online registration/renewal and $120 for the Pack (2025-26 school year) is paid separately. This covers all events for the year apart from overnight camping.

We will also ask for health forms for the scouts and any family members attending events with them.