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 2026-27 school year includes:

• Kindergarten / Lion / Den 2: Paul Barron paulcbarron@gmail.com

• 1st grade / Tiger / Den 1: Sam Bayliss samuel.bayliss@gmail.com

• 2nd grade / Wolf / Den 6: Ken Herman ken_herman@mac.com

• 3rd grade / Bear / Den 5: Christa-Lynn Vampola clvampola@gmail.com

• 4th grade / Webelos / Den 4: Guru Ramanathan avramguru@gmail.com

• 5th grade / AoL / Den 3: Ken Vampola kvampola@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 2026) is  paid as part of the online registration/renewal and $120 for the Pack (2026-27 school year) is paid separately through Zelle or PayPal (Friends and Family) to treasurer@pack501scouts.com. 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.