Contact Us: Scoutmasters and Committee Chair

The Troop 1028 and 1029 Scoutmasters and our shared Committee Chair are shown below. Just click on the email link to send them an email.  
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Random questions? Feel free to contact us, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks!​

Eric Cutright, Scoutmaster (Girl's Troop 1029)

​Eric Cutright, Scoutmaster (Girl's Troop)
Email:  [email protected]
Bio / Interests:
  • Troop 1029 Scoutmaster since July 2020
  • Troop 1028 Scoutmaster Sept 2016 - July 2020, longtime ASM before that (started with Troop 1028 way back in 2010)
  • Father of four boys (including 2 Eagle Scouts) plus zookeeper for a wide assortment of pets
  • Extreme woodworking, engineering design, kayaking, and railroading enthusiast
  • Builder of all things crazy and cool including the Troop 1028/1029 Gateway Sign
  • Crazed fan of Star Wars, Godzilla, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Indiana Jones, The Goonies, and Stranger Things
  • Armchair archaeologist / Egyptologist
  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, used to work for NASA as a graduate student
Favorite Quotes:
  • Jedi Master Yoda – “Do or do not, there is no try.“ and “Prepared, you must Be.“​
  • William Shakespeare (A Midsummer Night's Dream) (+ about Sydney in CC2) - "And though she be but little, she is fierce."
  • Anonymous (+ Sydney in CC3) - "They whispered to her - you cannot withstand this storm.  I AM the storm, she whispered back."
Nickname:
  • The Crazy One

His “Real” Job:
  • Author of the Cartouche Chronicles magical fantasy series (for middle / high school / young adult ages), a crazy mix of Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Stranger Things, and The Goonies,  find out more at
    www.cartouchechronicles.com
  • Electrical / Safety Engineer, Co-Founder TUV Rail Safety Consulting 

​What the Scouts say:
  • Most likely to make something cool from wood
  • Most likely to point out how you can do almost anything better (whether you want to hear it or not)
  • Second most likely to have a snappy/witty observation to share
  • Most likely to correct you on Star Wars trivia mistakes​​
  • Most likely to write instructions in Egyptian hieroglyphics just to confuse you
BSA Activities / Awards / Recognition:
  • National Jamboree Merit Badge Staff Member - Railroading, Trained BSA Leader, Former Pack 77 Cub Scout Double Den Leader for 12 years, Three-time Pack 77 Unit Scouter of the Year Award Recipient, Completed Camp Shenandoah Scoutmaster's Challenge July 2015.
  • BSA Merit Badge Counselor for over 50 Merit Badges including all the coolest ones (his favorites: Archaeology, Canoeing, Carpentry, Engineering, Geocaching, Home Repairs, Kayaking, Model Design, Moviemaking, Railroading, Reptile/Amphibian Study, Safety, Wilderness Survival, Woodcarving, and Woodworking) ​
Toy Andrews, Scoutmaster (Boy's Troop 1028)
Toy Andrews, Scoutmaster (Boy's Troop)
Email: [email protected]
​Bio / Interests:
  • Troop 1028 Scoutmaster since January 2024
  • Troop 1028 Committee Member – June 2023 – Jan 2024
  • Pack 77 Assistant Den Leader (Bears)- August 2023 to present
  • Pack 55 Assistant Den Leader (Wolves/Webelos/AOLs) – Aug 2021 to March 2023
  • Pack 3325 Den Leader (Lion/Tiger/Wolf) – Aug 2018 to June 2021
  • Father of one boy and one girl that are active in Cub and now BSA Scouting
  • Scratch golfer, semi-pro hiker, and semi-casual runner
  • Fan of lots of music genres and how to make parodies of them all
  • Beginning farmer with a sizeable flock of egg-laying chickens and a flerd of pigs, goats, geese, and ducks
  • Ph.D. in Sustainable Disaster and Demolition Waste Management

​BSA Activities / Awards / Recognition:
  • AOL – March 1994
  • Camp Thunder Aquatics Merit Badge Staff Member/Lifeguard – Summer of 1998.
  • Eagle Scout – November 2000, Gulf Coast Council
  • Mile Swim – multiple, most recently in July ’23.
  • Scoutmaster Merit Badge – July ’23.
​​Nickname:
  • Mister Commander Doctor
Favorite Quotes:
  • Voltaire, Candide – “We must cultivate our garden.”
  • Forrest Gump – “And I said, that’s good!  One less thing.”
  • Mufasa - "When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eat the grass.  And so we are all connected in the great Circle of Life."
  • The Crow – “It can’t rain all the time.”
His “Real” Job:
  • US Navy Surface Warfare Officer…19 years and counting.  Served West Coast, East Coast, overseas in Iraq, Bahrain, and deployed 5 times aboard various destroyers and amphibious assault ships. 
  • Currently assigned as the Executive Officer at the NROTC Unit at UVA for his last role before retirement.
What the Scouts say:
  • Most likely to ask you what does the book say about it?
  • Most likely to point out if you discount something just because you haven’t experienced it…yet
  • Most likely to randomly break into song to fit a conversation (the real or a parody of one)
  • Most likely to ask you what time it is
  • Most likely to regale a Scout on an interesting Sea Story of one of his Sailors or himself doing something crazy on the ship or on a port visit

Christian Ramsburg, Shared Committee Chair Troop 1028 (boys) and Troop 1029 (girls)

Christian Ramsburg, T1028/9 Committee Chair
Email: [email protected]
Bio / Interests:
  • Father of two Scouts, Troops 1029 & 1028
  • I grew up in a bilingual household and went to a multi-cultural school.  I am excited to pass a love of language and culture along to the kids
  • Loves cooking and making things
  • Loves road trips that are off the beaten path

​BSA Activities / Awards / Recognition:
  • Cub Scout (long ago)
  • Pack 77 Treasurer (not so long ago)
  • Unit Scouter of the Year Award 2021
  • T1029 Committee Chair since 4/2022
  • T1028 Committee Chair since 12/2022
  • Trained BSA Leader
​Nickname:
  • "Oh Dad!"
Favorite Quotes:
  • Antonio Machado: "Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar"
  • John D. Rockefeller: "I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"
  • Michael Jordan: "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career.  I've lost almost 300 games.  Twenty-six times I've been trusted to make the game-winning shot and missed.  I've failed over and over and over again in my life.  And that is why I succeed"
His “Real” Job:
  • Software development governance
What the Scouts say:
  • As CC he stays behind the scenes, lining up the support we need for our amazing adventures!
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