Carl Williams, Garden State Council Board Member, receives the Silver Beaver Award, April, 2022

Garden State Council Board Member Carl Williams was the 11th Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police. A lifelong resident of Camden and Burlington Counties, Carl was born at Cooper Hospital, Camden; graduated high school from Haddonfield Memorial in 1959; and has lived in Mount Laurel since 1964.

Following his high school graduation, Carl served four years in the U.S. Navy then graduated from the New Jersey State Police academy, class of 1964. That was a banner year for Carl, as it is also when he married Eloise Speck at the Franklin Lutheran Church in Dillisburg, Pa.

While Carl and Eloise raised their two children in Mount Laurel, Carl worked his way up from State Trooper to Colonel and attained the position of Superintendent. Along the way, he continued training in several areas of law enforcement and attended IRS Special Agent School, the FBI Academy, FBI National Executive Institute, and earned his Public Manager certification from Rutgers University.

Carl has been an active member in his community as well. An avid softball player, he has also served as a certified softball umpire. He has also served a number of organizations, including Stand Down of South Jersey, N.J. State Police Memorial Association Museum & Learning Center, the McGuire Memorial Foundation at the Joint Base, and the restoration volunteer corps at the Battleship New Jersey.

Scouting found Carl in 1999 when Ted Packer, then Chair of the Camp Corporation, asked him to become involved. Since then, Carl has continued his involvement with the Camp Corp., and has added Vice President, Ethics and Internal Affairs and Treasurer of Pine Tree Education & Environmental Center to his Scouting credentials.