Leadership Team

Below are some of our great adult leaders for our two troops.  The Troop Committee serves both the Boy's and Girl's Troops.

Boy's Troop 

Tyler Pope - Scoutmaster

Girl's Troop

Dr. Melissa Shirah - Scoutmaster

Troop Committee 

Matt Coulson - Committee Chair

Tyler Pope has been involved with Troop 787 since his oldest son joined in 2019. He became Scoutmaster after his second son joined in 2022. With a third son still in Cub Scouts, he may be here for a while! A graduate of MIT, Tyler works for a prominent sports agent representing baseball players. 

Dr. Melissa Shirah, a DBA from Creighton University and Professor of Accounting at Santiago Canyon College, serves as the Scoutmaster for the Girl's Troop. Dr. Shirah and her daughter are both founding members of Troop 787 Girls.


Matt Coulson serves at the Committee Chair for both troops.  He is an Eagle Scout from Troop 801 (Brea, 1991).  His two sons are actively involved in the troop.  In his free time, Dr. Coulson serves as a pediatrician.  He completed his residency training at Children’s Hospital of Orange County.