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  • ARRL Announces Leadership

    From ARRL de WD1CKS@VERT/WLARB to QST on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 20:48:00
    03/28/2023

    ARRL Director Ria Jairam, N2RJ, who has represented the Hudson Division[1] since 2019, has stepped down, effective March 31, 2023, at 5 PM Eastern.

    Vice Director Nomar Vizcarrondo, NP4H, of Englewood, New Jersey, will accede to the Director's chair. Vizcarrondo, who earned his amateur radio license in 1978 at the age of 11, will serve as Director for the remainder of a 3-year term ending December 31, 2024. He was appointed as Vice Director of the Hudson Division in February 2022, following the retirement of previous Vice Director William Hudzik, W2UDT, who held the position from 2011 to 2022.

    ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, will announce a successor to Vizcarrondo to fill the vacant Vice Director's seat. The ARRL Hudson Division is comprised of the ARRL Sections of Eastern New York, New York City - Long Island, and Northern New Jersey.

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    [1] https://www.arrl.org/divisions/view/hudson

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  • From ARRL de WD1CKS@VERT/WLARB to QST on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 18:07:00
    07/16/2024

    ARRL Director Nomar Vizcarrondo, NP4H, who has represented theÿHudson Division since March 2023[1], has stepped down, effective July 12, 2024, at 5 PM Eastern.

    Vice Director Ed Wilson, N2XDD, will accede to the Director's chair to complete the remainder of a 3-year term ending December 31, 2024. Wilson has served as Vice Director[2] since June 2023. He has held ARRL Field Organization appointments as an Emergency Coordinator and Public Information Officer. Wilson is also an accredited Volunteer Examiner.

    Vizcarrondo says he still plans to be active in the ham radio community. "I have a great deal of respect for ARRL, and anything I can do keep amateur radio thriving I'll keep doing! It's not goodbye, it's 'see you later,'" he said.

    ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, will announce a successor to Wilson to fill the vacant Vice Director's seat. The ARRL Hudson Division is comprised of the ARRL Sections of Eastern New York, New York City - Long Island, and Northern New Jersey.


    [1] https://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-announces-leadership-changes-in-the-hudson-division
    [2] https://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-hudson-division-has-new-vice-director

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  • From ARRL de WD1CKS@VERT/WLARB to QST on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 22:02:00
    05/27/2025

    ARRL Director Anthony Marcin, W7XM, who has served the Pacific Division as Director since January 2024, has stepped down, effective May 25, 2025. Marcin was first appointed to the ARRL Board as Vice Director in November 2021.

    Vice Director John Litz, NZ6Q, accedes to the Director's chair to complete the remainder of a 3-year term ending December 31, 2025. Litz was appointed Vice Director in April 2024. Before that, he was ARRL San Joaquin Valley Section Manager from January 2020. Litz, from Stockton, California, was first licensed in 1974, and he is an ARRL Diamond Club donor and Life Member.

    ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, will announce a successor to Litz to fill the vacant Vice Director's seat.

    The ARRL Pacific Division is comprised of the ARRL Sections of East Bay, Sacramento Valley, San Francisco, San Joaquin Valley, Santa Clara Valley, Nevada, and Pacific.

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