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    From ARRL de WD1CKS@VERT/WLARB to QST on Thursday, November 09, 2023 19:54:00
    11/09/2023

    Section Manager of the ARRL Pacific Section[1]ÿJoe Speroni, AH0A, has retired from the position. Speroni served in the role for 7 years. He was active with ARRL in a variety of positions dating back to the creation of the Volunteer Examiner program in 1984. He has also been an instructor and Affiliated Club Coordinator (ACC). His contributions to emergency communications and management in the Hawaiian Islands have long been recognized by the amateur radio community.

    ARRL Field Services Manager Mike Walters, W8ZY, said, "With 40 years of service as a volunteer, he is one of the best examples of making the world a better place through amateur radio." Speroni is an ARRL Life Member.

    The Section Manager position is being filled by Alan Maenchen, AD6E, for the remainder of the term. Maenchen is also an ARRL Life Member and has served as an ACC, an Assistant Section Manager, and a DXCC Card Checker. He assumes the duties of Section Manager with experience in emergency communications and a background of assisting amateur radio clubs in the Section.


    [1] https://www.arrl.org/sections/view/pacific-section

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  • From ARRL de WD1CKS@VERT/WLARB to QST on Friday, July 18, 2025 20:54:00
    07/18/2025

    Dr. Carol Milazzo, MD, KP4MD, of Citrus Heights, California, has been appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Pacific Division, effective July 9, 2025. She replaces John Litz, NZ6Q, who acceded to the position of Director in May. She will serve the remainder of a three-year term ending December 31, 2025.

    Since 2015, Dr. Milazzo has served as Section Manager of the ARRL Sacramento Valley Section. She is a Volunteer Examiner and an ARRL Life Member.

    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.

    ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio¨ is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. Elections are held for five of the 15 ARRL Divisions each year, for terms of 3 years.

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