What I Can Offer

What I Can Offer

So what talents, skills or gifts do I have that might make me a good Vice Director of the Rocky Mountain Division of the ARRL?

I have good communications skills. You can evaluate that claim as you look through this blog. I enjoy working with people. I don't mind public speaking. I have experience leading meetings and committees, keeping things focused and moving forward. I enjoy learning and I appreciate good teachers. I appreciate traditions and history, but I also see that we can't move forward if we are always engrossed with the past.

I have a wide range of interest within amateur radio. Maybe you know someone who is a hardcore DXer, contester, microwaver, builder, EMCOMM-er, PSKer, WinLinker, FMer, ... I like radio, learning about electronics and trying new modes and bands, putting those things to use for my own enjoyment and to serve my community. I think most hams are like me, they have a wide range of interests and they want the system to accommodate that wide range not just the specialists.

I am a fresh face. The other people in this election are all more experienced than I am with the inner workings of the ARRL and its sections and divisions. I will have a fresh look at how things are done. But I'm also not a revolutionary. I generally am happy with the ARRL and what it has done for me. I'd like to keep that level of satisfaction.

I am centrally located. For the last few years we haven't had a director or vice director from Colorado. As I was thinking about participating in this election I wondered why the large population of hams in Colorado wouldn't want someone from their area on the board. If elected I plan to serve the whole division not just Colorado. But I think having representation from the biggest concentration of hams is a good thing.

My biggest asset is that I'm willing to serve. Some people reading this blog would probably make much better leaders than I would. But I've decided to pitch in, participate, give it a go. I want the ARRL to continue to be an organization that radio amateurs are proud of, that the FCC respects, that is a leader in the international telecommunications world. And I'm willing to read your emails and take your phone calls and try to represent your concerns to the leadership of the ARRL, the HQ staff and anyone else.