Dee Turner - N4GD, Section Manager

Section Staff

Dennis Griffin, W4DG - Assistant Section Manager, OOC & Webmaster

The section manager is elected by ARRL membership in the WCF section to serve two year term.   The rest of the appointees serve at of the discretion of the Section Manager.  

Section Manager -  Responsible for managing the Field Organization programs in the section. The SM is not involved in League policy-making (although he or she may have a strong voice in such matters)--this is a function reserved for the division director. The SM's main job is to recruit, through several subordinate program managers or coordinators, League volunteers to staff eight crucial program areas: emergency communications, message traffic, volunteer monitoring, RFI problem-solving, support of affiliated clubs, government liaison, encouragement of technical activities, and dissemination of on-the-air bulletins.
SM Dee Turner, N4GD			10132 64th. Street, N. Pinellas Park, FL            33782                                      Pinellas Co.		727-548-7474 n4gd@arrlwcf.org
Assistant Section Managers - Responsible for helping the Section Manager administer the section.  Sometimes ASMs are appointed to handle a specific duty.
	ASM Biff Craine K4LAW		Tampa, FL. Hillsborough Co.	Legal Affairs	k4law@arrlwcf.org
	ASM Dennis Griffin W4DG		18708 Lansford Drive                    Hudson, FL 34667-6479             Pasco Co.		727-863-0102 w4dg@arrlwcf.org
	ASM Neil Lauritsen W4NHL		PMB 302 1550 McMullen Booth Rd F3                                                                           Clearwater, FL 33759                   Pinellas Co		727-643-1670 w4nhl@arrlwcf.org
	ASM Geoff Haines N1GY		708 52nd Avenue Ln W Bradenton, FL 34207-2934 Manatee Co.		(941) 752-3696 n1gy@arrlwcf.org
	ASM Pete Kemp KZ1Z		31245 Chatterly Dr Wesley Chapel, FL 33543         Pasco Co.	Special Projects	(813) 333-4351 (H) kz1z@arrlwcf.org
Affiliated Club Coordinator - The primary contact and resource person for each Amateur Radio club in the section, specializing in motivating, providing assistance and coordinating joint activities of radio clubs
	ACC           Steve Schultz          N7HUQ		5859 Hollyhock Dr.                                                    Lakeland, FL 33813-3274                                                   Polk County		n7huq@arrlwcf.org
Bulletin Manager - Responsible for recruiting and supervising a team of Official Bulletin Stations to disseminate news and information of interest to amateurs in the section and to provide a means of getting the news and information to all OBS appointees
WILLIAM B DIBBLE			3053 Birch Rd.
KE4WU			LAKE PLACID FL		863-465-8127
			33852-8422		ke4wu@arrlwcf.org
Official Observer Coordinator - Supervises the maintenance monitoring work of the section Official Observers, and coordinates special Amateur Auxiliary efforts with Headquarters and the SM.
	OOC Dennis Griffin W4DG		18708 Lansford Drive                   Hudson, FL. 34667-6479            Pasco Co.		727-863-0102 w4dg@arrlwcf.org
Public Information Coordinator - The section's expert on public information and public relations matters. The PIC is responsible for organizing, training, guiding and coordinating the activities of the Public Information Officers (PIOs) within the section
Cindy Ebner, K8CJE			5905 N E Cubitis Ave - Box 124 Arcadia, FL  34266 De Soto Co.		000-000-0000 k8cje@arrlwcf.org
Section Emergency Coordinator -  The coordinator of all matters pertaining to emergency communications and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) on a sectionwide basis.
Neil Lauritsen  W4NHL			PMB 302 1550 McMullen Booth Rd F3                                                                           Clearwater, FL 33759                   Pinellas Co.		727-643-1670 w4nhl@arrlwcf.org
Section Traffic Manager - Supervises the traffic handling organization at the section level--that is, to coordinate all traffic efforts within the section, regardless of mode or National Traffic System affiliation, so that routings within the section and connections with other networks and digital traffic nodes will result in orderly and efficient traffic flow.
Douglas J. Williams WB2LEZ			2544 Frisco Dr                                                               Clearwater, FL                                                            33761-3820                                                                Pinellas Co.		727-725-3345 wb2lez@arrlwcf.org
State Government Liaison -  Is knowledgeable on state legislative and regulatory proposals. The SGL needs to be a amateur radio operator who can monitor and respond appropriately to those proposals having the potential to affect Amateur Radio. This is an active, responsive mission, not merely a passive, "stand by the sidelines and watch" function.
Vacant
Technical Coordinator - Coordinates all technical activities within the section. Oversees and coordinates the work of the sections Technical Specialists.
Geoff  Haines N1GY			708 52nd Avenue Ln W Bradenton, FL 34207-2934 Manatee Co.		(941) 752-3696 n1gy@arrlwcf.org

Recruitment of new hams and League members is an integral part of the job of every League appointee. Appointees should take advantage of every opportunity to recruit a new ham or member to foster growth of Field Organization programs, and our abilities to serve the public.

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