Section Cabinet
SECTION LEADERSHIP ROSTER
Section Manager: Mike Douglas W4MDD, Wauchula, Hardee County
Email: w4mdd@arrl.org
Telephone: (863) 585-1648
The Section Manager (SM) is elected by the ARRL membership every two years. The SM is responsible for managing the Field Organization programs in the section. The SM is not involved in League policy-making (although he may have a strong voice in such matters). Policy making is a function reserved for the Division Director. The job of the SM is to recruit, through several subordinate program managers or coordinators (who are also volunteers), seven crucial program areas: emergency communications, message traffic, support of affiliated clubs, government liaison, support of technical activities and RFI problem solving.
Assistant Section Manager – SM Emeritus: Darrell Davis KT4WX, Fort Meade, Polk County
Email: kt4wx@arrl.net
Telephone: (863) 245-9923
The Executive ASM fills in for the Section Manager in the event that the Section Manager becomes unavailable due to temporary family commitments, employment commitments, or is temporarily incapacitated due to sickness.
Assistant Section Manager: Ben Henley KI4IGX, Sebring, Highlands County
Email: ben@bhenley.com
Telephone: (863) 368-9017
The Executive ASM fills in for the Section Manager in the event that the Section Manager becomes unavailable due to temporary family commitments, employment commitments, or is temporarily incapacitated due to sickness.
Assistant Section Manager – Administrative: Randy Payne K4EZM, Sebring, Highlands County
Email: k4ezm@arrl.net
Telephone: (863) 446-0913
The Administrative ASM assists the Section Manager and the Assistant Section Manager – Section Emergency Coordinator with Administrative Assistance in various capacities.
Assistant Section Manager – Legal Affairs: Biff Craine K4LAW, Tampa, Hillsborough County
Email: biff@petittworrell.com
The Legal Affairs ASM serves as a volunteer counsel to the Section Manager and the Section Cabinet on legal matters. The ASM for Legal Affairs is also an ARRL Volunteer Counsel.
Assistant Section Manager – SM Emeritus and Tampa Bay Area: Dee Turner N4GD, Pinellas Park
Email: n4gd@arrl.net
Telephone: (727) 548-7474
The ASM SM Emeritus appointment is an appointment that may be conferred on the previous SM as a recognition of his service and to continue in an advisory role to the current SM. The Tampa Bay Area ASM is also a local representative of the SM for the Tampa Bay Area which includes Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties.
Assistant Section Manager – Publications: Jim Weslager K3WR, Sebring, Highlands County.
Email: weslager@gmail.com
The Publications ASM is the editor for all Section newsletters and publications and works with the Section Manager on other special projects concerning publications.
Affiliated Club Coordinator: Open
The Affiliated Club Coordinator assists all the local clubs with their updates and matters relating to the ARRL affiliation. This includes the ARRL Special Service Clubs.
Email:
Telephone:
Public Information Coordinator: Rich Kennedy N4ESS, Pasco County
Email: n4esscw@tampabay.rr.com
Telephone: (813) 240-5614
The Public Information Coordinator is 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.
Section Emergency Coordinator: Ben Henley KI4IGX, Sebring, Highlands County
Coordinator of all matters pertaining to emergency communications and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) on a section wide basis.
Email: ben@bhenley.com
Telephone: (863) 368-9017.
Section Traffic Manager: Doug Williams N2DW, Clearwater, Pinellas County
Supervises the National Traffic System at the Section level. He coordinates all traffic efforts within the section, regardless of frequency and or mode. He maintains liasion with the Northern Florida and Southern Florida Section STM’s to maintain an efficient NTS System, being most of the NTS nets in Florida are state wide nets involving all three ARRL Sections.
Email: n2dw@arrl.net
Telephone: (727) 725-3345
Section Youth Coordinator: Christine Duez KK4KJN, Lake Wales, Polk County
The newest ARRL Section Appointment. Coordinates and assists radio clubs, schools, and individuals with recruitment and mentoring of young people into amateur radio.
Email: k4kjn@arrl.net
Telephone: (863) 241-1288
Technical Coordinator: Darrell Davis KT4WX, Fort Meade, Polk County.
Coordinates all technical activities within the section. Oversees and coordinates the work of the sections Technical Specialists.
Email: kt4wx@arrl.net
Telephone: (863) 245-9923