Hello all: Again, as to a different candidate for SE Division Director,
I am forwarding below a message from W4STB about her candidacy. I think
I have worked her in the FL QSO Party and maybe SS or other contests.
This is not an endorsement, but is for information. 73, John, K4BAI.
Hello,
Please distribute the message below via e-mail, on web sites and
reflectors, and in club newsletters. Feel free to print it and discuss
at club meetings.
If you receive more than one copy, because you get the club copy and
another as an officer or newsletter editor, please advise me of the
address you prefer to use for future mail. I plan to send another e-mail
with questions and answers and discussions of the issues and ideas that
members send to me. The second message may be distributed widely as well.
I encourage everyone to VOTE. I also encourage everyone to send their
questions, ideas, and concerns to me.
Thank you.
Very 73
Sherri, W4STB
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Dear Fellow Amateur,
I am Sherri Brower, W4STB and I would like YOUR vote to be YOUR voice of
amateur radio at the ARRL as your Southeastern Division Director.
You will receive a ballot in early October asking you to choose from
four very different candidates for this position. Some will tell you how
many years they have been licensed, some will tell you of their awards,
others will tell you how long they have served in their current position
and the organizations they belong to. You can read my information at
W4STB on QRZ.com.
A Division Director serves without compensation, keeps informed about
the issues affecting amateur radio and activities within the division.
I have been involved in the ARRL Field Organization since 1991 and have
held a variety of appointments. I have served on the national ARRL
Public Relations Committee since 2003 and have been the Chairman since
2004. I have worked with non-ARRL amateurs, ARRL members, all levels of
Field Operations appointees, Headquarters personnel, and ARRL Directors
and I have listened to their concerns. Your concerns are also my concerns.
Division Directors need a balanced approach to recruit and train new
hams and encourage ARRL membership. Efficient emergency communications,
new technology, band plans, budget expenditures, experimentation,
threats to our frequencies and our ability to erect antennas are issues
the ARRL Board of Directors must address.
Each amateur should have a voice heard by the Board of Directors. The
Directors should respond to members and keep them informed of the
issues. Reading the published minutes of Board meetings on the Internet
does not accomplish this. If elected Director I will send you periodic
newsletters and seek your input on matters coming before the Board. I
will work to improve communication between Headquarters, the Board of
Directors, and the ARRL members.
Thank you for all that you do for amateur radio, individually and with
your clubs and ARES ? groups. Our volunteers and appointees in the field
are what make ARRL work at the local level. I will work to find ways to
better recognize these efforts.
Endorsements from some of my supporters:
From Dick Mondro, K4FQT (former Vice Director, Great Lakes Division):
?I feel you have displayed exceptional leadership in every position you
have taken on and are a dedicated and experienced public servant. Your
experience with the ARRL and support of its programs, as well as your
knowledge of emergency communications makes you the best candidate for
division director.
You have my complete support.?
From Phyllisan West, KA4FZI (ASM for Traffic handling, active on HF
statewide nets- FAST, FMSN, and QFN, digital traffic, and liaison
out-of-state digital traffic to/from NTSD and Winlink stations):
?I know you will make an excellent SE Division Director, but I will
greatly miss you as SFL Section Manager. You have always been so prompt
to respond to my messages and helped handle those tough challenges. Your
help as liaison with the various government agencies when we had all
those antenna/tower problems was great. I guess it?s a good thing you
retired this year so you and David are free to travel around the division.?
From Jeremy Briggs, K4OCD (ASM webmaster and Technical Specialist and
Karen Briggs, K8KB (SFL Section Emergency Coordinator and Technical
Specialist):
?Karen and I have been involved with amateur radio for a number of years
now. In that time we have come to enjoy the fellowship that radio
offers, not just on air but those "eyeball" QSO's we look forward to at
club meetings, hamfests and picnics. Over the years we have met a lot of
genuinely great people who, as we do, promote this great hobby of ours.
One notable person is Sherri Brower W4STB,* *ARRL Southern Florida
Section Manager. Karen and I have admired her dedication to supporting
our section through the ARRL since we first met. She gives enormously of
her time to help educate and promote amateur radio in South Florida as
well as on air, around the world. As Sherri W4STB now seeks the
opportunity to advance to Southeastern Division Director we fully
support and encourage all to vote in her favor. We can't think of a
better person for the job!?
From Richard Block, KG4CHW (DEC Suwannee District, NFL Section):
"I have known and worked with Sherri Brower W4STB when I was the EC in
Broward County. She has always worked to promote amateur radio in a
positive light. I would be proud to serve under her leadership as the
Division Director."
Please read my bio at _www.qrz.com_ <http://www.qrz.com/> - I believe
you will find that I have experience in many areas of amateur radio.
It?s not possible for me to visit your club meetings and meet each of
you in person between now and the election. I do wish to communicate
with you and answer each of your questions. E-mail me at
_w4stb at yahoo.com_ (please put SE Div Election in the subject so I can
easily sort it from other topics) with your questions, concerns and ideas.
Please relay this information to your clubs and at least three ARRL
members that you know.
Make a Note to Vote for Sharon T. ?Sherri? Brower, W4STB for
Southeastern Division Director.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and thanks for your support.
Stay Safe and Stay On the Air.
Very 73,
Sherri Brower, W4STB
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