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   ARLB007 Section Manager Update: Austin Elected, Bigley Re-elected,   
   Gendron Appointed   
      
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   ARRL Bulletin 7  ARLB007   
   From ARRL Headquarters    
   Newington CT  May 30, 2023   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB007   
   ARLB007 Section Manager Update: Austin Elected, Bigley Re-elected,   
   Gendron Appointed   
      
   The results of two balloted Section Manager elections held this   
   spring were determined when the ballots were counted at ARRL   
   Headquarters on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.   
      
   John Bigley, N7UR, incumbent Section Manager of the ARRL Nevada   
   Section, was re-elected when he received 277 votes, and Jim   
   Shepherd, W6US, of Sparks, received 177 votes. Bigley, of Las Vegas,   
   has been serving as Section Manager since 2015 and has held other   
   ARRL Field Organization and club leadership positions for more than   
   20 years. Bigley's new 2-year term of office starts July 1.   
      
   Nancy Austin, KC1NEK, was elected as ARRL Rhode Island Section   
   Manager when she received 129 votes, and incumbent Section Manager   
   Bob Beaudet, W1YRC, received 127 votes.   
      
   Austin, of Middletown, is the President of the Newport County Radio   
   Club, and she will begin a 2-year term of office on July 1.   
      
   Beaudet, of Cumberland, has served as ARRL Rhode Island Section   
   Manager for 21 years.   
      
   The following incumbent Section Managers were the only nominees in   
   their respective Sections when the nomination period closed on March   
   10, and were declared re-elected. Their new 2-year terms of office   
   begin July 1: Chris Van Winkle, AB3WG (Maryland-DC); Peter Stohrer,   
   W1FEA (New Hampshire); Bob Buus, W2OD (Northern New Jersey); John   
   Litz, NZ6Q (San Joaquin Valley); Pat Malan, N7PAT (Utah), and Dale   
   Durham, W5WI (West Texas).   
      
   ARRL has named John Gendron, NJ4Z, as the South Carolina Section   
   Manager. He will complete the term of Marc Tarplee, N4UFP, who   
   passed away after a brief illness.   
      
   Gendron, an Amateur Extra-class operator, is President of the York   
   County Amateur Radio Society (YCARS) and a member of the Swamp Fox   
   Contest Group. In addition to being an avid contester and DX chaser,   
   Gendron enjoys participating in Parks on the Air. He has earned   
   numerous ARRL awards, including the Worked All States and Triple   
   Play Worked All States awards, and is closing in on 5-Band DXCC.   
      
   Gendron also hosts a YouTube channel, called "From the Hamshack." In   
   2022, he became the 55th recipient of the Vic Clark Roanoke Division   
   ARRL Service Award, the Division's highest honor.   
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