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   ARLB019 James Millsap, WB4NWS, Appointed Vice Director of the ARRL   
   Southeastern Division   
      
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   ARRL Bulletin 19  ARLB019   
   From ARRL Headquarters     
   Newington CT  August 14, 2012   
   To all radio amateurs    
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB019   
   ARLB019 James Millsap, WB4NWS, Appointed Vice Director of the ARRL   
   Southeastern Division   
      
   ARRL President Kay Craigie, N3KN, has appointed James Millsap,   
   WB4NWS, of Acworth, Georgia to the position of ARRL Southeastern   
   Division Vice Director, effective August 1, 2012. Current Vice   
   Director Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM, has resigned because she has   
   accepted a job outside of the Division. Millsap's appointment runs   
   until noon January 1, 2014.   
      
   Craigie commented: "Although I will miss Andrea Hartlage, KG4IUM, at   
   ARRL Board meetings, I am extremely pleased that she received an   
   excellent job offer right out of college. In fact, the whole ARRL   
   Board of Directors is proud of her success in taking the first step   
   towards her professional career. I know she will continue to   
   contribute to Amateur Radio in the future, because that's the kind   
   of person she is.   
      
   "It's my pleasure to appoint Jim Millsap, WB4NWS, to complete the   
   present term as Vice Director of the Southeastern Division. We are   
   fortunate that Jim is able to step forward and join Director Greg   
   Sarratt, W4OZK, on the Division's leadership team. His background in   
   the ARRL Field Organization will be an asset to the Board, and I   
   appreciate his willingness to accept this opportunity to serve his   
   fellow members of the ARRL."   
      
   Hartlage sent the following message to ARRL members in the   
   Southeastern Division:   
      
   "While I am incredibly excited about my new career and my future, it   
   has not come without cost. I am sad to report that because of my   
   move outside of my division, I am no longer eligible to serve as   
   Southeastern Division Vice Director.   
      
   "I assure you that this decision has not been an easy one; in fact,   
   it has been one of the most difficult decisions I've ever had to   
   make. I thought long and hard about it, but in the end, I had to   
   look at the big picture and choose the path that puts me in a   
   position to pursue my future goals, both personal and professional.   
   It has been my pleasure serving as your Vice Director. I have   
   thoroughly enjoyed meeting each of you at hamfests, attending club   
   meetings, and helping to represent you to the ARRL Board. I want to   
   express my deep and sincere appreciation to each one of you for your   
   support over the past year and a half. Serving you and representing   
   the Southeastern Division on the ARRL Board has been one of the most   
   humbling and gratifying experiences of my life. I will miss you all.   
      
   "However, that being said, I also want to make it clear that while I   
   will no longer be a member of the Southeastern Division or a Board   
   member, I plan to remain involved in ham radio and to continue   
   serving the Amateur Radio community. I will continue to be an active   
   member of the Youth in the Second Century Committee, will continue   
   to help the ARRL staff and Board in any way possible, and look   
   forward to becoming an active member of the Roanoke Division."   
      
   Sarratt commented: "It has been a pleasure working with Andrea. Her   
   youth, energy and experience proved to be great assets to the Board,   
   and she has been a very capable ARRL Vice Director." He continued:   
   "I have heard good things about Jim, WB4NWS, for years. I have met   
   him at several hamfest and Field Day sites over the years and I am   
   looking forward to working with him. I believe that Jim will be a   
   talented, qualified and capable ARRL Vice Director.   
      
   "Jim Millsap's Amateur Radio experience began at the young age of   
   12, operating 6 meter AM from Atlanta. Jim has been instrumental in   
   bringing new hams into the hobby from 1980 to now. He has served as   
   ARRL Assistant Emergency Coordinator for Cherokee County Amateur   
   Radio Emergency Service since 2002, was appointed ARRL Emergency   
   Coordinator in 2010, and has been the ARRL District Emergency   
   Coordinator for Metro Atlanta District since 2011. Jim also serves   
   as a VE for testing and is the Georgia Net Manager for the weekly   
   Digital PSK-31 net. He was selected Georgia's "Ham Operator of The   
   Year" by his peers for his volunteer work in 2010 for Georgia ARES.   
      
   "Jim enjoys bringing new hams, both young and 'seasoned' into the   
   hobby. Jim is active in working HF contests, voice and digital,   
   weekly nets, is a VHF/UHF simplex enthusiast, and enjoys building   
   homebrew antennas. He is active in supporting annual Field Day and   
   Simulated Emergency Tests and strongly believes in building quality   
   relationships with fellow hams and public safety organizations.   
      
   "Jim has a proven track record as a leader, mentor and instructor   
   with an extensive background in the field of radio and   
   telecommunications and specialized experience in disaster   
   communications and recovery in support of state, regional and local   
   emergency management agencies.   
      
   "Jim works with the Lafayette Group as an instructor for their   
   Department of Homeland Security-Office of Emergency   
   Communication/ICTAP sponsored COMT and Auxiliary Communications   
   training classes for state and local public safety personnel. Jim   
   previously worked for BellSouth for 29 years, progressing through   
   the ranks as a Field Service Technician, Regional Manager and   
   Network Engineer. During the past 10 years, Jim owned and operated   
   his own radio/telecommunications consulting company and served as a   
   General Manager for the DISH Network's Southeast Region."   
      
   Sarratt concluded: "Please join me in congratulating Andrea on her   
   exciting new career and life opportunities and in welcoming Jim to   
   continued ARRL service as ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director."   
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