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ARRL Bulletin 6  ARLB006
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  February 24, 2022
To all radio amateurs 

SB QST ARL ARLB006
ARLB006 Section Manager Election Results Announced

Two Section Manager elections were held during the winter season,
and the ballots were counted at ARRL Headquarters on Tuesday,
February 22.

In Virginia, Jack R. Smith, KE4LWT, of Ruckersville received 889
votes, and Terry Buzzard, KA8TNF, of Virginia Beach, received 412
votes. Smith was declared elected and will begin his first 2-year
term on April 1. Smith has served as an Assistant Section Emergency
Coordinator for the last 2 years. He will take the reins of the
Virginia Field Organization from Carl Clements, W4CAC. Clements was
appointed in mid-December 2021 as interim Section Manager after the
untimely and unfortunate death of Section Manager Joe Palsa, K3WRY.

In North Carolina, Marvin Hoffman, WA4NC, of Boone, the incumbent
Section Manager, received 1,235 votes, and Tony Jones, N4ATJ, of
McAdenville, received 257 votes. Hoffman was declared re-elected and
will begin his second term on April 1, 2022.

These incumbent Section Managers faced no opposition and were
declared re-elected and will begin new terms on April 1: George
Miller, W3GWM (Eastern Pennsylvania); John Fritze, K2QY (Eastern New
York); John Mark Robertson, K5JMR (Louisiana); Joe Speroni, AH0A
(Pacific); Dave Kaltenborn, N8BKC (San Diego), and Chris Stallkamp,
KI0D (South Dakota).