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ARRL Bulletin 16  ARLB016
>From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington CT  May 23, 2019
To all radio amateurs 

SB QST ARL ARLB016
ARLB016 Springtime Section Manager Election Results Announced

In the only contested Section Manager election this spring, ARRL
members in Utah have re-elected Mel Parkes, NM7P, as Section Manager
for a new 2-year term of office that starts on July 1. Parkes, of
Layton, received 481 votes; his opponent, Pat Malan, N7PAT, of South
Jordan, received 233 votes. Parkes has served as Section Manager
since 1999. Ballots were counted and verified at ARRL Headquarters
on May 21.

Elsewhere, John Gotthardt, K1UAF, of Wolfeboro, will become Section
Manager of New Hampshire on July 1. He was the only nominee for the
post after New Hampshire Section Manager Pete Stohrer, K1PJS, of
Concord, decided not to run for a new term after serving since 2013.
Gotthardt is currently the Section Traffic Manager and also serves
as Net Manager and Official Relay Station.

Steve Ostrove, K2SO, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, will become the
Northern New Jersey Section Manager once again in July. Ostrove
previously served as Section Manager from 2016 until 2017. Northern
New Jersey SM Rob Roschewsk, KA2PBT, decided not to run for a new
term after serving for the past 2 years.

Several incumbent Section Managers faced no opposition and were
declared re-elected to new terms starting on July 1: Marty
Pittinger, KB3MXM (Maryland-DC); John Bigley, N7UR (Nevada); Bob
Beaudet, W1YRC (Rhode Island); Dan Pruitt, AE6SX (San Joaquin
Valley), and Dale Durham, W5WI (West Texas).