[Ccarc] K9DUR, ARRL Section Manager Nominee

[Tom Murray]

> From: k9dur at msn.com
> To: inham at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:57:24 -0400
> Subject: [InHam] K9DUR, ARRL Section Manager Nominee
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I am Ray Andrews, K9DUR, and am a nominee for the position of ARRL 
> Section Manager for Indiana.
> 
> As a starting point, please visit my web site to learn a little more 
> about me. On the main page is a link to a campaign flyer that I have 
> put together which not only gives some biographical information but 
> also lists what my goals and objectives would be as Section Manager, 
> if elected.
> 
> The URL is: http://www.qsl.net/k9dur
> 
> I am not the type of person who goes into a position like this with 
> my own agenda. I believe that it is the responsibility of the 
> Section Manager to serve the amateur radio operators in his section, 
> whether ARRL members or not. His agenda should be that of the 
> amateurs he serves; and therefore he should listen to the amateur 
> community as a whole and work to improve those areas where they are 
> not being served adequately.
> 
> If you go to the ARRL By-Laws and read the section about the position 
> of Section Manager, you will find that the SM does not make ARRL 
> policy, that is the job of the Division Directors. The primary 
> responsibility of the SM is to manage the ARRL Field Organization in 
> his section. Consequently, first and foremost the SM must ensure 
> that the section staff and their appointees are efficiently serving 
> the needs of the amateur community in their respective areas of 
> responsibility. This does not mean however, that the SM has no role 
> in the ARRL policy-making process. It the duty of the SM to maintain 
> a close working relationship with the Division Director and to make 
> certain that the Division Director is aware of the concerns of the 
> amateurs in his section so that the Division Director can make 
> informed decisions. 
> 
> One of the areas needing to be addressed that is not adequately 
> covered by the ARRL Field Organization is in the area of recruitment 
> of new amateurs. The ARRL Field Organization guidelines state that 
> recruitment is the responsibility of all ARRL appointees. I would 
> take that one step further: recruitment is the responsibility of all 
> amateurs. However, the ARRL Field Organization does not include a 
> specific position tasked with providing leadership to and 
> coordinating recruitment efforts throughout the section. It would be 
> my intention to appoint an Assistant Section Manager with the 
> specific responsibility of performing that task. Without a single 
> person to coordinate the recruiting efforts throughout the section, 
> those efforts, while not necessarily doomed to failure, would 
> definitely not be as successful as they could be.
> 
> One thing I have learned in 40 years of working in industry, first as 
> an electronic design engineer and later as a software engineer, is 
> that you must determine who your customers are and work to meet the 
> needs of those customers. The customers of the Section Manager are 
> the amateur radio operators throughout the section. I will work to 
> meet the needs of ALL amateur radio operators in Indiana, both 
> directly and through the ARRL appointees across the state. I dislike 
> leaders who have "tunnel-vision" and concentrate on their pet 
> projects to the detriment of other areas which also need attention. 
> I promise, I will not do this.
> 
> Can one person personally perform all of the tasks required to 
> support and enhance amateur radio across Indiana? Of course not! 
> That is why maintaining an efficiently functioning Field Organization 
> is and must be the primary task of the Section Manager.
> 
> Looking forward to hearing your comments.
> 
> 73, Ray, K9DUR
> 
> _______________________________________________
> InHam mailing list
> InHam at mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/inham

_________________________________________________________________
It’s a talkathon – but it’s not just talk.
http://www.imtalkathon.com/?source=EML_WLH_Talkathon_JustTalk
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://ns1.culcom.net/pipermail/ccarc/attachments/20080713/c331e4d3/attachment.htm