[SEDXC] Information on SE Division Director Candidate W4STB

[John T. Laney III]

Hello all: Again, as to a different candidate for SE Division Director, 
I am forwarding below a message from W4STB about her candidacy. I think 
I have worked her in the FL QSO Party and maybe SS or other contests. 
This is not an endorsement, but is for information. 73, John, K4BAI.

Hello,

Please distribute the message below via e-mail, on web sites and 
reflectors, and in club newsletters. Feel free to print it and discuss 
at club meetings.

If you receive more than one copy, because you get the club copy and 
another as an officer or newsletter editor, please advise me of the 
address you prefer to use for future mail. I plan to send another e-mail 
with questions and answers and discussions of the issues and ideas that 
members send to me. The second message may be distributed widely as well.

I encourage everyone to VOTE. I also encourage everyone to send their 
questions, ideas, and concerns to me.

Thank you.

Very 73
Sherri, W4STB

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Dear Fellow Amateur,

I am Sherri Brower, W4STB and I would like YOUR vote to be YOUR voice of 
amateur radio at the ARRL as your Southeastern Division Director.

You will receive a ballot in early October asking you to choose from 
four very different candidates for this position. Some will tell you how 
many years they have been licensed, some will tell you of their awards, 
others will tell you how long they have served in their current position 
and the organizations they belong to. You can read my information at 
W4STB on QRZ.com.

A Division Director serves without compensation, keeps informed about 
the issues affecting amateur radio and activities within the division.

I have been involved in the ARRL Field Organization since 1991 and have 
held a variety of appointments. I have served on the national ARRL 
Public Relations Committee since 2003 and have been the Chairman since 
2004. I have worked with non-ARRL amateurs, ARRL members, all levels of 
Field Operations appointees, Headquarters personnel, and ARRL Directors 
and I have listened to their concerns. Your concerns are also my concerns.

Division Directors need a balanced approach to recruit and train new 
hams and encourage ARRL membership. Efficient emergency communications, 
new technology, band plans, budget expenditures, experimentation, 
threats to our frequencies and our ability to erect antennas are issues 
the ARRL Board of Directors must address.

Each amateur should have a voice heard by the Board of Directors. The 
Directors should respond to members and keep them informed of the 
issues. Reading the published minutes of Board meetings on the Internet 
does not accomplish this. If elected Director I will send you periodic 
newsletters and seek your input on matters coming before the Board. I 
will work to improve communication between Headquarters, the Board of 
Directors, and the ARRL members.

Thank you for all that you do for amateur radio, individually and with 
your clubs and ARES ® groups. Our volunteers and appointees in the field 
are what make ARRL work at the local level. I will work to find ways to 
better recognize these efforts.


Endorsements from some of my supporters:

 From Dick Mondro, K4FQT (former Vice Director, Great Lakes Division):
“I feel you have displayed exceptional leadership in every position you 
have taken on and are a dedicated and experienced public servant. Your 
experience with the ARRL and support of its programs, as well as your 
knowledge of emergency communications makes you the best candidate for 
division director.
You have my complete support.”

 From Phyllisan West, KA4FZI (ASM for Traffic handling, active on HF 
statewide nets- FAST, FMSN, and QFN, digital traffic, and liaison 
out-of-state digital traffic to/from NTSD and Winlink stations):
“I know you will make an excellent SE Division Director, but I will 
greatly miss you as SFL Section Manager. You have always been so prompt 
to respond to my messages and helped handle those tough challenges. Your 
help as liaison with the various government agencies when we had all 
those antenna/tower problems was great. I guess it’s a good thing you 
retired this year so you and David are free to travel around the division.”

 From Jeremy Briggs, K4OCD (ASM webmaster and Technical Specialist and 
Karen Briggs, K8KB (SFL Section Emergency Coordinator and Technical 
Specialist):
“Karen and I have been involved with amateur radio for a number of years 
now. In that time we have come to enjoy the fellowship that radio 
offers, not just on air but those "eyeball" QSO's we look forward to at 
club meetings, hamfests and picnics. Over the years we have met a lot of 
genuinely great people who, as we do, promote this great hobby of ours. 
One notable person is Sherri Brower W4STB,* *ARRL Southern Florida 
Section Manager. Karen and I have admired her dedication to supporting 
our section through the ARRL since we first met. She gives enormously of 
her time to help educate and promote amateur radio in South Florida as 
well as on air, around the world. As Sherri W4STB now seeks the 
opportunity to advance to Southeastern Division Director we fully 
support and encourage all to vote in her favor. We can't think of a 
better person for the job!”

 From Richard Block, KG4CHW (DEC Suwannee District, NFL Section):
"I have known and worked with Sherri Brower W4STB when I was the EC in 
Broward County. She has always worked to promote amateur radio in a 
positive light. I would be proud to serve under her leadership as the 
Division Director."

Please read my bio at _www.qrz.com_ <http://www.qrz.com/> - I believe 
you will find that I have experience in many areas of amateur radio.

It’s not possible for me to visit your club meetings and meet each of 
you in person between now and the election. I do wish to communicate 
with you and answer each of your questions. E-mail me at 
_w4stb at yahoo.com_ (please put SE Div Election in the subject so I can 
easily sort it from other topics) with your questions, concerns and ideas.

Please relay this information to your clubs and at least three ARRL 
members that you know.

Make a Note to Vote for Sharon T. “Sherri” Brower, W4STB for 
Southeastern Division Director.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and thanks for your support.

Stay Safe and Stay On the Air.

Very 73,
Sherri Brower, W4STB

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