Mark J. Tharp KB7HDX Section Manager - Eastern Washington

Your ARRL Section Manager (SM), who is elected by the ARRL full members in your section, is the overall manager, the "boss," of all ARRL Field Organization activities in the section. These activities include emergency communications, message traffic, volunteer monitoring, affiliated clubs, public information, state government liaison, and on-the-air bulletins. The name, address, and phone number of each SM in the ARRL Field Organization appears every month in QST on page 12.

The SM appoints section-level assistants to administer the specialized functions. With respect to emergency communications and ARES, the SM appoints the Section Emergency Coordinator.