At the November 21, 2024 meeting of the Silvercreek ARA, the membership unanimously approved the amendments to the Association Constitution and the updates to the Bylaws of the Association. Notably, these changes increase the number of Trustees from three to five, introduce three new Committees, and reapportion certain responsibilities form the Vice President and the Technical Committee to other committees.
The new documents are found here: Constitution Bylaws
Following the provisioned outlined in Article XII of the new Constitution on the implementation of the new rules, the following is now the current Officers:
- President Gary Shorter AA8CS
- Vice President Nick Traweek KD8SLG
- Secretary-Treasurer Mike Schaffter KE8QWE
- Vice Secretary-Treasurer Fred Howe WA8KOC
The following are the current Trustees (prior to any changes due to the new structure):
- Technical Trustee Jason McCormick N8EI (License trustee for W8WKY)
- Doug Hunter KE8JNH
- Dave Spondike NT8D
Assignments to committees and appointment of new Trustees will be taken up by the Executive Committee in short order.
The new Committees created are:
- Operations Committee – Plans and executes all on-air operating events
- Member Support Committee – Supports membership with their equipment and facilities
- Learning and VE Committee – Provide for all aspects of technical education and licensing
If you have an interest in serving on one or more committees, even in only limited ways and ways that align with your interests, please contact Gary AA8CS, Nick KD8SLG, or Jason N8EI.