[KYHAM] Two New Teams

[John D. Meyers]

 Steve Ewald and Mary Lau Named to Head Two New Teams in the ARRL Field &
 Educational Services Department 
 
 
 Steve Ewald, WV1X, and Mary Lau, N1VH, have been named to head two new
 teams in the ARRL Field & Educational Services Department (F&ES).  F&ES
 Manager Rosalie White, K1STO, announced the changes February 8. The new
 teams were created to permit the F&ES staff who have common goals to more
 easily share expertise, ideas, and resources.
 
 Field Organization/Public Service Team
 
 Steve Ewald, WV1X, will head the Field Organization/Public Service Team,
 which supports field volunteers who further ARRL objectives at the local
 and state level. Ewald becomes the main contact person at ARRL HQ for
 Section Managers and continues as the League's expert on emergency
 communications, public service and the Field Organization. White stressed
 that Amateur Radio public service is one of the most important aspects of
 Amateur Radio and one of the main reasons why we enjoy the many
 frequencies we've been allocated. Ewald said his team, which includes
 Leona Adams and Linda Mullally, KB1HSV, will give top attention to
 supporting field volunteers.  
 
 Ewald, 42, was first licensed in 1972 as WN4CMS, and then WA4CMS, in his
 native Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1981
 with a BS in Communications. He began his career at ARRL HQ in 1982 in the
 Club & Training Department. Not long after Field Services Department was
 formed in 1984, he worked with ARRL Section Leaders, Field appointees and
 the National Traffic System volunteers. He currently edits Section News
 and QST's Public Service column, and is a frequent contributor to other
 ARRL publications dealing with public service and the Field Organization. 
  
 Ewald says, "I'm quite interested in the many aspects of Amateur Radio
 public service and emergency communications and the planning and training
 behind it all. I especially enjoyed  helping to rejuvenate the Newington
 ARES team and working with the Connecticut ARRL Field Organization
 leaders."  Other activities outside ham radio that Steve enjoys are hiking
 in the mountains, golfing, and downhill skiing.
 
 Field & Educational Support Team
 
 Mary Lau, N1VH, will head the ARRL Field & Educational Support Team, which
 works with field volunteers active in education and recruiting of new
 hams, as well as providing support for ARRL-affiliated clubs and
 ARRL-sanctioned conventions and hamfests. F&ES also sponsors annual events
 such as Jamboree on the Air (Scouts), GOTA, School Club Roundup, Kids Day,
 and annual educator and technical awards. Lau's team includes Jean
 Wolfgang, WB3IOS, Gail Iannone, and Margie Bourgoin, KB1DCO. 
 
 Rosalie White stressed that Amateur Radio education in arenas other than
 schools will continue to be a major issue, equal in importance to support
 of clubs, and hamfests and conventions. "We want to hit many different
 venues to recruit new hams and educate licensees; these are some of the
 most important aspects for the growth of Amateur Radio," she said. "We
 have a good team in place in the department that values customer service
 and is capable of supporting the needs of volunteers and their
 activities," Lau said. 
 
 Lau began her ARRL HQ career in 1986 in the Club Services Department and
 as Secretary of the ARRL Foundation (a position she holds to this day).
 She held administrative support positions in several ARRL HQ departments
 before joining the Educational Activities Department in 1994. In 1999, she
 became Project Supervisor for F&ES and has been involved in many aspects
 of the department's operation.
 
 Lau, 48, was first licensed as in 1985. College efforts have focused on
 accounting, film studies, foreign cultures, and Hebraics. When not
 involved in Amateur Radio activities, Lau enjoys reading, gardening,
 cinema, musical theatre, hiking, photography, hybrid biking, and archery.

John D. Meyers, NB4K
Kentucky Section Manager
Great Lakes Division
http://www.arrl.org/sections/?sect=KY.

859-472-6690