Nate has informed the leadership team that his wife, Christina, has decided to return to school and he will be on afternoon daddy duty for their two kids, ages 5 and 2, for the foreseeable future. He has delegated some of his responsibilities to the AECs and we will all work together to keep the ARES group running smoothly.
Multnomah County has a new Emergency Manager, Chris Voss. Mr. Voss starts on June 1 and comes to Oregon from Maryland. We understand he has some experience working with amateur radio operators and we are looking forward to meeting him and working together.
OEM (Oregon Emergency Management) has a new Director, Andrew Phelps (who is working on his ham license), and a new Communications Officer, Terry Pietras W7JOC.
It is a busy month with Walk MS and the April 25 SET. Many thanks to all who have volunteered to lend a hand and a voice!