We’re pleased to welcome a new group of volunteers to ARDC. These volunteers bring a wide range of experience and perspectives, and their contributions are essential to supporting ARDC’s mission.

Our volunteer groups for 2026 are:

• Grants Advisory Committee (GAC) – reviews grant applications
• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) – works on 44Net-related projects and policies
• Grants Evaluation Team (GET) – evaluates and analyzes grant reports
• Conduct Review Committee (CRC) – helps to evaluate Code of Conduct incident reports
• NEW for 2026: Grants Communications Team (GCT) – writes about grant results for the public to learn from

Members of the GAC, TAC, GET, and CRC serve terms from January – December, with the opportunity to serve up to four consecutive terms. Together with the GCT, these volunteers play a vital role in advancing ARDC’s work.

As the 2025 term concluded, we extend our sincere thanks to the volunteers who completed their service, and we’re excited to welcome new and returning members joining our team in 2026.

Grants Advisory Committee (GAC)

Volunteers that left the GAC in 2025 are:

• Bill Thomas WT0DX
• Brian Mileshosky N5ZGT
• Jim Idelson K1IR
• Kristin Paget NC0DD

Jim has joined the GET in 2026, so we’ll still be seeing him around ARDC!

New members of the 2026 GAC are:

• Rob Warren VE3RWQ
• Phil Flack N4MT
• Paul Andrews W2HRO
• Tim Annable WW8L

Read on to meet our new GAC members:

Rob Warren VE3RWQ
 
By Day: AI Engineer
 
Favorite Ham Activities: APRS and digital modes

Paul Andrews W2HRO
 
By Day: Semi-retired, operates Sub-Lunar systems, builds folding antennas for amateur moonbounce stations
 
Favorite Ham Activities: Moonbounce comms, 50 MHz – 10 GHz

Tim Annable WW8L
 
By Day: Managing Broker
 
Favorite Ham Activity: POTA

Rob, Phil, Paul, and Tim are joining:

• Chelsea Párraga KF0FVJ, Staff Lead
• Hillary Ramsey AB1CD, Chair
• Kevin Reeve N7RXE, Deputy Chair
• Dennis Derickson AC0P
• David Burgess KE2DSM
• Kevin McQuiggin VE7ZD/KN7Q
• Jim White WD0E
• Steve Bunting M0BPQ
• Gene Schroeder AE8GS
• Dave Ginsberg N3BKV

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Volunteers that left the TAC in 2025 are:

• Zach Seguin VA3ZTS
• Rich Gopstein KD2CQ
• Dan Theisen WI7FI
• Diego Casati VE6DPC

New members of the 2026 TAC are:

• Cara Salter NA1CL
• Mickey Kappes KO6DOT
• Stewart Bryant G3YSX

You can meet our new TAC members below:

Mickey Kappes KO6DOT
 
By Day: Technical Program Manager
 

 
Favorite Ham Activities: Operating QRP outdoors, operating FM repeaters, VoIP linkages, and digital services, supporting EmComm and event support

Stewart Bryant G3YSX
 
By Day: Chair, RSGB Board of Directors; network technology R&D; IETF GENART and Routing area document review panels; Visiting Professor, University of Surrey
 
Favorite Ham Activities: Homebrew, VHF contesting, vibe coding, and CW

Cara, Mickey, and Stewart will be joining:

• John Burwell KI5QKX, Staff Lead
• Dave Gingrich K9DC
• Ian Redden VA3IAN
• Dennis Mojado AD6DM
• Kevin Titmarsh 2E0LSR
• Dan Srebnick K2IE
• Ronnie Montgomery W0RDM
• Mason Turner AF4MT
• Donni Katzovicz W2BRU

Grants Evaluation Team (GET)

We had one volunteer, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, leave the GET in 2025. Our new 2026 GET members are:

• Jim Idelson K1IR
• Tithira Jayasekera 4S6TKA

Jim and Tithira will be joining:

• Chelsea Párraga KF0FVJ, Staff Lead
• Falcon Momot AF7MH, Chair
• Willi Kraml OE1WKL
• Scott Czeck KC1GHT
• Darryl Smith VK2TDS
• Lad Nagurney WA3EEC
• Don Prosnitz N6PRZ
• Wayne Heinen N0POH

You can meet the new volunteers joining the 2026 GET below:

Jim Idelson K1IR
 
By Day: Semi-retired, entrepreneur, strategist in high-tech
 
Favorite Ham Activities: HF contesting, station-building, satellite ops, teaching

Tithira Jayasekera 4S6TKA
 
By Day: PHP Full Stack Developer
 
Favorite Ham Activities: Managing 4S6STP Amateur Radio Station, DX’ing

Grants Communications Team (GCT)

The members of our inaugural GCT are:

• Adam Zimmel W0ZML, Staff Lead
• Jayadevan Gurubalan VU33JD
• Steve Stroh N8GNJ
• James Ewing KC1UDQ
• Stuart Murray NV4T

To learn more about Steve, check out his bio below:

Steve Stroh N8GNJ
 
By Day: Editor, Zero Retries; GAC Alumni
 
Favorite Ham Activities: Experimenting with data communications systems and networks over AR

Conduct Review Committee (CRC)

Our Conduct Review Committee remains unchanged heading into 2026:

• Keith Packard K7WQ, Board Representative
• Merideth Stroh KK7BKI, HR Lead / Staff Representative
• Donni Katzovicz W2BRU
• Don Prosnitz N6PRZ

We’d like to extend our sincere thanks to the 2025 volunteers who completed their service. Your time, expertise, and commitment have made a meaningful impact on ARDC’s work, and we hope you’ll continue to stay connected as part of our broader community, including joining our Volunteer Alumni Network.

To those joining us in 2026, we’re glad to have you with us!

To see a full list of our 2026 Committees and Teams, please visit the Who We Are page on our website.