Who We Are
Our founding Director was Brian Kantor — WB6CYT, who passed away in November 2019.
Staff
Executive Director/CEO
Rosy Schechter – KJ7RYV
Technology Director
Schuyler Erle – N0GIS
Director of Grantmaking
Chelsea Párraga – KF0FVJ
Communications Manager
Rebecca Key – KO4KVG
Operations Manager
Merideth Stroh – KK7BKI
IT & Development Manager
Adam Lewis – KC7GDY
44Net Program Manager
John Burwell – KI5QKX
Grants & Admin. Associate
Adam Zimmel – W0ZML
Contractors
44Net Administrator + IT Lead
Chris Smith – G1FEF
Technology Management Consultant
Tim Požar – KC6GNJ
Technology Partners
- The Communication Gateway LTD (SysAdmin, Portal development)
- Open Tech Strategies (Grants Administration Software development)
Board of Directors
President
Bdale Garbee — KB0G
Secretary
John Gilmore — W0GNU
Treasurer
Ria Jairam — N2RJ
Director
Phil Karn — KA9Q
Director
Keith Packard — K7WQ
Director
Bob Witte — K0NR
Director
Ashhar Farhan — VU2ESE
2025 Grants Advisory Committee (GAC)
- Staff Lead: Chelsea Párraga – KF0FVJ
- Chair: Bill Thomas – WT0DX
- Deputy Chair: Hillary Ramsey – AB1CD
- Brian Mileshosky – N5ZGT
- Dennis Derickson – AC0P
- Jim Idelson – K1IR
- Kristin Paget – NC0DD
- David Burgess – KE2DSM
- Kevin McQuiggin – VE7ZD/KN7Q
- Kevin Reeve – N7RXE
- Jim White – WD0E
- Steve Bunting – M0BPQ
- Gene Schroeder – AE8GS
- Dave Ginsberg – N3BKV
2025 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
- Staff Lead: John Burwell – KI5QKX
- Zach Seguin – VA3ZTS
- Dave Gingrich – K9DC
- Rich Gopstein – KD2CQ
- Ian Redden – VA3IAN
- Dan Theisen – KK7OZY
- Dennis Mojado – AD6DM
- Kevin Titmarsh – 2E0LSR
- Dan Srebnick – K2IE
- Ronnie Montgomery – W0RDM
- Mason Turner – AF4MT
- Diego Casati – VE6DPC
- Donni Katzovicz – W2BRU
2025 Conduct Review Committee (CRC)
- Keith Packard — K7WQ
- Merideth Stroh – KK7BKI
- Donni Katzovicz – W2BRU
- Don Prosnitz – N6PRZ
2025 Grants Evaluation Team (GET)
- Staff Lead: Chelsea Párraga – KF0FVJ
- Willi Kraml – OE1WKL
- Scott Czeck – KC1GHT
- Darryl Smith – VK2TDS
- Lad Nagurney – WA3EEC
- Don Prosnitz – N6PRZ
- Dan Romanchik – KB6NU
- Wayne Heinen – N0POH
- Falcon Momot – AF7MH
Community Ambassadors
- Jann Traschewski – DG8NGN
Alumni
Staff
- Dan Romanchik – KB6NU, Communications Manager (2021-2023)
- Jon Kemper – KA6NVY, Technical Director (2022-2024)
- John Hays – K7VE SK, Outreach Manager (2021-2024)
- Shaista Griffin, Grants Associate (2024)
Board of Directors
- Brian Kantor – WB6CYT SK, Founder (2011-2019)
- Erin Kenneally, Founding Director & Secretary (2011-2019)
- Bob McGwier – N4HY, Director (2021-2022)
- kc claffy — KC6KCC, Founding Director & Treasurer (2011-2024)
GAC
- Tim Požar – KC6GNJ (2020)
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Jann Traschewski – DG8NGN (2020)
- Bob McGwier – N4HY (2020)
- Hank Magnuski – KA6M (2020-2022)
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Renzo Rossi – IW0SAB (2021)
- Steve Stroh – N8GNJ (2021-2022)
- Bob Witte – K0NR (2021-2023)
- Dewayne Hendricks – WA8DZP SK (2021-2023)
- Doug Kingston – KD7DK (2021-2023)
- Randy Neals – VE3RWN/W3RWN (2022)
- Dave Pascoe – KM3T (2022)
- Leandro Soares Indrusiak – G5LSI (2022-2024)
- Don Prosnitz – N6PRZ (2022-2024)
- Katie Allen – WY7YL (2023-2024)
- Judi Clark – KK6ZCU (2023-2024)
- Randy Wilkinson – W4LKS (2023-2024)
- Sam Duwe – WN5C (2024)
TAC
- Antonios Chariton – SV2OIY (2021)
- Jann Traschewski – DG8NGN (2021)
- Caleb Pal – KD7KAB (2021)
- Pierre Martel – VE2PF (2021-2023)
- Adam Lewis – KC7GDY (2021-2023)
- Tim Požar – KC6GNJ (2022)
- Rob Janssen – PE1CHL (2022-2023)
- Randy Neals – VE3RWN/W3RWN (2023)
- Chip Eckardt – W9OQI (2022-2024)
- Álvaro Prieto – KC2VVE (2023-2024)
- Jeff Hochberg – W4JEW (2024)
- Saquib Ahmed – VU3HZW (2024)
CRC
- Tim Požar – KC6GNJ (2023)
- Pat Nelson – KE0QXD SK (2024)
GET
- Dewayne Hendricks – WA8DZP SK (2024)
- Bob Witte – K0NR (2024)
- Ben Greve – KO4KVH (2024)
- Jai Chanda – VU2YYE (2024)
