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EMA/ARES Leadership

Benton County EMA Leadership

ARES Leadership

  • Benton County ARES Emergency Coordinator
    Robert Spangler - KAØWJZ
  • Benton County ARES Assistant Emergency Coordinator
    Dwayne Collingwood - NØXUT
  • RACES Communications Officer
    Robert Spangler - KAØWJZ

KDØDKS Repeater Committee

  • Robert Spangler - KAØWJZ (Repeater Trustee)
  • Dwayne Collingwood - NØXUT
  • Ron Benson - KCØZJN
  • Al Jones - KBØVGG
  • Curtis Wilson - NKØT

American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Iowa Section Leadership

  • Iowa Section Manager
    Barry Buelow - W0IY
  • Section Emergency Coordinator                                                                                                                                                                                            Clint Miller - K0GR
  • Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator - Hospitals
    Michael Hartley - K0IVY
  • Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator - DMR
    Tom Bicket - AE0TB
  • Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
    Alan Kakak - KA0EQM
  • Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
    Mike Vititoe - K0ISP
  • Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator
    Craig Hoepfner - W0CAC
  • Section Traffic Manager
    Joe Hoepfner - AE5EI
  • State Government Liaison
    Alan Erickson - WB0OAV
  • Public Information Coordinator
  • Affiliated Club Coordinator
    George Riedell - KE0RG
  • Section Youth Coordinator
  • Section Technical Specialist
    Dale Svetanoff - WA9ENA
  • Section Technical Specialist
    Allen Jones - KB0VGG
  • Section Technical Specialist
    Michael Ihry - N5KB

District 1 Counties

District 1 Counties Map

Amateur Radio Emergency Services District Representative

  • ARES EC: Paul Cowley
    • Call Sign: WØYR

Boone

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Chris Hayes
  • ARES EC: Mitch Carroll
    • Call Sign: NØISU

Calhoun

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Richard Hall
  • ARES EC: Tom Decker
    • Call Sign: KØFBP

Carroll

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jeff Cullen

Dallas

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: A.J. Seely
  • ARES EC: Dan Case
    • Call Sign: KØWOI

Greene

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Doug Hawn

Grundy

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Chase Babcock
  • ARES EC: Thomas Bicket
    • Call Sign: AEØTB

Hamilton

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Tim Zahn
  • ARES EC: Clay Conrad
    • Call Sign: WØFS

Hardin

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Thomas Craighton

Jasper

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jamey Robinson
  • ARES EC: Ben Jutting
    • Call Sign: KØBJJ

Marshall

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Kimberly Elder

Polk

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: A. J. Mumm
  • ARES EC: Scott Kirstein
    • Call Sign: NØOOD

Poweshiek

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Brian Paul

Story

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Melissa Spencer
  • ARES EC: Clint Miller
    • Call Sign: KØGR

Tama

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Ryan Goodenbour
  • ARES EC: Glenn Thorne
    • Call Sign: KDØQ

Warren

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Miranda Chadwick
  • ARES EC: Brad Proctor
    • Call Sign: KDØWFX

Webster

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Dylan Hagen
  • ARES EC: Ronald Vought
    • Call Sign: kØJVB

 District 2 Counties

District 2 Counties Map

Amateur Radio Emergency Services District Representative

  • ARES EC: Corey Snitker
    • Call Sign: AE5EI
  • ARES EC: Corey Snitker
    • Call Sign: KØME

Allamakee

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Corey Snitker

Bremer

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Aaron Goodenbour
  • ARES EC: Eric Grams
    • Call Sign: NØZJT

Butler

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Chris Showalter
  • ARES EC: Stanley Siems
    • Call Sign: WBØEMJ

Cerro Gordo

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Eric Whipple
  • ARES EC: Josh Boemer
    • Call Sign: KEØHBR

Chickasaw

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jeff Bernatz

Emmet

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Travis Sheridan

Fayette

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Nathan Post
  • ARES EC: Eric Grams
    • Call Sign: NØZJT

Floyd

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jason Webster
  • ARES EC: Tim England
    • Call Sign: KØME

Franklin

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Eric Arenholz
  • ARES EC: Stanley Siems
    • Call Sign: WBØEMJ

Hancock

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Andrew Buffington

Howard

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Brody Malone

Humboldt

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Kyle Bissell

Kossuth

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Charissa Mueller

Mitchell

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Kris Olson

Winnebago

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Andrew Buffington

Winneshiek

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Sean Snyder
  • ARES EC: J. Bruce Goetsch
    • Call Sign: KØRTF

Worth

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Mark Tomlinson

Wright

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jarika Beecher

District 3 Counties

District 3 Counties Map

Buena Vista

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Aimee Barritt
  • ARES EC: Jason Knapton
    • Call Sign: KEØEJS

Cherokee

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Justin Pritts
  • ARES EC: David Cooper
    • Call Sign: KA9OZP

Clay

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Eric Tigges

Crawford

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Zach Rasmussen

Dickinson

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Michael Ehret

IDA

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Edward Sohm
  • ARES EC: Cory Bennet
    • Call Sign: KCØRY

Lyon

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Arden Kopischke

Monona

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Patrick Prorok

O'Brien

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jared Johnson

Osceola

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Corey Shearer

Palo Alto

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Kayla Hagen

Plymouth

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Robecca Socknat
  • ARES EC: Brian Nitzsche
    • Call Sign: WAØIUG

Pocahontas

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Russell Jergens

Sac

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jim Bullock

Sioux

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Ryan De Kruyf

Woodbury

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Michael Montino
  • ARES EC: Michael Gill
    • Call Sign: WØMEG

District 4 Counties

District 4 Counties Map

Adair

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jeremy Cooper
  • ARES EC: Keith Carpenter
    • Call Sign: WDØFIA

Adams

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Zach Girard
  • ARES EC: Van Kaiser
    • Call Sign: KBØNBE

Audubon

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Tyler Thygensen

Cass

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Mike Kennon

Clark

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Byron Jimmerson

Decatur

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jessica Bear
  • ARES EC: Leonard McClellan
    • Call Sign: KØFFX

Fremont

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Clayton Long

Guthrie

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jeremy Cooper
  • ARES EC: Christopher Ciesla
    • Call Sign: N2RDP

Harrison

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Glenn Birks

Madison

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Mitchell Johnson

Mills

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Travis Hitchcock
  • ARES EC: Donald Brown
    • Call Sign: WØAF

Montgomery

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Brian Hamman
  • ARES EC: Drew Powers
    • Call Sign: NØOSC

Page

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jill Harvey

Pottawattamie

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Doug Reed

Ringgold

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Melissia Stark

Shelby

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Alex Londo
  • ARES EC: Michael Howard
    • Call Sign: WØOSP

Taylor

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Belinda Ogle

Union

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Paul Ver Meer
  • ARES EC: Robert Crawford
    • Call Sign: KZØYKC

District 5 Counties

District 5 Counties Map

Amateur Radio Emergency Services District Representative

  • ARES EC: Mike Rosenblatt
    • Call Sign: KØBMW

Appanoose

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Mike Lamb

Davis

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Mike Lamb

Des Moines

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Shannon Prado
  • ARES EC: Ronnie Smith
    • Call Sign: NØEJD

Henry

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Walter Jackson

Jefferson

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Brett Ferrel

Keokuk

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Richard Fortney
  • ARES EC: Lynn Reasor
    • Call Sign: NØXOB

Lee

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jason Dinwiddie
  • ARES EC: Larry Newby
    • Call Sign: WBØB

Louisa

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Brian Hall

Lucas

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Mike Lamb

Mahaska

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Josh Stevens

Marion

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Jeff Anderson

Monroe

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Mike Lamb

Muscatine

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Chris Jasper
  • ARES EC: Scott Richardson
    • Call Sign: NØMRZ

Van Buren

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Max Harlan

Wapello

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Tim Richmond
  • ARES EC: Paul Cartwright
    • Call Sign: WAØPAC

Washington

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Nathan Schmuecker
  • ARES EC: Mark Lukins
    • Call Sign: ABØDX

Wayne

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Susan Moore

 District 6 Counties

District 6 Counties Map

Amateur Radio Emergency Services District Representative

  • ARES EC: Colin Wheatly
    • Call Sign: W9UPK

 

Benton

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Dean Vrba
  • ARES EC: Robert Spangler
    • Call Sign: KAØWJZ

Black Hawk

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Mindy Benson
  • ARES EC: Charles Angel
    • Call Sign: WØALOZ

Buchanan

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Chris Hare
  • ARES EC: Larry Locke
    • Call Sign: KDØGFY

Cedar

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Dwayne Brown Jr.
  • ARES EC: Gary Hartig
    • Call Sign: KØWLC

Clayton

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Sarah Moser
  • ARES EC: William Theisen
    • Call Sign: WTØV

Clinton

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Chance R. Kness
  • ARES EC: Gerald Johannsen
    • Call Sign: K9STP

Delaware

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Mandy Bieber
  • ARES EC: William Theisen
    • Call Sign: WTØV

Dubuque

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Tom Berger
  • ARES EC: Colin Wheatley
    • Call Sign: W9UPK

Iowa

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Josh Humphreys
  • ARES EC: Scott Schabacker
    • Call Sign: KDØGFZ

Jackson

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Lyn Medinger
  • ARES EC: Colin Wheatley
    • Call Sign: KDØGFZ

Johnson

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Dave Wilson
  • ARES EC: Neil Johnson
    • Call Sign: NØSFH

Jones

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Brenda Leonard
  • ARES EC: Dale Svetanoff
    • Call Sign: WA9ENA

Linn

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: BJ Dvorak
  • ARES EC: Lee Garner
    • Call Sign: WAØUIG

Scott

  • Emergency Management Coordinator: Brian Payne
  • ARES EC: John Owens
    • Call Sign: NØRHS

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