In the ARRL Santa Barbara section, 2025 is a time when a new Section manager is elected, as well as elections being held for Southwestern Division Director and Vice Director. I was the only person to throw their hat in the ring for Section Manager 2026-2027, so that becomes an appointment with no election. I’ll talk about that elsewhere and at another time. The Director and Vice Director positions are contested, and an election will take place in November.
I’d like everyone to watch the video linked here-it’s an interview of Vice Director candidate (and Santa Barbara Section Manager for more than a decade) John Kitchens NS6X. I’m voting for him and I hope you will too.
The League needs to update and change a lot of the way they operate, but people in positions currently have proven to be unable to do this without contention and conflict. I think that needs to change. John has proven repeatedly that he is not only capable of this, but good at it, both in his long career in ham radio and his professional life and a firefighter and entrepreneur.
So if you don’t know John, give this video a look. The TRW club, W6TRW, did an interview for their lunchtime video meeting, and talked to John about many current issues and opportunities.
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