SB QST @ ARL $ARLB028 ARLB028 Ohio Section Manager to Step Down ZCZC AG28 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 28 ARLB028 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 7, 2013 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB028 ARLB028 Ohio Section Manager to Step Down Citing increased job and family commitments, Ohio Section Manager Frank Piper, KI8GW, will step down from his position on January 1. Piper, of Pickerington, has been the Ohio Section Manager since July 2009, when he was tapped to complete the term of office after the death of Joe Phillips, K8QOE. Piper subsequently was elected as Section Manager in 2010 and 2012. Succeeding Piper will be Scott Yonally, N8SY, of Mansfield, who will complete the current term of office that ends on September 30, 2014. In accordance with ARRL Field Organization procedures, section manager vacancies between elections are filled by appointment. Membership and Volunteer Programs Manager Dave Patton, NN1N, in consultation with Great Lakes Division Director Jim Weaver, K8JE, appointed Yonally, who has been an Assistant Section Manager since 2009. Yonally also holds appointments as Official Relay Station and Official Emergency Station and previously served as Public Information Coordinator and District Emergency Coordinator within the Ohio Field Organization. NNNN /EX