West Tennessee  
Districts: 1, 2, 3
Randall Smith, KI4OAS 

Middle Tennessee  
Districts: 4, 5, 6, 10, 11 
Keith Miller, N9DGK

East Tennessee  
Districts: 7, 8, 9
Darrell Sperry, KA4TAR

Health Care Organizations
Tennessee Section
Dewayne Siddon, KE4IDH

Special Assignments
Tennessee Section
Mark Wills, AG4OA

Interoperatibility
Tennessee Section
Robert Scott, W4ROX 

20 Jan 2010 - Mark Wills, AG4OA has resigned as Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator - Administration for health reasons. Previously Mark served as ASEC - Special Projects. Thank you, Mark, for your service.

19 Jan 2010 - This is to announce staffing of District Emergency Coordinator and the creation of two (2) new Districts.

• District 1 (West TN), Dwayne Duncan, KD4KDF. Dwayne recently upgraded his license to General class and has completed ICS-100 and ICS-200. He was formerly the EC for Haywood County.

• District 2 (West TN), Jamie Hall, WB4YDL is continuing.

• District 3 (West TN), Miles Rhodes, KD4NHN. Miles has completed the ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-700 and ICS-800 courses and has been active for a number of years in the WTARS.

In Middle TN we formerly had three (3) Districts, now there are five (5).

• District 4 (Middle TN), Vacant. This district now includes Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Macon, Rutherford, Trousdale, Williamson and Wilson Counties.

• District 5 (Middle TN), Steve Haber, N1LHW. Steve served as the DEC of our former District 5 which was much larger. This district now includes Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore Counties.

• District 6 (Middle TN), John O'Conner, KD4WST. John continuing and the counties in his district are not changed.

• District 10 (Middle TN), Vacant, This district now includes Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Perry and Wayne Counties.

• District 11 (Middle TN), Vacant, This district now includes Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart and Sumner Counties.

In East TN at this time nothing has changed.

• District 7 (East TN), Shawn Stoddard, KG4OVQ is continuing.

• District 8 (East TN), Rick Rogers, K4AMT is continuing.

• District 9 (East TN), Mike Otis, K0TIS is continuing.

If anyone is interested in being considered to fill any of the vacant DEC positions please contact Lowell Bennington, WD4DJW Tennessee ARRL/ARES Section Emergency Coordinator.

73 Lowell, WD4DJW

04 Jan 2010 - This is to announce the filling of a couple of key positions in the TN ARES Cabinet.

In West Tennessee, Randy Smith, KI4OAS is appointed as Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator-West Tennessee (ASEC-WestTN). Most recently Randy has served as the District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) for ARES District 1. Before that Randy was the Emergency Coordinator (EC) for Crockett County.

In Middle Tennessee, Keith Miller, N9DGK is appointed as Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator-Middle Tennessee (ASEC-MiddleTN). Most recently Keith has served as the District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) for ARES District 4. Before that he was the Emergency Coordinator (EC) for Rutherford County. Only yesterday I sent out a message in which I named Keith Miller, N9DGK as DEC District 4. That appointment is canceled with this announcement.

Darrell Sperry, KA4TAR is continuing as Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator-East Tennessee (ASEC-EastTN).

Mark Wills, AG4OA is appointed, Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator - Administration. Mark will be riding heard on getting our reports in to the ARRL in a timely manner.

Dewayne Siddon, KE4IDH is continuing as Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator - Health Care Facilities.

Robert Scott, W4ROX is continuing as our Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator - Interoperability.


 

23 Dec 2009 -  It is with great regret I have accepted the resignation of District 6 Emergency Coordinator Steve Haber, N1LHW. Steve has been serving as District Emergency Coordinator (DEC) for many years. Steve has visited with most all of the Emergency Coordinators (EC) in the district and is well respected by all.

Lowell Bennington, WD4DJW