CHAIR - Jerry B. Minter,President Emeritus
Member: 1942
Fellow: 1944
Committee members: Ted Rappaport
FELLOWS CHAIR
CHAIR- Vivian A. Carr -Director
Member: 1973
Fellow: 1975
Committee members: Carole Perry
BANQUET & MEETINGS COMMITTEE
CHAIR - Mal Gurian, President Emeritus
Member: 1969
Fellow: 1976
Life Member: 1998
The Banquest and Meetings committee's key duties include organizing and executive the Radio club's annual awards dinner to honor those that have achieved accomplishment deserving recognition. Securing an interesting keynote speaker is one of the most challenging assignments we have.Please contact Mal at mgurian@malgurianassoc.com.
Committee Members: Connie Conte, June Poppele, Mercy Contreras, Rich Reichler.
Any Radio Club of America member wishing to assist and become a member of the Banquest and Meetings Committee is welcome.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION COMMITTEE
CHAIR - Debra Baker, Director
Member: 1989
Fellow: 1992
The Centennial Celebration Committee is responsible for the 100th Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony that will be a major celebration. All opinions are welcome.Contact Debra at dbaker@telecomweb.com
Committee Members: Sandra Black, Dennis Hegg, Connie Conte, Mercy Contreras, Margaret Lyons, Bruce McIntyre, Tom Tolman
CONSTITUTION & BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
CO-CHAIR - Robert H. Schwaninger Jr., Vice President/Counsel
Member: 1994
Fellow: 2001
CO-CHAIR Robert B. Famiglio Esq. K3RF,Vice President/Co-Counsel
Member 1994
Fellow 2005
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs - Rich Biby, Director Member - 1994
Fellow - 2000
Carole Perry, Director
Member - 1991
Fellow - 1995
The Education Committee has two different groups. The committee was forlmed
Committee Members: Bruce Marcus, Richard Somers
FINANCE COMMITTEE
CHAIR- Elaine Baugh Walsh- Director
Member: 1983
Fellow: 1990
The Finance Committee has responsibility for cost-benefit analysis of Club activities, recommendation of revenue producing activities, oversight of financial accounting, and submission of budgets.Contact Elaine at elaine@ecommint.com
Committee Members: Rich Biby, Martin Cooper, Rhett Grotzinger, Bob Hartmann, Bruce McIntyre, Roger Madden, David Weisman.
GOOD & WELFARE COMMITTEE
CHAIR - June P. Poppele Life and Honorary Member: 1981
Fellow: 1989
The Good & Welfare Committee was formed to give comforting support to those who may be ill or to those familites who have lost a loved one, by way of a get well card or consolence letter. We care about our members and are interested in showing out support to each one or to the member's family.
HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
MUSEUM & ARCHIVE COMMITTEE
CHAIR, Kenneth A. Hoagland
Member: 1985
Fellow: 1989
Committee Members: Vivian Carr, Jerry Minter, June Poppele, David Swan Ted Rappaport
LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE
CHAIR -Philip Casciano, President Emeritis Member: 1988
Fellow: 1998
It is the purpose of the Long Range Planning Committee to prepare for the future activities of the RCA by making suggestions for improvements to the future operation of the club, and also to make suggestions as to the direction the committee feels the club should be heading toward for further consideration by the Executive Board. Contact Phil at Philc@pmcreps.com
Committee Members:Mal Gurian, Rich Reichler, Roger Madden
MARKETING COMMITTEE
CHAIR -Sandra L. Black, Director
Member: 1999
Fellow: 2007
The Marketing Committee developes and executes policies and procedures to attract new members, donations (for scholarship funds), sponsors, speakers, and volunteers, and to build positive awareness of the RCA and its missions, as well as press releases and publicity..Contact Sandra at slblack@emrconsults.com.
Committee Members:Rich Reichler
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
CHAIR- Craig Jorgensen, Director Member: 1980
Fellow: 1984
The formal Radio Club of America’s Membership Committee is a select group of members who focus on seeking out potentially qualified individuals who share the Radio Club’s values in promoting our technology industry and expanding our vital Scholarship Fund so that we may benefit current and future generations. At the core of our values is the need to serve with honesty, dignity, and integrity and generate sufficient interest in the Club to ensure that potential members understand and embrace our belief that we need to promote the future, honor the past, and continue to expand our scholarship program to the benefit of tomorrow’s engineers and scientists and the future of our industry.
Informally, every member of the Radio Club of America is a part of the Club’s Membership Committee and each member carries the largest burden for the Club in promoting and representing our values.
Committee Members: Elaine Baugh Walsh, Vivian Carr, Mercy Contreras, Alan Leffler, Margaret Lyons, Paul Middleton, Ray Trott.
NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
CHAIR - Anthony "Tony" Sabino Jr. , President Emeritus Member: 1993
Fellow: 1997
Emai Tony at tsabino@regionalcom.com
The Nominations and Elections Committee oversees the Club's election
process. The Committee is responsible for the nomination of candidates,
distribution of ballots, counting of votes and final election report.
Committee Members:Gerald "Jerry" Agliata W2GLA; Norman R. Coltri P.E., WA2UUP
PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
CHAIR - Debra Baker Wayne, Director
Member: 1989
Fellow: 1992
Email Debra at dwayne@accessintel.com
Committee Members: Karen Clark, Mercy Contreras
Papers Review: Tom Amoscato, Gil Houck, Jerry Minter.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND COMMITTEE
CHAIR -John E. Dettra Jr.,WB4NBF, Director
Member: 1976
Fellow: 1980
The Scholarship Fund Committee oversees the requests for consideration from colleges, makes recommendations to the Board for approval and communicates with the colleges to receive the scholarship funds before and after the grants are made.
Committee Members: Bill Endres, Bob Gunther, Jay Kitchen, Stan Reubenstein, Richard Somers, Eric Stoll, Meade Sutterfield.
SECTIONS/INDUSTRY CONFERENCES COMMITTEE
CHAIR -Richard J. Reichler
Member: 1980
Senior Member and Fellow: 1987
Life Member: 1999
The Sections/Industry Conferences Committee develops and executes policies and procedures to 1) facilitate the formation and operation of RCA- Sections (chapters), 2) facilitate affiliations with kindred non-profit organizations, 3) conduct events and meetings (in person, via radio, by teleconference, etc.) of members and guests of the RCA at radio industry conferences and in other situations, and 4) operate RCA exhibit booths at radio industry conferences. Contact Rich at rjrwireles@aol.com
Committee Members: Paul Mills, Stan Reubenstein, Ray Trott.
REGIONAL CONFERENCES COMMITTEE
CHAIR - Carroll L. Hollingsworth, Director Member: 1989
Fellow: 1999
This committee includes the Texas Event as well as the IWCE/APCO Conferences. The Texas Event committee assist in providing technical sessions at the Texas APCO conference, as well as promoting the event to the technical public safety community in Texas. In addition, the Texas Event Committee plans, promotes and executes the RCA Texas Dinner at the annual Texas APCO conference. The IWCE/APCO Conferences committee is responsible for the planning and execution of the Radio Club breakfast held at IWCE and APCO conferences.
Contact Carroll at dhlago@aol.com
Committee Members: Tom Tolman, Karen Clark, Karen Hollingsworth, Nancy Smith
WEBSITE COMMITTEE
CHAIR -Bruce McIntyre, Member 1994
Fellow 1998
The website committee is committed to keeping the website updated with the Club's current and future events of interest to its Members and collecting and posting historical information related to the Club in an on going effort to honor the past. Contact Bruce at bruce@towerinnovationsinc.com.
CO-CHAIR - Robert H. Schwaninger Jr., Vice President/Counsel
Co-Chairs - Rich Biby, Director 
