Officers and Contacts

Effective January 1, 2026 

OFFICERS

• • President:                      Jo VanSlogteren K5EKA  –  president@k5gcc.org

  • Vice-President:          Steve Ollmann KC5NK  –  vp@k5gcc.org

  • Secretary:                   Mark Armstrong KJ5LKN –  secretary@k5gcc.org

  • Treasurer:                    Matt McClellan  KJ5HTD – treasurer@k5gcc.org

  • Director-At-Large:  James Shiplet KI5BMN  

ADDITIONAL ROLES

• • • License Trustee for K5GCC: Rick Simmons K5ECX

    • Public Information Officer: Steve Ollmann KC5NK- vp@k5gcc.org

    • Activities Director:  – Summer and Winter Field Days

    • Field Day Coordinators: All Officers – officers@k5gcc.org

    • Net Manager: President Jo VanSlogteren – K5EKA – <aref=”mailto:president@k5gcc.org”>president@k5gcc.org
      

    • Club Asset Manager: Steve Ollmann KC5NK- vp@k5gcc.org

    • QSL Manager/Webmaster:  James Frank KW5CW- qsl@k5gcc.org

    • ARRL VE Team Leader and Testing Coordinator: Ricky Jessen KG5FDT – testing@k5gcc.org

    • Newsletter Editor: James ‘Ship’ Shiplet KI5BMN  – editor@k5gcc.org

Prior Officers of the GCARC

2024 and 2025

• • • President: Michael Higgins  KI5ZIQ

    • Vice-President: James ‘Ship’ Shiplet   KI5BMN

    • Secretary: Cynthia VanSlogteren  K5EKA 

    • Treasurer: James Frank   KW5CW

    • Director-at-Large: Marvin Schiavone  KG5GMA  – term started in August, 2023

2023

• • • President: James ‘Ship’ Shiplet  KI5BMN

    • Vice-President: Ricky Jessen  KG5FDT 

    • Secretary: David Darcy  KF5LKG 

    • Treasurer: Ralph Jerome  KI5NUK

    • Director-at-Large: Marvin Schiavone  KG5GMA  – term started in August, 2023

    • Outgoing Director-at-Large:  James Frank KW5CW – term ended in August, 2023

2022

 President – James ‘Ship’ Shiplet KI5BMN                                      

Vice President – Ricky Jessen – KG5FDT

Secretary – David Darcy – KF5LKG

Treasurer – Ralph Jerome – KI5NUK

Treasurer – Ron Witherington (resigned) – WX5A

Director-at-Large – James Frank – KW5CW

2021

President – Ron Witherington – WX5A

Vice President – James ‘Ship’ Shiplet – KI5BMN

Secretary – Ricky Jessen – KG5FDT

Treasurer – Lee Sly – N5SLY

Director-at-Large – James Frank  – KW5CW (Term Began in August 2021 at General meeting)

Director-at-Large – John Love – WD5IKX (Term Ended in August 2021 at General meeting)

2020

President – Glen Davis – KG5REK

Vice President – Ron Witherington – WX5A

Secretary – Ricky Jessen – KG5FDT

Treasurer – Lee Sly – N5SLY

Director-at-Large – John Love – WD5IKX

2019

President – Andrew Bentley – KG5SKM

Vice President – Roy Reed – AF5VA

Secretary – Doug Hotalen – KG5QPI

Treasurer – James Frank – KW5CW

2018

President – Trevor Reed – KG5BFI

Vice President – Lee Sly – N5SLY

Secretary – Jim McGlynn – K5QOI

Treasurer – Marvin Schiavone – KG5GMA

2017 

President – Mark Pilkilton – KF5UZW

Vice President – James Frank – KW5CW

Secretaries – Stacy Branam – W5ORD and  Nancy Pierce –  KG5PIZ

Treasurer – Marvin Schiavone – KG5GMA

2016 

President – Lee Sly N5SLY

Vice President – James Frank – KW5CW

Secretary – Stacy Branam – W5ORD

Treasurer – Sheila Sammons – KF5TDP

2015

President – David Boehmisch – AF5OY (resigned in March)

Vice President – Lee Sly – N5SLY – (Left position in June – became President)

Secretary – Stacy Branam – W5ORD

Treasurer – Sheila Sammons KF5TDP

President – Lee Sly – N5SLY – (elected President in June)                                                                                                                                               

Trever Reed – KG5BFI (new vice-president in June replacing Lee Sly – N5SLY)

2014

President – Ben Sly – KF5OEB

Vice President – Jeannie Dopson – KF5PDM

Secretary – Sheila Sammons – KF5TDP

Treasurer – Shiela Sammons – KF5TDP

2013

President – Ben Sly – KF5OEB

Vice President – Harold Peeples – KF5IPP

Secretary – Brad McMillon – KE5UMJ

Treasurer – Brad McMillon – KE5UMJ

Prior Trustee – James Hunt – KI5DQ