Thank You For A Great Year!

With club elections behind us and a new year about to begin I thought I’d send a final email as club president.

First, I’d like to take a moment to thank the 2024 officers and board members for their commitment to the club and for their time and energy which contributed greatly to the year we’ve had. I want to extend a special thanks to Steve Celuzza and Lyn Glagowski. Steve joined the board in January and his insights and ideas have helped move the club forward over the past year. Lyn has put many years in developing and maintaining the club’s website which is crucial to making our presence known and growing the club.

I’d also like to say congratulations to the 2025 slate of officers and board members!

  • President – Jim, N1EKO
  • Vice President – Gil, WK1H
  • Secretary – Dan, K1RAU
  • Treasurer – Pat, KO1NE
  • Webmaster – Tom, N1TJC
  • Board of Directors
  • Greg, WA1JXR
  • Connor, KC1MMT
  • George, KA3RLZ
  • Selina, KC1SDL
  • Nick, W1NMR
  • Tom, NE1NH 🙂

I’m looking forward to what can be done to continue the momentum in 2025.

During 2024 we had a great Field Day. Thanks to all those who did the heavy lifting that weekend and to Gil, WK1H for chairing the event. Several club members stepped up allowing us to formalize some Elmering resources. We’ve added a greatly enhanced calendar with the support of Steve KC1SVD, Selina KC1SDL, and Gil WK1H. Thanks to Scott KB1EZF and Steve KC1SVD we brought COFFEE back to the meetings! I also want to recognize our membership chair Dick, W1REJ for making sure we are all on the roles and current. The repeater trustees/committee Greg WA1JXR, Marty W1BIM, Eric N1VX, and Mike W1BNC for keeping the old gal running. A big thank you goes to George KA3RLZ for arranging for the great slate of presenters that we’ve seen this year. And a special thank you to Gerry W1GD and John W1CVO for securing a new Field Day location for us in 2025. 

The biggest thanks though go to the membership! The greatest take away from my year as club president is the knowledge that our club’s biggest asset is its membership! We saw this in the survey results, and I watched it playout throughout the year. THANK YOU!

Finally, I’d like to leave you with a challenge for the coming year. If you look at the individuals mentioned above, the 2024 officers and board, the 2025 officers and board, the many people who contributed to growing the club this year and past years, you’ll see a lot of repeat names and call signs. To continue to grow the club we need more people involved and fresh new ideas and energy. Make 2025 the year that you ratchet up your involvement! You all have a great deal to contribute and you are the key to making CMARA even better in 2025!

I hope you all enjoy the holidays and start the new year refreshed and ready to make it an amazing year for CMARA!

Again, Thanks! And 73

Tom NE1NH, CMARA President, for a few more days 😉

2025 CMARA Elections Results

The election results for our 2025 officer and board elections are:

  • President – Jim Singer N1EKO
  • VP – Gil Hayes WK1H
  • Secretary – Dan Rau K1RAU
  • Treasurer – Pat Perkin KO1NE
  • Webmaster – Tom Celuzza N1TJC
  • Board
    • Greg Algieri WA1JXR
    • Selina Lovett KC1SDL
    • George Gumbrell KA3RLX
    • Connor Gumbrell KC1MMT
    • Tom Gauvin NE1NH
    • Nick Renzoni W1NMR

Congrats to all the above, and thank you to all that ran for office!