Our Board of Directors


BCARES By-Laws specifically name four Board officer positions. Officers are elected annually by the Board, as described in the Articles of Incorporation. The following were elected by the board for 2021.

BCARES Officers

  • Chairman – Allen Bishop (KØARK) E.C. (Emergency Coordinator)
  • Administrative Vice-Chair – Rick Myers (KK0COP) Alt E.C.
  • Secretary – Michael Le Desma (KK6SQ)
  • Treasurer – Bill Eberle (ABØMY)

Allen Bishop- BARC Primary

Allen is the Chairman of BCARES Board of Directors and the Emergency Coordinator aka E.C.  He has been a member of BCARES for over 18 years and has held the chairmanship for the majority of those years.  He is also a rescuer and drone pilot for the Boulder Emergency Squad.

Bob Smith- LARC Primary

Bob Smith, N0OM, was first licensed in 1972 and has been continuously licensed since 1993. He served as a Search and Rescue volunteer for 22 years. He is a Skywarn Spotter, a member of Electric Infrastructure Security (EIS) Council and a member of InfraGard’s National Disaster Resilience Council where he leads the Black Sky EMCOMM work group.

Joe Dempster - LARC Alternate


 

Bill Eberle - RMVHFS Primary

Bill is the Treasurer of the organization and is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Amateur TeleVision (ATV) with a focus on the digital technologies used in current ATV operations.

Steve Markman - 2 year At-Large Primary, even years

Steve is responsible for BCARES Training, including creation of curriculum, POD Casts, Tests and Instruction manuals for all applications. 

Rick Myers -  2 year At-Large Alternate, even years

Rick is designated as the Alternate Emergency Coordinator (E.C.) and leads the Mountain Emergency Radio Network (MERN) including its expansion and re-vitalization.  Rick is a former Police Chief of several municipalities including Woodland Park, Colorado.

Michael Le Desma -  1 year At-Large Primary

Michael is the Board Secretary and hails from New York City where he served on ARES during significant weather emergencies.  He has earned his Juris Doctorate.

Eric Richards-  2 year At-Large Alternate, odd years

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Don Lewis- 1 year At-Large Primary

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Michael Chard- Director, Office of Disaster Mgmt.

Mike is our organization's chief emergency management supporter within Boulder County.

Jason Oehlkers - Div. Chief - Boulder County Sheriff’s Office

Jason is the organizations representative within the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.

Rob Fauls- 2 Year At-Large Primary, odd years

Rob manages the BCARES website, Membership, Training, and BCSO alerts. He is the President of Flatiron Networks, providing IT consulting and hardware distribution for Federal, SLED, Enterprise, and SMB markets.

Pete Goldman- BARC Alternate

Pete is the organization's Subject Matter Expert (SME) on digital modes and repeater operations.

Mike Borenstein-RMVHFS Alternate

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BCARES Appointments and Committees


General and Administrative Coordinators  

BCARES Monday Net Manager

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Bylaws

Mike Derr W3DIF

Equipment

Pete Goldman WB2DVS

Grants

Allen Bishop KØARK

Membership

Allen Bishop K0ARK

Public Information Officer (PIO)

Allen Bishop K0ARK

Recruitment Team Coordinator

Rick Myers KK0COP

Training, Certification, and Credentialing

Steve Markman K0SPM

CCARC Delegate

Mike Borenstein N0BP

WØBCR Trustee

Bob Smith N0OM

WØIA Trustee

Mike Borenstein NØBP

KØARK Gold Hill Trustee

Allen Bishop KØARK

KIØHG  Allenspark Trustee

Dave Sharpe KIØHG


Liaisons to Outside Agencies

Boulder / ODM BCSO

Allen Bishop KØARK

MACS (Multiagency Coordination System)

Doshia Kretke KB0NAS

Broomfield / OEM

Allen Bishop KØARK

CU / CU EOC

TBD

Longmont / EOC

Allen Bishop KØARK

Allenspark

Bob McDonald KDØSCC

COARES (Colorado ARES) Net

TBD

Health & Medical Response (HAMR)

Doshia Kretke KBØNAS

IMA / MERN

Allen Bishop KØARK

Red Cross

TBD

VOAD

TBD

Lyons Prepared

TBD


Technical Committees and Coordinators

ATV

Bill Eberle AB0MY

AUXCOMM

Allen Bishop K0ARK

DMR / D-STAR

TBD

VOIP Development Program

Pete Goldman WB2DVS

Information Technology

Rob Fauls KM4SHL - Website Content Manager & Web Master

Packet

Pete Goldman WB2DVS

Repeater Hardware and Frequency Allocation

Mike Borenstein - N0BP

Site Surveys

TBD