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Board of Directors Taskings:
- Lori Manske and Kevin Kirsch will work to chart
Meetings a path for the “Communicator” with a preliminary
proposal presented at the next BoD meeting.
- The Convention format will be examined and
presented at the next BoD meeting.
Thursday, 24 Sep 24 - Jim Weber and Sarah Cleveland will send an
CEO C. Raduege opened the meeting. Members email to Association members informing them of how
present: C. Raduege, H. Raduege, Ken Reiff, Sarah they might contribute a portion of their Required
Cleveland, Leslie McCormick, Jay Akerson, Bill Minimum Distributions (RMD) as a Qualified
Cassatt, Rafael “Q” Quezada, Jim Weber, Marc Charitable Distribution (QCD) to AFCATCA. A QCD
Packler (Remote), and Ed Broestl. Visitor: Jay Adsit. does not change a donor’s taxable adjusted gross
Jay Adsit, as Convention co-host, provided a income nor increase their Medicare payments.
convention attendance summary.
Ken Reiff provided an update of the Association’s Saturday, 26 Sep 24 Membership Meeting
yearly activities, including the 2025 Budget which - CEO Chad Raduege called the meeting to order at
was approved. He informed the Board of fundraising the Double Tree Suites Hotel, Dayton, OH. After
efforts along with opening remarks, he “gaveled” the meeting to order at
the need for a 0802. He continued by mentioning his main objectives
Business Plan. Ken were the growth of the organization, continue the
asked all those fellowship, and celebrate the service of our members.
gathered to think on After the Pledge of Allegiance, he began working
and be prepared to through the agenda.
discuss how the - C. Raduege mentioned Dale Drake needed to
Association moves resign as Secretary and the person desired for the
forward as a position had not yet agreed to place their name into
501(C)3 corporation. nomination.
Friday, 25 Sep 24 - During the Board of Directors meeting, it was
Members present: agreed to nominate Jay Adsit to the membership as
C. Raduege, Ken Reiff, Leslie McCormick, J. Akerson, the next Association President. Jay was unanimously
Bill Cassatt, Rafael “Q” Quezada, H. Raduege, Jim elected by a show of hands.
Weber, Marc Packler (Remote), and Ed Broestl. - Following the election, C. Raduege stated reports
Visitor: Jay Adsit will be published in the upcoming “Communicator”
CEO C. Raduege opened the meeting with remarks and informed the members of current incumbents:
� Recruiting: Jay Ackerson
regarding future strategy and our need to plan � Membership: Leslie McCormick
accordingly, thinking specifically about: the � Treasurer: Sarah Cleveland
“Communicator”, Convention, Awards, and � Awards: JB Goodman
Challenges (Business Plan, who we are as an � BX/PX Manager: Bill Cassatt
association and who we represent, including possibly � Web site: Mark Packler
managing a paradigm shift).
� Print Editor: Lori Manske
Those present unanimously agreed to nominate Jay � Protocol: Rafael “Q” Quezada
Adsit as the Association’s next President at � Missed Roll Call: Rafael “Q” Quezada and Leslie
Saturday’s Membership Meeting. McCormick
After discussion on numerous subjects:
- C. Raduege (CEO) moved the Honors and Awards Presentations
Committee to review all Honors and Awards � ATC Presentation: CMSgt Derrick “DB” Berry,
documents for appropriateness and recommended AFMC – MAJCOM ATC Functional Manager
necessary changes 15 days prior to the next Board of � Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS): Doug
Directors’ (BoD) meeting. All current Honors and Donnell substituting for David K. Antry, USAF
Awards documents will be available to the directors, MARS Director
in Word format, no later than 30 days prior to the � Comments by others:
next BoD meeting. Ken Reiff (President) seconded. Bob Chaplin thanked all Air Traffic Controllers for
Motion passed. assisting him in times of need as a private pilot
- C. Raduege moved to create a Task Force which began in 1962 as a student at
consisting of himself and four other directors to chart Communications Officers’ Training at Keesler AFB,
the Association’s course focusing: our Business Plan MS.
(to include mission, values, and focus), Revenue Ken Reiff informed those gathered that the
Stream(s), and Committee Charters with a National Museum of the US Air Force will have a
preliminary report presented at the next BoD portion of that museum focused on the Cyberspace
meeting and the final document published by the end
of Q1 CY2025. Association members will be solicited and Air Traffic Controllers’ contributions as a
through 15 Oct with a Task Force launch by 31 Oct permanent portion of the museum.
2024. “Q” (Rafael Quezada) seconded. The motion After thanking those gathered, the meeting was
passed. closed at 0930.
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