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Officers and Roles

ARES groups are organized at the county level with each county group in this part of the state rolling up to the South Texas Section of the ARRL.

Travis County ARES Officers

Glenn Meter, W5MTR

Emergency Coordinator

Glenn is the Emergency Coordinator for TCARES


Chris Kacerguis, KJ5DJC

Assistant Emergency Coordinator – NetControl / Digital

Chris maintains the website, and runs the Net Control Team for TCARES


Colin Wright, K5KEX

Assistant Emergency Coordinator – Critical Infrastructure

Colin Wright is also the liaison to the Austin Disaster Relief Network.


Phil Bautista, AA5EX

Assistant Emergency Coordinator – Training / Emergency Operations Center

Phil Bautista is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and an Extra Class Amateur Radio license holder.


Robert “Rex” Schuller, K8REX

RACES County RACES Officer

[coming soon]


Peter Velasquez, KF5MIB

Safety Officer

[coming soon]


Jimmy Earl, WB5MET

Public Information Officer

[coming soon]


    Open, TBD

    Assistant Emergency Coordinator – ARCHES

    [coming soon]


    Open, TBD

    Assistant Emergency Coordinator – Red Cross

    [coming soon]

    Liaison Officers

    • John Stendahl, W5NZE, to HF and VHF National Traffic System Nets
    • Rodney Warner, KG5DWX, to US Army MARS
    • Roy Walker, WA5YZD, to TDEM State Operations Center
    • Patrick Rogers, W5DVG, to TX RACES Region 9 & District 12 Austin
    • Kevin Dunlevy, N5KOD, to BSA

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