Membership

Membership Has Benefits

  •  Relevance: By volunteering yourself and becoming a member of BCARES you are providing a vital service to your family, friends, and community during times of need.
  • Leadership: When you become an active member of BCARES you can develop and nurture a higher level of leadership through your professional-level relationships you develop with community partners during emergency training and real-time emergency operations.
  • Resourcefulness: As a member your training can help develop skills to quickly and cleverly overcome difficulties met during disaster operations.
  • Innovation: Your ongoing individual and corporate training in BCARES can help you better develop rapid radio deployment strategies both at home and in the field.
  • Skills: BCARES members develop new skills in radio deployment, handling, and communicating by simply being around others who can share what they have learned.

Not a Member and Want to Become One?

It’s as simple as 1-2-3.

1. First contact someone in BCARES and let them know of your interest. Members are very willing to help fill you with any unanswered questions about our organization that you might have.

2. Complete the BCARES registration form then submit it to one of the officers.

3. Once approved you will need to pay your annual dues (see ‘Membership Dues’ section below)  and join us for our next monthly meeting.

Already a Member and Need to Renew?

Use the links below to submit your annual membership dues.

Membership Dues

You may now pay BCARES Dues on-line.

Individual membership is $5.00 annually. We do ask anyone capable to also submit an additional $5.00 donation to help with the organization’s operating costs.

INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP $5.00 DUES ONLY ($5 Total)

JOIN or RENEW

INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP + $5.00 DONATION ($10 Total)

JOIN or RENEW

If paying online isn’t possible you can certainly pay by check and mail it to us or pay by check or cash at one of our monthly meetings. Make checks payable to BCARES. PLEASE NO CASH BY MAIL!

MAILING ADDRESS:
BCARES
P.O. Box 283
Columbia MO  65205

Member Training/Skill Development

Missouri Section ARES Skill Book-This skills book provides guidance and indicates the skills required by an amateur radio operator to function as a skilled emergency communicator. This book is similar to the ARRL ARES® Task Book
but aligned to the needs of the Missouri Section and Midwest norms.

 

Leadership Organization

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President: Ernest Shaw KCØEZE
Vice-President: Johnathan Williams ADØZE
Secretary: Chris Swisher KØPHP
Treasurer: Herb Watchinski KØZB
Director-1: Bob Ackerman AEØUB (Exp 2025)
Director-2: Jim Barresi KØMIZ (Exp 2025)
Director-3: Brian Fowler ADØUK (Exp 2024)
Director Emeritus: Mac McKenzie K4CHS

Bill McFarland N0AXZ
Emergency Coordinator

Ernest Shaw KC0EZE
Assistant Emergency Coordinator

Jonathan Williams AD0ZE
Assistant Emergency Coordinator

Chris Swisher K0PHP
Assistant Emergency Coordinator
Public Information Officer

J.D. Simmons WA0BER
District Emergency Coordinator   (DEC)

Richard Kreiser, N0JBF
District Emergency Coordinator   (ADEC)

Jeffrey L. Young KB3HF
Section Emergency Coordinator
KB3HF@arrl.net

Dale C. Bagley K0KY
Assistant Section Manager
k0ky@arrl.net

Curtis J. Roach WB4NMG
Assistant Section Manager
WB4NMG@arrl.net

Norman W. Lampton KC0FNA
State Government Liaison
KC0FNA@arrl.net

William E. Schrock N0ET
Section Traffic Manager
n0et@arrl.net

Cecil B. Higgins AC0HA
Section Manager, Assistant Section Manager
AC0HA@arrl.net

Larry D. Ballew AB0HP
Assistant Section Manager
AB0HP@arrl.net

Glenn B. Schulz W9IQ
Technical Coordinator
W9IQ@arrl.net