I serve in the following field appointments, Asst Director for Emergency Communications SW Division, Asst Section Mgt for Training and Deveopment Orange Section, and local govrnment liaison.

I am vice chairman of PASSCOMM, the govt sponsored emergency management committee for the cities of Calimesa, Beaumont, Banning, Cabazon, and Morongo Indian Reservation.

I represented ARRL at the State Planning Meetings to redo the California Statewide Strategic Emegency Plan, spring of 2005.

I am a veteran of the USAF, now a retired emergency room and pediatric nurse.

I am also a member of the International Association of Emergency Managers.

PLEASE NOTE:

** Sun. 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Joe Madas will offer a FEMA NIMS IS700 - “Introduction to NIMS” course that is mandatory for all that participate in EMCOMM with public service agencies. The whole course and testing will be a max of three hours with breaks, and participants will receive a FEMA certificate of completion in the mail. Carl Gardenias will be assisting. Class is FEMA approved. Limit would be 30 participants. Use VEC Test Room for this course on Sunday.

To pre-reregister for the class please e-mail your Name, Call, Phone number and e-mail address to Joe Madas ae6jm@arrl.net