The Society of Broadcast Engineers has authorized a new SBE chapter to serve members in North and South Dakota and the bordering areas. The chapter has been given the Chapter number 63. While the Dakotas still cover a wide area, the next nearest chapters are a considerable distance from the two states. It’s expected that some chapter members will attend meetings virtually.
To form a new SBE chapter, the SBE By-Laws require a group of at least 10 members to hold a minimum of three organizational meetings, which the group did earlier this year, submitting its final application materials in October. A group of 16 SBE members worked together, meeting the requirements to form the SBE chapter. Officers have been selected to lead that group. Chapter Chair Jake Bechtold, CBRE, DRB, CBNE; Vice Chair Eli Koppenhaver; Secretary Mark Heller, CPBE; and Treasurer Dustin Moore. Additionally, Mark Borchert will serve as Membership Chair, and Jake Bechtold will serve as Frequency Coordinator.
On the formation of the new chapter, SBE President Ted Hand, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, ATSC3, DRB, said, “We constantly strive to serve our members, and creating a chapter for the Dakotas helps fill a geographic void. I applaud the SBE members who worked to put this chapter together.” Mark Heller, who previously served on the SBE national Board of Directors, was instrumental in coordinating the chapter efforts.
