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Certification Chairmen by State
| Alabama |
Chapter 68 - Birmingham Darrell McCalla, CBRE, CEA, CEV, CBNT, CBT WBHM FM 4224 Old Brook Trail Mountain Brook, AL 35243 (205) 934-9246 Chapter 118 - Montgomery Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. |
| Alaska |
Chapter 89 - Alaska Terry Reynolds, CPBE 17800 Beaujolais Drive Eagle River, AK 99577-7514 (907) 441-2981 |
| Arizona |
Chapter 9 - Phoenix Jim Cole, CPBE 1445 E. Utopia Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85024 (623) 542-4050 Chapter 32- Tucson Mark Simpson, CPBE, AMD, DRB, CBNE Townsquare Media 11085 W. Aplomado Drive Marana, AZ 85653 (203) 900-5532 |
| California top |
Chapter 66 - Fresno Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. Chapter 131 - Inland Empire Paul Claxton, CPBE, CBNE 25424 Sand Creek Trail Moreno Valley, CA 92557 (951) 413-2334 Chapter 47 - Los Angeles Doug Irwin, CPBE, AMD, DRB iHeartMedia 3400 W. Olive, Ste. 550 Burbank, CA 91505 (818) 566-6415 Chapter 43 - Sacramento Bob Venditti, CSRTE 3551 William Way Sacramento, CA 95821-3133 (916) 321-3277 Chapter 36 - San Diego Gary Stigall, CPBE Signal Wiz Broadcast Engineering Services 6822 Fisk Avenue San Diego, California 92122 858-349-9191 Chapter 40 - San Francisco Winston Tharp, CPBE 1200 Brickyard Way, Apt. 103 Richmond, CA 94801 (510)233-4231 |
| Colorado |
Chapter 48 - Denver Cris Alexander, CPBE, AMD, DRB 24769 E. Florida Avenue Aurora, CO 80018-6054 (303) 433-0104 |
| Connecticut |
Chapter 14 - Connecticut Valley Charles "Buc" Fitch, P.E., CPBE, AMD 45 Sarah Drive Avon, CT 06001-3527 (860) 673-7260 Michael Graziano, CEV, CBT 6 Daventry Hill Lane Suffield, CT 06078 (813) 478-1745 |
| District of Columbia |
Chapter 37 - District of Columbia Eric Hoehn, CSRE, CBNT 1316 New Hampshire Avenue, Apt. 408 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 380-4109 |
| Florida top |
Chapter 42 - Central Florida Steve Rowell, CPBE 2329 Roanoke Court Lake Mary, FL 32746 (407) 741-5135 Chapter 7 - Jacksonville Alan Alsobrook , CSRE, AMD, CBNT 13 Matanzas Circle St. Augustine, FL 32080 (904) 471-8797 Chapter 53 - South Florida Juan Antonio Gonzalez, CSTE 18724 NW 55 Avenue Miami, FL 33055-2324 (305) 623-2742 Chapter 90 - Southwest Florida Hal Kneller, Jr., CPBE, AMD, DRB, CBNE 300 Klispie Drive Punta Gorda, FL 33950-4016 (941) 639-1889 Chapter 39 - Tampa Bay Area John Collinson, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, CBNE 4312 McClung Drive New Port Richey, FL 34653 (727) 872-4406 Chapter 88 - West Palm Beach Ed Roos, CPBE 312 Bunker Ranch Rd. West Palm Beach, FL 33405 (561) 582-8824 |
| Georgia top |
Chapter 5 - Atlanta Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. |
| Hawaii |
Chapter 63 - Hawaii Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. |
| Idaho |
Chapter 117 - Palouse Clearwater Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. Chapter 115 - Southern Idaho Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. Chapter 145 - Magic Valley Thomas Lowther, CSRTE, CBNT 2252 Filer Avenue E. Twin Falls, ID 83301 (208) 734-8814 |
| Illinois |
Chapter 49 - Central Illinois Brian Morgan, CPBE 801 Diane Court Springfield, IL 62702 (217) 545-2136 webmaster@springfield-illinois.com Chapter 26 - Chicago Tim J. Wright, CPBE WLS - Cumulus Chicago 704 N. Seventh Avenue Maywood, IL 60153-1055 (312) 504-4117 Chapter 96 - Rockford Chuck Ingle, CPBE, AMD 5561 Hodges Run Roscoe, IL 61073-6501 (815) 979-7152 |
| Indiana |
Chapter 25 - Indianapolis Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. Chapter 30 - South Bend Robert Bell, CPBE 234 Carter Avenue Niles, MI 49120-9714 (269) 684-5542 |
| Iowa |
Chapter 109 - Des Moines Jon Strom, CBTE 3822 Columbine Ames, IA 50010 (515) 256-2620 Chapter 65 - Quad Cities Ken Colwell, CSRE, DRB, CBNT, CBT St. Ambrose University 518 W. Locust St. Davenport, IA 52803 (563) 333-6218 |
| Kansas top |
Chapter 3 - Kansas Robert Locke, CPBE, CBNT 582 Opal Maize, KS 67101 (316) 838-3090 Chapter 59 - Kansas City Ronald Rockrohr, CBTE 11450 W. 79th Lenexa, KS 66214-1484 (913) 894-8480 |
| Kentucky |
Chapter 35 - Kentucky Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. |
| Louisiana top |
Chapter 72 - New Orleans Ernest Harvey, Jr., CPBE, 8-VSB, CBNT Harvey Technical Services 220 Penfold Place Harahan, LA 70123 (504) 616-7897 Chapter 44 - Shreveport Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. |
| Maine top |
Chapter 110 - Northern New England Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. |
| Maryland |
Chapter 46 - Baltimore Kishore Persaud, CPBE, CBNT 1008 Alexander Avenue Cantonsville, MD 21228 (410) 991-5173 Chapter 132 - Fort Meade Michael R. Rubeck, CBNE Taft Broadcasting 3374 Williamsport Pike Martinsburg, WV 25404 (301) 222-6500 michael.rubeck@taftbroadcasting.com and Vincent Atwood, CBTE, CBNE Taft Broadcasting PO Box 1514 Ft. Meade, MD 20755 (301) 222-6462 |
| Massachusetts |
Chapter 11 - Boston Mark Quella, CPBE Boston Catholic Television 55 Chapel Street Newton, MA 02158 (617) 965-0050 |
| Michigan |
Chapter 91 - Central Michigan Geary Morrill, CPBE, CBNT 724 Plainfield Court Saginaw, MI 48609-4800 (269) 762-3225 Chapter 102 - Grand Rapids Dave Grant, CPBE 60 Monroe Center NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 (616) 885-8305 Chapter 82 - Southeast Michigan Frank Maynard, CPBE 44683 Mansfield Novi, MI 48375-2288 (248) 355-7129 |
| Minnesota |
Chapter 17 - Minneapolis George Werl, Jr., CPBE 4833 East Lake Harriet Pkwy. Minneapolis, MN 55419 (612) 285-9995 |
| Mississippi |
Chapter 125 - Mississippi Currently there isn't a local certification chairman |
| Missouri |
Chapter 55 - St. Louis Don Strauss, CPBE 18 Deer Park Court St. Peters, MO 63304 (636) 477-7473 Chapter 143 - Mid Missouri Steve Epstein, CPBE 5105 Melissa Drive Columbia, MO 65202 (573) 886-3286 |
| Montana |
Currently there isn't a local chapter or certification chairman |
| Nebraska top |
Chapter 87 - Holdrege Currently there isn't a local chapter or certification chairman Chapter 74 - Midland James Leedham, CPBE, CBNT 2008 N. 104th Circle Omaha, NE 68134 (402) 422-1600 |
| Nevada |
Chapter 128 - Las Vegas Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. |
| New Mexico |
Chapter 34 - Albuquerque Dennis Vigil, CSTE, 8-VSB, CBNT 13 Broadcast Plaza SW Albuquerque, NM 87104 (505) 767-9402 |
| New York |
Chapter 1 - Binghamton Paul Kaminski, CBT PO Box 48 Johnson City, NY 13790-0048 (607) 232-2232 Chapter 133 - Buffalo Currently there isn't a local chapter or certification chairman Chapter 22 - Central New York Gary Hartman, CPBE 3285 Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13214-2016 Chapter 140 - Ithaca David Priester, CPBE 96 Lower Creek Road Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 274-3913 Chapter 15 - New York City George Marshall, III, CSRE 113 Ely Avenue Laurence Harbor, NJ 08879-2616 (212) 239-2300 georgemarshall@clearchannel.com Chapter 58 - Northeast Matt Saplin, CBTE 727 Bozenkill Road Altamont, NY 12009 (646) 714-1180 |
| North Carolina |
Chapter 45 - Charlotte Ben Brinitzer, CPBE, AMD 3518 Rhett Butler Pl. Charlotte, NC 28270 (704) 516-7776 Chapter 93 - Raleigh-Durham Carl Davis, CPBE 9331 Fawn Lake Drive Raleigh, NC 27617 (919) 549-7000 |
| Ohio top |
Chapter 52 - Central Ohio Currently there isn't a local certification chairman Chapter 70 - Northeast Ohio Bill Kozel II, CSRTAVE, CBNT 24853 Randall Drive North Olmsted, OH 44070-3450 (216) 431-5555 Chapter 33 - Southwestern Ohio Currently there isn't a local certification chairman Chapter 81 - Grand Junction Philip Mowbray, CPBE 3491 Noe Bixby Road Columbus, OH 43232 (630) 270-6178 Chapter 122 - Youngstown Dave Brett, CBT 40 Edgewater Drive Poland, OH 44514 (330) 757-8751 |
| Oklahoma |
Chapter 85 - Central Western Britt Lockhart, CPBE PO Box 1000 Oklahoma City , OK 73101-1000 (405) 841-0258 brittlockhart@clearchannel.com Chapter 56 - Tulsa David Schaffer, CPBE, CBNE KTUL 1500 E. Helena Street Broken Arrow, OK 74012 (918) 445-9339 |
| Oregon |
Chapter 76 - Eugene Chris Heck, CPBE 3191 Zinnia Street Eugene, OR 97404 (541) 463-6010 Chapter 124 - North Oregon Eric Margeson, CPBE 14785 SW 104th Avenue Tigard, OR 97224 (503) 464-0860 |
| Pennsylvania top |
Chapter 41 - Central Pennsylvania Robert Good, Jr., CPBE 600 Wilson Drive Lancaster, PA 17603-2437 (717) 393-5851 Chapter 2 - Northeastern Pennsylvania Robert Reite, CBT 1100 Schooley Avenue Exeter, PA 18643-9328 (570) 655-2880 Chapter 130 - Northwest Pennsylvania Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. Chapter 18 - Philadelphia William Gellhaus, CPBE, CBNT PO Box 73 Cheltenham, PA 19012-0073 Chapter 20 - Pittsburgh Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. |
| Saipan top |
Chapter 126 - Saipan Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. |
| South Carolina |
Chapter 101 - Columbia Emir Hadziahmetovic, CSTE 105 Ripley Station Road Columbia, SC 29212-1223 (803) 758-1223 Chapter 86 - Greenville Area Robert Maw, CSTE 713 S. Florida Avenue Greenville, SC 29611 (864) 242-4404 |
| Tennessee top |
Chapter 113 - Knoxville Rusty C. Armitage, CPBE 12501 Buttermilk Road Knoxville, TN 37932 (865) 560-3212 Chapter 61 - Memphis Eddy Arnold, CSTE PO Box 1693 State University, AR 72467-1693 (901) 428-7950 Chapter 135 - Middle Tennessee Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. Chapter 103 - Nashville James Campbell, CPBE 330 Hurst Drive Old Hickory, TN 37138 (615) 850-7059 |
| Texas |
Chapter 79 - Austin Gil Garcia, Jr., CPBE 268 FM 1185 Lockhart, TX 78644 (512) 474-9233 Chapter 29 - Corpus Christi Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. Chapter 38 - El Paso David Halperin, CBRE 299 King's Point Drive, Apt. 124 El Paso, TX 79912-6502 (915) 307-2012 Chapter 105 - Houston Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. Chapter 67 - North Texas Dave Davis, CPBE, CBNT 4805 Spring Creek Arlington, TX 76017 (817) 2354300 Chapter 136 - Rio Grande Valley Curently there isn't a local certification chairman. Chapter 69 - Alamo Area Gary Keener, CBTE Keener Technical Services 102 Harrison Ave. #6 San Antonio, TX 78209-5171 |
| Utah top |
Chapter 62 - Utah Elvir Hadziselimovic, CSTE, 8-VSB Ion Television 6998 Virginia Hills Drive Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121-3412 801-652-0154 elvirhadziselimovic@ionmedia.com |
| Virginia |
Chapter 78 - Blue Ridge Tony Mancari, CBT 9139 Centerville Road Bridgewater, VA 22812 (540) 437-2451 Chapter 54 - Hampton Roads Joseph Davis, P.E., CPBE Chesapeake RF Consultants, LLC Radiofrequency Consulting Engineers 207 Old Dominion Road Yorktown, Virginia 23692 (703) 650-9600 joseph.davis@rf-consultants.com Chapter 60 - Richmond Sam Straus, CPBE 9505 Lakewater Court Richmond, VA 23229-6051 (804) 560-8178 |
| Washington top |
Chapter 16 - Seattle Ryan Philips, CBT, CBNT, CTO 3015 14th Ave. W., Apt. 6 Seattle, WA 98119 (812) 340-9461 Chapter 21 - Spokane Thomas Alderson, CSTE 3428 E. Wesley Court Spokane, WA 99202 (509) 448-4649 |
| West Virginia |
Chapter 116 - Mountain State Noel Richardson, CSRE 233 Sutherland Drive South Charleston, WV 25303 (304) 342-8131 |
| Wisconsin |
Chapter 80 - Fox Valley James Sams, CSTE P.O. Box 563 Pulaski, WI 54162 (920) 465-2572 Chapter 24 - Madison Jim Hermanson, CPBE, CBNT 1204 Sweeney Drive, #7 Middleton, WI 53562 (608) 836-8340 Chapter 28 - Milwaukee Richard Ryan, CPBE 3820 S. Sunny Ridge Lane New Berlin, WI 53151-6030 (414) 305-9374 |
| Wyoming top |
Chapter 129 - Wyoming Robert Connelly, CPBE 75 Minter Lane Riverton, WY 82501 (307) 856-6944 |
