The Oakland County Amateur Radio Public Service Corps (ARPSC) is an organization of public service minded Amateur Radio operators dedicated to serving our community in a time of need.

Our primary mission is to provide essential emergency communications in the event of a failure of existing public safety systems or in times where the magnitude of an event may overwhelm the capacity of traditional communication platforms. The ARPSC is the umbrella organization for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) in Oakland County. The group operates under the jurisdiction, control, direction and authority of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Leadership of the ARPSC is determined by the ARRL's State Management which appoints a leader for the County organization with the title of Emergency Coordinator/Chief Radio Officer. The Emergency Coordinator in turn appoints Assistant Emergency Coordinators to assist in a variety of command and support functions. The ARPSC headquarters is located at Oakland County's Emergency Operations Center.

The ARPSC works directly with various agencies serving the County. These include Oakland County's Homeland Security Division, the National Weather Service, hospitals in or serving Oakland County, the County's Incident Management Team / Communications Support Team, local municipalities, CERT teams and other County departments.

Our services range from providing backup communications capabilities to assisting at community events such as the Woodward Dream Cruise and Berkley parade of cars.

The Board positions are listed in the roster below. Contact the AEC or Specialty Officer of the area you are interested in to find out more, or how to get involved. We can always use more help, and it is a great way to get involved. You can always just come to a meeting and offer your assistance!

ARPSC LEADERSHIP TEAM

Leadership
Position	Name	Call
ARPSC Emergency Coordinator	Jim Richards	AB8JR
Assistant Emergency Coordinators
Position	Name	Call
AEC-Administration	Frederick Czubak	WE8P
AEC-Digital Communications Systems	Kenneth Pearce	N4KCD
AEC-Digital Data Systems	Del Beauchamp	WW2MI
AEC-Education and Training	Kevin Scheid	KS8KS
AEC-Hospital Emergency Team Coordinator	Brad Maney	KD8QPF
AEC-Incident Command System Compliance	Roberta Beauchamp	K8NET
AEC-Nets, Communications, and Website	Michael Vander Veer	KD8ATK
AEC-Skywarn Operations	Theodore Davis	N8ZSA
Specialty Officers
Position	Name	Call
Specialty Officer-National Traffic System Liaison	Mark Shaw	K8ED