District III
Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
I want to introduce myself as the newly elected District III vice president (VP). My name is Randy Adams and I live in a northern suburb of Cincinnati called Fairfield. I am a retired vice president of engineering with 42 years of experience in the engineering field. I grew up in rural Indiana, near Indianapolis, met my wife at my alma mater, Indiana State University, and we married after graduation in 1980. We moved to Ohio in the fall of 1983.
We have three adult children, their better halves, and five grandchildren. I am immensely proud of my Hoosier upbringing, but I love the area we now call home. I am a rabid Reds and Bengals fan and have been since 1968. Besides a job change, being a sports lover is the sole reason for living in the Cincinnati area.
My modeling began in the late 1960s and is not much different than most of you who have been lifelong modelers. I first started with rubber band-powered aircraft, moved to Cox plastic models, then to RC in the early ’70s. My passion is building and flying Scale models. I have won once at the RC Scale Nats in Muncie, Indiana, in addition to placing first and second in a few NASA events in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
I belong to two RC clubs in the area and have served as a District III associate vice president since 2003. Within these clubs, I have served in various leadership positions.
I am a longtime member of the Greater Cincinnati Radio Control club and have contributed to a program that we call RC101. It is a program directed at entry-level members who have an interest in learning how to build from scratch, plans, or kits, as well as repairing ARFs or other types of models.
I hope that my reputation is that I am primarily “a modeler.” I want to gain your respect by being approachable in person or by electronic means. In my first year, I plan to travel and spend time outside of Southwestern Ohio, getting to understand all aspects of this hobby in our district.
The data that I received from AMA Headquarters says that there are 227 chartered clubs in District III. I cannot visit all of those in one year, so to assist me in planning my summer, I would appreciate it if you would send me an invitation to something that you would like me to attend. I look forward to meeting you.
In closing, I want to thank Mark Radcliff for his years of service to District III as VP and Jeff Black for stepping up and running for this position. The election was close.
Scale modeling is my passion. What is yours?
Randy Adams
Vice President
amadistrictiii@Modelaircraft.org
320 Gregorian Dr., Fairfield OH 45014
(513) 484-3318
www.amadistrict-iii.org
www.facebook.com/ama.district.iii
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENTS
Mike Barbee, Delaware OH; (740) 362-5545; mabarbee@aol.com
Jeff Black, New Oxford PA; (717) 965-5634; ircblack1964@gmail.com
Jim Butler, Saint Albans WV; (304) 545-6652; butler_james@msn.com
Dave Chisholm, Valencia PA; (724) 494-2025; dave@satcomsystems.com
Nelson Gould, Maqungie PA; (484) 515-7888; at6snj@ptd.net
Tony Husak, Hartsgrove OH; (440) 283-7447; racer749@gmail.com
Dan Luchaco, Sayre PA; (607) 481-4541; pafflyer23@gmail.com
Jim Martin, Franklin OH; (937) 260-0143; hoitelevoresmy@yahoo.com
Al Myers, Canfield OH; (330) 506-6194; ajm5176@gmail.com
Joseph Vislay, Monclova OH; (419) 450-6617; jvislay54@gmail.com
John Zoldak, Ravenna OH; (330) 554-9455; jzoldak316@yahoo.com
Lisa Zoldak, Ravenna OH; (330) 348-4543; bigredbice@gmail.com
CL/FF/RC EVENT SANCTION COORDINATORS
Nelson Gould (PA), 1340 Oak Dr., Macungie PA 18062; (484) 515-7888; at6snj@ptd.net
Sheila Nitsch (OH, WV), 5650 Boyd Rd., Grove City OH 43123; (614) 877-3453; tnitsch@columbus.rr.com
WEBMASTER
Lisa Zoldak, Ravenna OH; (330) 348-4543; bigredbice@gmail.com
